what do you want to be when you grow up?
is our only opportunity to be an athlete when we are young and in school/college? or can we continue the …
beef
how’s harvest going?
I seldom talk to the farmer during harvest… so when asked the question ‘how is harvest going?’, I tend to …
need any help?
the farmer got upset with his oldest son who is driving the grain cart for not helping combine drivers clean …
Grandma Swan Week
the best cook I have ever met has to be the farmer’s Grandma Swan… she created two cookbooks and handed …
mom is worried
every harvest seems to bring with it a different challenge… this year it is having enough men to get the …
how do you lasagna?
I make lasagna about six times a year I would guess… I am 39 years old… I only have been …
…as Apple Pie
my grandma made pie making look easy… her and my grandpa ran a restaurant in Three Hills, Alberta that was …
stroganoff for the win
the kids love seeding and harvest time because they know they will be getting desserts… and I love making desserts… …
Instant Pot Hamburger Helper
it’s Wednesday… I’ve made a 1 1/2 hour (roundtrip) to Kindersley once, cleaned the house (sort of), made the muffins …
football party in the field
NFL is back!!! the kids and I decided the farmers needed some football party grub in the field to …
greek chickpea salad, beef & broccoli and rhubarb cornmeal pie
after having six conversations yesterday… which was six more than I had participated in for most of the week… I …
fresh fruit salad, ’empty the fridge’ meatballs, lemon buttermilk pie with blueberry maple sauce & corn on the cob
in my opinion, a lot of time and money is wasted when I allow others to make decisions… or be …
buffalo chicken salad, spaghetti squash with meat sauce and almond butter cream pie
if there is one healthy ingredient in a recipe, does that make it a health food? if your answer to …
roasted beet salad, pulled beef sliders with mango coleslaw and crabapple bundt cake
Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. For those few months, you’re not …
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, …
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 …
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 …
‘teddy bear’ sandwiches
I’m not sure the extent of it… but I feel like there might be a significant amount of lying going …
