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For Those Who Delight in Praising the Lard, Coast Packing Announces First-Ever #LardLovers Recipe Contest

September 5, 2017

Today we announced the first-ever Coast Packing Co's #LardLovers Recipe Contest!

Have a favorite recipe that uses lard? Perhaps for a pie crust that people can’t stop raving about? Or a special bread or cookie recipe that friends and relatives swear by, thanks to the lard they may or may not know is in there? Maybe you’re the keeper of a family secret for a memorable fried chicken concoction or for mind-blowing tamales that never fail to wins hearts, minds and palates. Any unpublished lard-laden recipe – sweet and/or savory – is fair game.

Entries due by November 3, 2017.

Coast Packing Celebrates Father’s Day with Recipes for BBQ Pulled Pork, BBQ Sauce, Brioche Buns and Curtido Coleslaw with Lard Mayo

June 6, 2017

Summer is upon us, Father’s Day is fast approaching and that says BBQ in capital letters – thanks to a bevy of palette-pleasing recipes from Coast Packing Company’s own Corporate Chef Ernie Miller. From pulled pork sandwiches to lard brioche buns and coleslaw, we've got your BBQ covered! With special appreciation to Walker Foods – a 100-year-old Southern California mainstay and its El Pato® line -- Coast extends warm wishes to all dads and everyone else celebrating this Father’s Day.

Lori Corbin from ABC7 stopped by Coast Packing Co!

May 2, 2017

We were thrilled to have ABC’s Lori Corbin come and visit us this morning at Coast Packing for a future segment on cooking with healthy, natural animal fats.

Authentic Carnitas

April 25, 2017

Cinco de Mayo is next week and Coast Packing Company, the leading supplier of animal fat shortenings in the Western U.S., sent PinalCentral its recipe for authentic carnitas featuring three pounds of lard.

Coast Packing Celebrates Cinco de Mayo With Pork Tamales and Carnitas Two Ways

April 24, 2017

Cinco de Mayo, which marks the surprise defeat of Napoleon III in Mexico in 1862, has become a celebrated foodie holiday -- but it’s no surprise that lard remains a staple of traditional Mexican cooking.

From freshly made tamales to long-simmering carnitas, here are some tasty recipes to help you celebrate!

Noted Chef/Historian/Educator Ernest Miller Joins Coast Packing Company as First Corporate Chef

April 13, 2017

Stepping up our effort to educate consumers and the market at large about the merits of minimally processed animal fats like lard and beef tallow, we are proud to name longtime Southern California chef/educator Ernest Miller as our first Corporate Chef.

This Easter, Coast Packing Recommends Three Courses Made ‘Eggstra’ Delicious by Healthy Animal Fats

March 23, 2017

This Easter holiday, make that Sunday extra special with recipes that combine sensational taste with the natural goodness of healthy animal fats. Lard and beef tallow possess the classic flavor that people love, and that’s reflected in the three recipes we’re showcasing for Easter 2017.

In its Second Annual Valentine’s Day Recipe Bonanza, Coast Packing Offers Sweets to Put Any Couple in Fat City

January 18, 2017

For the second year running, we at Coast are delighted to offer couples three recipes guaranteed to make the Valentine’s Day kitchen a truly happy place!

Natural Fats – Cooking & Baking with Fat #KitchenParty

December 15, 2016

Our very own Eric Gustafson, along with Babette Pepaj BakeSpace.com, Rene Lynch Los Angeles Times & Danielle Upton Nichols Peaceful Cooking share some awesome tips for making your pies & cookies taste amazing using natural/healthy animal fats!

Christmas Isn’t Christmas Without Tamales — And Tamales Aren’t Tamales Without Lard, Coast Packing Says

December 13, 2016

Holiday time is tamale time, and we are offering recipes for this popular dish that are sure to make a lard lover of anyone passing through the kitchen.