Green Potatoes
You know I like to talk about food, but I’m currently revolting against the food blogs that ramble on for a hundred paragraphs to give you a simple recipe so that they…
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.
You know I like to talk about food, but I’m currently revolting against the food blogs that ramble on for a hundred paragraphs to give you a simple recipe so that they…
Read MoreAs with most tasks on the homestead, I find it far easier to do the task than to do the task while documenting it. I find it fairly easy to do things… I find…
Read MoreThere’s a lot of perfect cheeses for your homemade cheeseboard. BUT IF I HAD TO CHOOSE only one cheese to put on my cheeseboard, it would be Parmesan Reggiano. What…
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 MoreCome along on my root cellar tour – here’s what our years worth of food looks like! Now that it’s finished, we were finally able to take you through the…
Read MoreIt doesn’t happen very often, but once in a blue moon, I’ll take a step back and assess the amount of input into a homesteading activity versus the output of…
Read MoreAs we round the corner into autumn here on our farm, I’m often found in the kitchen making preserved tomatoes in olive oil. It is one of those tasks each…
Read MoreThis time of year I’m rarely out of the kitchen – today it’s because I’m busy making homemade flavored salts. This Tuscan-herb one is particularly delicious. If you’d like some…
Read MoreWe’re still eating a lot from our food storage left over from last year’s harvest. Cabbages, carrots, jams, jellies, preserved meats, parsnips, garlic, fermented vegetables, and more. It reminds me…
Read MoreWondering what to order from Azure Standard? Here’s what I get! Yes, we still get a lot from the store. That is, until I figure out how to make olive…
Read MoreHow to store carrots. The flowers of the spring have already bloomed and tucked back into the soil while the strong perennials take their place in the potager and greenhouse…
Read MoreHow to render duck fat. Once upon a time, a dear friend of mine brought eight ducks to Cottage Hill. These male ducks had warn out their welcome on her…
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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