Come Tour Our Winter Root Cellar
I am happiest in my kitchen (and the garden, really, who am I kidding.) Perhaps the pleasure of being in the kitchen is enhanced by time spent in the garden…
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.
I am happiest in my kitchen (and the garden, really, who am I kidding.) Perhaps the pleasure of being in the kitchen is enhanced by time spent in the garden…
Read MoreCome the dark, cold days of January that seem to number far more than 31, I have to play tricks with myself to pull my mind through. It’s not that…
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 MoreHey friends. I’m quite pleased to announce that the 2022 Zinfandel grape harvest is complete. The moment our family has waited over six years for has finally come and the…
Read MoreThe 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 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 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 MoreWelcome to mid-winter eating from the root cellar! Some good, some gross. If I’m being completely honest, this time of year, sometimes I do head to the grocery store for…
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 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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