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.
The calendar and clock continue to move forward. May. June. July. August. I’m desperately torn between my darkened skin soaking up every ray of sunshine it can catch, while simultaneously, anticipating…
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It’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…
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I’m not sure why it took me so long to make homemade gelato. Thanks to my dairy cow, Cece, I’ve made plenty of ice cream over the years. But gelato…
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The copper cookware post. The post that every single person on the entire internet has been begging me to write for the last decade. No? Well at least some of you have. I know…
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After 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…
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Fifteen 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…
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Made with homemade noodles or boxed pasta, this lemon spaghetti is such a welcomed dish at the supper table. Consider is one of those “fast food” on the farm dishes…
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It’s late spring here on the farm – and the cottage gardens are looking so wonderfully beautiful. Come tour my spring cottage gardens and enjoy the bird song, crunchy gravel,…
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Perhaps this makes me sound a bit older than my 36 years, but the world is moving a bit too fast for me. While watering my herb garden last week,…
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I’m keen on desserts that have a bit of tang to them. Sweetened only with honey, this rhubarb curd is a gentle way to enjoy a truly unique spring harvest….
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Rhubarb 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,…
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Here’s the reality: when the flowers begin to bloom and there are tomato plants to get in the soil, I’m less inclined to spend a ton of time in the…
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And 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.
