Grilling Season 2020: Delay of Game

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There are two seasons in Wisconsin, winter and grilling season. Winter seems to drag on forever and even makes an appearance in April, sometimes May. Winter makes everything cold and gloomy and sometimes we just wish that groundhog would never see his shadow again and deliver an early end to winter which leads to the…

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Tailgating Trends for 2020 Season

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Tailgating has existed ever since cavemen cooked meat over fire while watching their friends run from whatever predator was after them that day. Since that time there have been at least a couple of improvements in quality of food and cooking implements. Some of the more popular recipe improvements are discussed in this blog. To…

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Food Trends 2020: Butcher Shop

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Trends in meat and seafood are leading to greater shopper expectations. People continue into 2020 to be willing to pay for high-quality, great selection and peak freshness. But shoppers still like a deal. Since we are a local, community-focused market, we offer unmatched meat and seafood in our butcher shop. The LDF Country Market meets…

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Grilling Season Coming to a Close?

winter grilling

There are two seasons in Wisconsin, winter and grilling. Winter seems to drag on forever and even makes an appearance in April, sometimes May. Winter makes everything cold and gloomy and sometimes we just wish that groundhog would never see his shadow again and deliver an early end to winter which leads to the best…

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Blue Harbor Fish Truck Sale is Back

Back by popular demand we are bringing back fantastic seafood from Blue Harbor Fish in a big way! Friday September 20th is going to be a seafood extravaganza! We are going to have 3 lbs of breaded coconut shrimp bites for $14.99. We’ll have some of the best jumbo sea scallops you can find for…

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Tailgating Do’s and Dont’s

We’ve discussed Grilling Season before in our blog series, and some of the finer points in being a successful grill master. Now is the time to put all of that knowledge together and prepare for the beginning of football season, and with it comes tailgating. Most of the summer people have grilled out and entertained friends and…

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Grilling 101

No matter if you are using charcoal or a gas grill there are some basic steps to grilling that any weekend warrior needs to know. This may be fairly basic for some, but many out there probably don’t know all of these tricks to a perfect tailgate. 1. Make sure your grill stays clean Don’t just…

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Advantages of grilling with propane versus charcoal

Since people have grilled and tailgated they have always used some variation of wood or charcoal to heat and stoke the flames. How these flames got there has changed since the 1950s when the propane / gas grill was invented and sold. Ever since then the “laws of grilling” debate has carried on; propane vs…

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How to Choose the Best Meats for Grilling 

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In Wisconsin a typical BBQ or grilling session will have some variation of hamburger, sausage or maybe even a steak. While you can pretty much grill anything, we’ll discuss some of the best meats  to buy when you are planning your next big cookout / tailgate. When looking at steak you’ll want to choose something…

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Bar-B-Que: Pairing Beer With Your Meal

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When you cook out this summer and enjoy grilling season, you’re putting in time and effort to perfect various types of meat with other items like vegetables to perfectly complement each other. Looking at what kind of beer you have with your food is also another way to enhance the flavors of the meal and…

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