the kitchen island
the kitchen island… breakfast, after school snack, homework and supper all revolve around it and it has been privy to …
main course
chicken salad, bacon wrapped chicken and raspberry oat bars
if you are looking for gourmet Instant Pot recipes – do not look here… I mainly requested the Instant Pot …
May long on the farm
May long… for my neighbours in Saskatoon last night it means midnight fireworks on the golf course… for many farmer’s …
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, …
burritos to the field
May is a big month… aside from the small thing called ‘seeding’ going on, there is spring hockey and baseball …
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 …
turkey mint burgers
spring break is over… in Saskatchewan we call it Easter break due to the fact it rarely feels like spring …
elk and bean sloppy joes with crispy sweet potato fries
“life is unpredictable, It changes with the seasons, Even your coldest winter, Happens for the best of reasons, And though …
highlight reel
have you ever ran into someone who is so ‘put-together’ that it makes you feel disgusting about yourself? it’s not …
“I like to think of myself as a 7, but I go for an 11… get it? 7-11”
I made two trips to Wal-Mart this weekend… once to get toilet paper and king size bed linens… the next …
puberty at 37
so I got suckered into getting braces… almost botox too… it all begin with my oldest son getting braces …
crockpot butter chicken, homemade naan bread, creamed garden corn, spinach strawberry salad and rhubarb sour cream pie
yesterday the young-ins were home from school due to something called labour day… which strikes me as odd due to …
lemon chicken with egg salad and pistachio raspberry cupcakes
the farm house was quiet today as I prepared the meal… school is back! I have to say, I am …
‘teddy bear’ sandwiches
I’m not sure the extent of it… but I feel like there might be a significant amount of lying going …
Opa in the Field
yay… a few hours of combining took place! on the menu tonight was Opa pitas with pork souvlaki, greek salad …
filling the freezer
the calm before the storm… the week before harvest is in full swing and farm wives everywhere are trying to …
seeding meal #7
the boys had to help me get the meal out yesterday… life was busy and I was not home during …
seeding meal #6
farmers look at the weather radar a lot… and when you are desperate for rain they look even more… …
seeding meal #5
“oh we don’t know the roads that we’re heading down… we don’t know if we’re lost, that we’ll find a …
seeding meal #4
I don’t like to enjoy my yard… I like to work in it… at the beginning of spring I get …
