Muddy Boots?
So the calendar reads February, but it looks like mud season and beyond, here on the hill. Most of the snow has melted off the fields. The driveway past the barn and up to the house is soft mud with … Read More
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Soup’s On
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog on one of my favorite soups, the Vietnamese Pho. Yesterday, I came across a recipe for another delicious, belly warming and fun to eat soup-“shabu- shabu”(roughly translated from Japanese as “swish-swish”). … Read More
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
I love my chickens and roos – Adeleida, Henrietta, Harriet, Trudy the Easter Egger, Constance, Minerva, Goldilocks and our two handsome roosters, Cornelius and Cocky-Locky. This time of year the hens gives us eggs a bit sporadically. It’s just too … Read More
Wrapped in White
Wrapped in frigid white. Sub zero temps and biting winds. Stunningly beautiful and cold. Literally! Time to add some green to this landscape! After all the heavy, rich , holiday feasts, I am craving clean, fat- busting foods, packed with nutrition. … Read More
Thanksgiving Thoughts
Wishing a everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! Just thought I’d share these quotes. For each new morning with its light,For rest and shelter of the night,For health and food, for love and friends,For everything Thy goodness sends.~Ralph Waldo Emerson An optimist … Read More
Ewe Make Me Crazy
I love my sheep. I love to see them out on pasture quietly and softly, grazing the lush grass, clover and dandelions. It is truly calming and lifts my soul. It is biblical-“The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not … Read More
Stick Season and Green Pumpkin Pie
Well, Halloween has come and gone and just like THAT we are looking at stick season and the fifty shades of gray that come with leafless trees and snow-less landscapes . All except for my exuberant crop of green and … Read More
Making Sense of the Labeling
There are a lot of designations/certifications, and claims out there now in regards to raising livestock… Animal Welfare Approved, Certified Humane, Certified Organic, Grass Fed are some. With all the labeling, classifications, designations out there, it can get confusing! Many … Read More
Azafrán, aka Saffron. The most expensive spice in the world.
In 2015 The University of Vermont began conducting a study to see if saffron could be grown in the cold climes of Vermont. The study was initiated by a husband and wife team Margaret Skinner and her husband Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani. … Read More
Kale, the true story…
I just found out from some well known TV cooking show that kale is no longer the darling of the vegetable world. What? Oh, come on! What’s not to love about kale? 0 fat. 0 cholesterol. 25 mgs sodium. 329 … Read More