the best cook I have ever met has to be the farmer's Grandma Swan... she created two cookbooks and handed them down to all of her children and grandchildren... I even have copies to give my children someday... so I decided this week to only use her recipes in my meals to the field and... Continue Reading →
every harvest seems to bring with it a different challenge... this year it is having enough men to get the crop off... my oldest son is working full time for the first time this year... he is 16 and for sure big enough, but I am worried every day now... the farmer remarked to me... Continue Reading →
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 →
I make lasagna about six times a year I would guess... I am 39 years old... I only have been cooking since the farmer tricked me into it at the young age of 20... so by that math, I have made 114 lasagnas... it most likely is closer to 100 as I know I have... Continue Reading →
my grandma made pie making look easy... her and my grandpa ran a restaurant in Three Hills, Alberta that was called 'The Coffee Break'... I was still in Elementary school when they had it so my memories of it are a bit foggy, but the pies I witnessed her make have always stayed in my... Continue Reading →
the kids love seeding and harvest time because they know they will be getting desserts... and I love making desserts... this is carrot cake in cupcake form... in my mind easier for the farmers to handle the key to cupcakes is to use an ice cream scoop and it is quick and easy this is... Continue Reading →
farmers help farmers... we had a tractor burn to the ground yesterday and it always blesses us how many other farmers scramble to get there with their water trucks and any help they can bring to try to get the fire out... unfortunately this was one tractor fire that was not going to be put... Continue Reading →
"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away and you have their shoes." - Jack Handey I like to start each day with an intention or inspirational quote... this one will have to do for today... so last year... Continue Reading →
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 →
i feed a farmer 