Happy New Year!
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New Year, New Beginings!
I would like to say a sad goodbye and wish
a heart felt good luck to Keith and Wendi.
They are moving on to Douglas, Wyoming to
start their own cattle operation, and I
wish them all the best.
I would like to introduce you to my new
partners, Duane and Tonya Daskam, along with
their four children. We should continue to
make improvements in the consistency of our
beef, as well as the holistic approach to
ranching we have taken, such as improving the
function of the ecosystem, in order to
enhance the land, for future generations to
come.
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What if bad fat isn't so bad?
Ancel Keys first hypothesized in 1953, that
the higher the levels of saturated fat in a
diet, the higher the rate of heart disease.
At the time many were skeptical of Keys'
hypothesis. Keys used data from 6 countries
to base his findings on, yet at the time,
there was conclusive data from 22
countries. When the data from all 22
countries was analyzed, the correlation
broke down. Other inconsistencies exist,
regarding saturated fat being bad for
you.
In the 1960s, a Vanderbilt University
scientist named George Mann, M.D., found that
Masai men consumed this very diet
(supplemented with blood from the cattle they
herded). Yet these nomads, who were also very
lean, had some of the lowest levels of
cholesterol ever measured and were virtually
free of heart disease.
Scientists, confused by the finding, argued
that the tribe must have certain genetic
protections against developing high
cholesterol. But when British researchers
monitored a group of Masai men who moved to
Nairobi and began consuming a more modern
diet, they discovered that the men's
cholesterol subsequently
skyrocketed.
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Stop Blaming Saturated Fat
The research is clear: Carbohydrates, not
fats, are the foe in America's battle
against heart disease and obesity.
If Atkins means eating lots of meat, eggs and
cheese, won't all that saturated fat wreck
your cholesterol levels and put you on the
road to heart disease?
Well, no. There's no good evidence of that.
And there's plenty of evidence that the
opposite is true--that eating more saturated
fat lowers the risk for heart disease. That's
what a recent Harvard University study
found: People who had the highest saturated
fat intake also had the least plaque buildup
on their artery walls. The American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition described the findings
as an "American Paradox."
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The Flank Steak
The flank steak is cut from the belly
muscles of the cow. Long and flat, the
flank steak's most popular recipe is for
London Broil, though the dish did not
originate in London. Recently, the
popularity of the London Broil has driven
up the prices of the flank steak, yet, it
still remains one of the most affordable
steaks on the market.
The flank steak is a tougher steak and
therfore requires more care when cooking.
Most recipes recommend the use of a marinade
or braising of the meat.
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Grilled Flank Steak
Shortly after college I worked at a
Caribbean restaurant. While employed at
this restaurant I developed a taste for
Jamaican Jerk style foods. This is a rub
that I love to use on many different
foods.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp dried thyme
2 tsp ground allspice
2 tsp fresh ground pepper
2 tsp ground red pepper
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
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