"life is unpredictable, It changes with the seasons, Even your coldest winter, Happens for the best of reasons, And though it feels eternal, Like all you'll ever do is freeze, I promise spring is coming, And with it, brand new leaves." -e.h. winter on the farm is dark and lonely... but in a way that... Continue Reading →
farmers look at the weather radar a lot... and when you are desperate for rain they look even more... so when they see that 25 miles away got rain and we got wind, they have to force themselves to be positive... I used to battle with 'does God send the rain?'... we prayed... Continue Reading →
I don't like to enjoy my yard... I like to work in it... at the beginning of spring I get almost giddy... I make lists of jobs, then I go do the jobs... then I notice more jobs that need doing... I put them on the list... then I do them and cross them off... Continue Reading →
I bought some new noodles from Costco… Edamame Spaghetti… they are organic, gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan, and kosher… they supply you with 10 g of fiber, 22 g of protein and vitamin C and iron… now I know you are doubting… you are saying ‘Catherine… we’ve tried the brown rice noodles and they are awful… we... Continue Reading →
there was a time where I attempted to hide vegetable puree in every item of food I made... it was a phase of my life brought on by the two cookbooks Jessica Seinfeld had published where she hid spinach in brownies and cauliflower puree in just about everything... it was quite the process with the steaming... Continue Reading →
I'm in Calgary watching Food Network with two of my children in a hotel room... while the farmer is combining canola... and we aren't in Austin... yes, Austin... if you have been anywhere near me lately you have heard me complain... and then I complained on Facebook today just to really make sure I didn't... Continue Reading →
thanksgiving 2004 I made potato salad and 5 people got food poisoning... since then my oldest son cannot eat mayonnaise... he literally eats everything else imaginable - just not mayonnaise... it did not affect my farmer husband the same way... this was not his first time contracting food poisoning from potato salad and I'm going... Continue Reading →
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