irish cows

In an effort to blog more (and less self-consciously), I'll probably end up posting a lot of randomness.  Today's randomness is brought to you by Irish cows.

The picture below (albeit not a very good one.....it was hard to get the white balance just right) is of two sticks of butter.  The one on the left - Kirkland brand unsalted butter (which we buy in bulk at Costco.  We go through a LOT of butter).  The one of the right - a stick of Kerrygold butter.   This is "pure Irish butter" made from grass-only fed cows.

I first heard about Kerrygold watching a great cooking show that seems to air sporadically on PBS (Rachel's Favorite Food at Home).  Pretty standard (if British...so everything is in metric) cooking show, but she made a point to talk about the benefits of dairy from grass-fed cows, and the show ends with a commercial for kerrygold (clearly, a sponsor).  Anyway, the food looks amazing and easy, but the last few seconds featuring those shiny cows grazing on neon green pastures, fresh mountain air, birds singing, and I! was! sold!

I stumbled upon a stick last week at none other than Trader Joe's.  At almost $3 a stick it's a luxury-butter, but my point to all of this was to show you a visual!  The Kirkland brand butter on the left looks tired, doesn't it?  The grass-fed cow butter on the right looks rich and yellow and scrumptious.  Who knows if there's any scientific weight to grass-only fed, but I sure feel healthier eating it!

Happy Monday!