new shoes... birthday shoes... these beauties might only ever see my treadmill... I'm not fast enough or pretty enough to be wearing them but here we are... what inspired you, Catherine, to make such a healthy meal and run in your fast shoes and shave your legs? was it the super sexy farmer you've been... Continue Reading →
48 days of cooking in quarantine to get excited to cook for seeding
seeding 2020 is upon us... and never would I have thought that I would have been quarantined at home for 48 days before I had to take a meal to the field... nothing like cooking for your family for that long to get you in the mood to cook for farmers... the shelves at the grocery... Continue Reading →
September Overload
when my ten year old daughter comes home from school and asks me if I think she needs "those kneepad things for my ankles", I begin to wonder if she should have signed up to play volleyball after all... ahhhh... school is back in session... and with it every mom is completely overwhelmed... we were... Continue Reading →
zucchini 8 ways
I have for you 8 zucchini recipes... yes 8... this time of year is all about zucchini cakes, muffins, loaves and cookies... oh there are healthier ways to eat zucchini... chop it up and grill it or fry it... spiralize it (although these zucchini tend to get a bit large)... but with harvest in... Continue Reading →
greener grass
I cheated… I was in a rut, looking for something new, different and exciting… I was itching for change… after doing the same thing for so many years I told myself I needed to mix it up… find out what is out there… it happened this last summer… the ‘grass’ around me was looking pretty... Continue Reading →
Nellie’s potato salad, black bean enchilada bake & carrot cake muffins
once or twice a year I make potato salad... salads in general can take a long time to make and potato salad is up there for wrecking most of your afternoon... this summer though I discovered THE best way to cook potatoes from the garden... 12 minutes on manual in the Instant Pot with about... Continue Reading →
breakfast is a party
the farmer has been coaching high school football for officially 15 years now... he was recalling last night the first play book he wrote up... it was early August, I was pregnant and driving home from a visit to my brother in Lethbridge... he took a pen out and started dreaming up offensive schemes... he... Continue Reading →
pesto potato salad, teddy bear chili and blueberry polenta scones
the farmer's alarm clock goes off at 3:40 am... then 3:45... then again at 3:47... he gets out of bed, gets dressed and brushes his teeth using the flashlight from his phone so he doesn't wake me up... I consider that I should tell him that I am totally awake due to his three alarm... Continue Reading →
root veg salad, bison kale meatballs and spelt banana bread
and so seeding begins... after a snowy beginning to May we are finally in the fields... my mother-in-law handled meals this weekend and now it's my turn to get the supper bags out to the farmers... seeding is a bit different than harvest as far as a crew to feed goes... the amount of supper... Continue Reading →