Menu du jour niman : 22 Recipes


  • Recipe Niman Ranch Farmer Appreciation Dinner
    Niman Ranch Farmer Appreciation Dinner
    Last night, I had the pleasure of joining the hard-working farmers of Niman Ranch for the 12th Annual Farmer Appreciation Dinner at the Marriott hotel in downtown Des Moines. Several acclaimed chefs from around the[...]
  • Recipe Niman Ranch Pork Chops with Savory Apple Stuffing
    Niman Ranch Pork Chops with Savory Apple Stuffing
    Good morning friends and foodies! How was everyone's weekend? Mine was really great. Saturday evening I prepared my Niman Ranch Pork Chops , and they were amazing. Never before had I ever enjoyed such a juicy, flavorful and (literally) fork tender[...]
  • Recipe Niman Ranch Weekend: Des Moines Farmers? Market, Appreciation Dinner, and a Giveaway
    Niman Ranch Weekend: Des Moines Farmers? Market, Appreciation Dinner, and a Giveaway
    Following a full day of socializing and feasting with our fellow companions at the Willis Farm, Saturday morning dawned heavy and grey with a light drizzle foreshadowing a heavy downpour. One look out the window and it was enough for me to[...]
  • Recipe Niman Ranch Weekend: Farm to Table at the Willis Hog Farm
    Niman Ranch Weekend: Farm to Table at the Willis Hog Farm
    Visiting Iowa isn't exactly the sort of thing you'd do just for the weekend. After all, cornfields and farms aren't really "weekend getaway" material. But when you're spending it with Paul Willis and his family , their hospitality and warmth[...]
  • Recipe Moroccan Steaks
    Moroccan Steaks
    Ok Foodies...These images were supposed to go up last Friday, but I in all my genius forgot my USB cord to my camera at home (Yay Nikki!). So these were the images that were taken last week Thursday; Niman Ranch Sirloin Strip Steaks with Moroccan[...]
  • Recipe Tour & Dinner at Willis Farm
    Tour & Dinner at Willis Farm
    Yesterday afternoon, I boarded a bus with members of the media, chefs, restauranteurs, and farmers to the heartland of Iowa. We drove about 100 miles north of Des Moines to Thornton to tour and enjoy dinner at the Willis[...]
  • Recipe Trader Joe's is still on my list
    Trader Joe's is still on my list
    Image via Wikipedia Before we pledged to eat meatless meals more than two weeks ago, Trader Joe's was a reliable source for uncured, preservative-free bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts, and incredible, naturally raised, fully cooked[...]
  • Recipe Classic Roasted Poulet Rouge Chicken
    Classic Roasted Poulet Rouge Chicken
    Nikki the Foodie is preparing a classic Sunday Dinner of Oven Roasted Whole Chicken! Niman Ranch Epicure Reserve? poultry are grown on small U.S. family farms by growers committed to humane and traditional farming methods. The Poulet Rouge[...]