mom is worried
every harvest seems to bring with it a different challenge… this year it is having enough men to get the …
beef
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 …
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 #3
this has been the hottest seeding on record… and by that I mean I have not kept any records and …
seeding meal #1
I listen to a lot of podcasts… it used to be audiobooks and then I’d tell people I read the …
meal to the field #11
combining canola… and needing buns for the kids lunches… so I made Tracey’s cheese buns she has told me about… …
