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    The Joy of Fat

    Jennifer McLagan celebrates the joys of cooking with fat in her book, Fat : An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes. She also discussed using leaf lard in cooking, especially in pastry. You can find leaf lard at  Surfas in Culver City, California and at  Prairie Pride Farm in Mankato, Minnesota.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jennifer McLagan celebrates the joys of cooking with fat in her book, Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes. She also discussed using leaf lard in cooking, especially in pastry. You can find leaf lard at Surfas in Culver City, California and at Prairie Pride Farm in Mankato, Minnesota.

    Homemade Butter

    Makes about ¾ cup

    Lamb Fat and Spinach Chapati

    Makes 8 chapatis

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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