March – Mardi Gras, St Patrick’s Day and Corned Beef !

Welcome to The Butcher’s Blog. This month we are featuring
recipes and meats for Mardi Gras, 

and St Patricks Day.  Due to our in-house corned beef being very
popular,  we take orders in advance.
As we approach Spring, officially on March 21, let us celebrate sunnier and
warmer days ahead!

Mardi Gras
Celebrate Mardi Gras on March 4th with these recipes:
Duck and Sausage Gumbo (we carry local duck and lots of sausage choices)
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Duck-and-Sausage-Gumbo/Detail.aspx

Gumbo
Style Chicken Creole
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gumbo-Style-Chicken-Creole/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

Cajun Style
Meat Loaf – with a Kickhttp://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cajun-Style-Meatloaf/Detail.aspx?evt19=1 

St
Patrick’s Corned Beef – Our In-House Recipe – Order in Advance 🙂
We brine our own beef for three weeks and use
mainly R&R rounds that are leaner than brisket but will also have some
brisket corned beef available while it lasts. To be safe you need to order
early to make sure that you have the meat that you want secured here, as it is
a popular item.

Irish
Lamb Stew and Recipes (we carry grass fed Oregon Lamb for recipes)
 “Irish stew, “ballymaloe”  as
it is called in Gaelic, is traditionally made of lamb or mutton (less
tender sheep over two years of age), potatoes, onions, and parsley. Often,
lamb or mutton neck bones, shanks, and other trimmings were the only basis for
the stock. Yet, these would-be discards still held enough flavor after a long
simmering process to do justice to a hearty bowl of stew. Modern recipes may
add Guinness stout to the mix for additional taste.”  (About.com Irish Stew History)
 As you may know, we have year round free range lamb available from
Anderson’s ranches, raised locally in Brownsville.
View a
number of Irish Stew Recipes for Ideas 

 

Thanks
for the Yelps !
If you
are inclined to yelp and want to leave a review, here’s one place to do it.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/longs-meat-market-eugene

Meat Packages
We are seeing more interest in our meat packages that help save you $$ and give
you options on what types and amount of meat that you want.

Check out our meat package web page to see
all the combinations – Just like the Olympics, we have three names for our
packages –  Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
Meat Packages Web Page

Tweets for Meats
Our Twitter account, titled “Tweets for
Meats” has sporadic, random, unplanned, tweets that related to recipes, a
new blog, events, or other news from our store. If you want to follow us, we
need to approve it to avoid spam. Thanks for your patience! Link: Tweets for Meats

Lots of
activity on our Facebook page. It’s all about you. Tell us what you like, and
let us keep you posted for events, news, and specials. Long’s Facebook Page