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It’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.

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Cottage Gardening on a Budget

Cottage gardening on a budget – yes, it can be done! With a little creativity (and a lot of patience), it’s possible to source new plants from all around your…

03: Dirt Dishing

In which we reveal secret habits we do while out in the garden, dig deeper into Angela’s fascination with “little old men” and explore Shaye’s advise for beginner gardeners. Follow…

Freshening up the spring kitchen

I’m ready for the spring kitchen! Sometimes it’s a great idea to strip it all away, dust and polish it, and piece it back together again. You’re left with a…

Orange Souffle

Orange Souffle Souffles can be scary. Don’t let them be. Some will rise, some won’t, but the only way you’ll conquer them is if you keep trying! The bonus is…

02: What Makes Us Weird

Let’s face it, we’re weird and we know it. One of us can’t put her left shoe on first without crying and the other has a history of rocking pleather…

Perfect Pot Roast with Bouquet Garni.

Perfect Pot Roast with Bouquet Garni Whether it’s summer or winter, the perfect pot roast always seems to find a spot at our kitchen table. Because it can be prepared…

What to eat at the end of winter.

Just because it’s the end of a long winter doesn’t mean the eating needs to be bad… here’s what we’re filling our plates with this season! Make sure to follow…

Garden Journal (February, 2020)

I’m a horrible garden journaler (spell check is telling me that jouranler is not a word, but it should be). Last year, I made a whopping three journal entries in…

01: Our Love Story

We live on opposite sides of the country so how did we become friends? It’s more than just loving red lipstick. It’s a deep friendship that gets us through each…

Confession: I feel weak.

I did something recently I swore I’d never do. Of all the identify flags I fly, this one was not one of them. And yet I found myself signing on…

Reflection has always been one of my strengths. Pondering, thinking, overthinking perhaps. As Mayor Bloomberg’s quote on farmers continues to swirl around with Eisenhower’s quote on farmers, now more than…

The best bolognese.

The Best Bolognese. A basic bolognese is built on just a few basic principles: time and good ingredients. Left for a day in the refrigerator, it becomes even more delicious,…

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