Tourtiere Pie
December 28, 2017
Our third place "savory" category winner in the #LardLovers Recipe Contest goes to Keith Landry's delicious Tourtiere Pie from Lansing, MI! Get the recipe here!
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Here are some creative ways to transform the kitchen experience by taking advantage of natural, minimally processed lard and beef tallow. By following these recipes, consumers avoid industrially-produced partially hydrogenated fats in favor of animal fat shortenings, which have the benefit of being consistently delicious and, in moderation, promoting health.
Apple-Raisin Baked Hand Pies
December 27, 2017
The #LardLovers Recipe Contest second place winner in the "sweet" category: Apple-Raisin Baked Hand Pies from Mary Gosnell, Hot Springs Village, AR. Get this delicious recipe here!
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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!
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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...
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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!
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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!
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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