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Winter Squash Sopapillas

December 26, 2017

These Winter Squash Sopapillas from Alesy Ortiz, Union City, NJ won second place in the #LardLovers Recipe Contest "savory" category. Get the recipe here!

Maple-Glazed Blueberry Pecan Cookie Bars

December 23, 2017

These Maple-Glazed Blueberry Pecan Cookie Bars, from Tiffany Aaron of Quitman, AR, claimed the top prize in the “sweet” category or our Annual #LardLovers Recipe Contest! Get the recipe here...

Italian Pork Burgers with Pecan-Basil Pesto

December 22, 2017

“Italian Pork Burgers with Pecan Basil Pesto” won first place in the "savory" category by top food journalists in our #LardLovers Recipe Contest. Check out the winning recipe here!

Timed with First (Unofficial) National Lard Day, Italian Pork Burgers and Blueberry Pecan Cookie Bars Take Top Honors in Coast Packing’s #LardLovers Recipe Contest

December 8, 2017

Our first annual #Lardlovers Recipe Contest drew plenty of entries. Our six favorites include cookie bars, tasty sopapillas and one incredible pork burger. Check out all of the winning entries here!

Pie Crust 101: Tips and Tricks for Taking Your Crust to the Next Level

October 5, 2017

Questions about homemade pie crust? Recently, Noelle Carter from Los Angeles Times Food got tips from experts (including Coast Packing Co.'s very own Chef Ernie) and tested more than a dozen combinations of fats, flours, ingredients and tricks. Here are her results...

Sweet or Savory, Coast Packing’s #LardLovers Recipe Contest Is On a Quest for Maximum Flavor

September 27, 2017

You’ve got a little more than a month to dig out that amazing family recipe – you know, the one that uses lard so creatively that it’s been handed down through the generations – and submit it to Coast Packing Company’s first-ever #LardLovers Recipe Contest.

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 Any unpublished lard-laden recipe – sweet and/or savory – is fair game.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.