Small crop from your garden? Make homemade giardinera.
The harvest from the garden doesn’t always go as planned and sometimes we’re left with a small crop of odds and ends to deal with. The answer to a small…
Read MoreIt’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.
The harvest from the garden doesn’t always go as planned and sometimes we’re left with a small crop of odds and ends to deal with. The answer to a small…
Read MoreThis is not the season for wasting food. Before we harvest all the meat from our homestead this fall, it’s time to use up the remnants of what is left…
Read MoreIt’s been 106 degrees here this week. Scratch that – today, we should hit 109. It happens, every year, and yet each year when the molten air arrives on the…
Read MoreAfter the last dishes in the sink are scrubbed and tucked away for the night, at least at this time of year, I immediately scurry outside to the gardens. In…
Read MoreFifteen years ago, I tucked my fresh, unstamped passport into my purse, closed the small travel locks on my brand new Kelty pack, made sure my iPod was loaded with…
Read MoreRhubarb is perhaps the humblest of spring vegetables (yes, it’s a vegetable). Don’t let it’s toxic leaves and tart flavor deter you: a bit of sugar, a bit of love,…
Read MoreWe don’t often think about egg’s having a season, but they do – and this video is all about preserving eggs! When the days grow longer and warmer and all…
Read MoreIt wasn’t an easy lambing season. Even on our small farm with just a handful of ewes, you have to face the issues that come – they’re inevitable with livestock….
Read MoreReally, there was never any hope of completely escaping it. We’re sick. Some of us are handling it better than others, alas, we’re here in our little cottage – together…
Read MoreCome clean the cottage with me! Truth be told, there’s hardly a better way (in my opinion) to spend the day than cleaning the cottage. I know. Some of my…
Read MoreIt’s not glamorous – all the food left in our winter root cellar. The cabbage leaves have long gone a bit grey and moldy. The leeks are now spotted and…
Read MoreI keep a sourdough starter. A very healthy one. Right now, a small jar of my starter is living in the refrigerator where it sits, waiting for its moment in…
Read MoreAnd as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.
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