Since the weather outside is frightful, I have been doing a lot of cooking and baking lately. The cold, mixed precipitation we seem to be getting lately makes me crave a warm kitchen filled with the smells of something fresh … Read More
The garden has been producing for a while now but is really beginning to put forth a bounty. The garlic harvest is in and curing in the barn, preceded by those versatile garlic scapes that are so easy to cook … Read More
The garden is full of dill this year…and I didn’t plant it! So much fun getting a gift from mother nature! I always plant a variety called “Bouquet” which produces large leafy ferns and then fairly quickly pops into seed … Read More
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
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 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