nothing I love to do more than fight the system... the farmer never lets me know of protests going on for fear that I will get involved... recently, a neighbour's yard is being threatened by a road going through it and I went to town council to put a protest in about it... I was... Continue Reading →
never enough insurance
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 →
roasted beet & chickpea salad, Italian breadsticks, bacon wrapped chicken, zesty black beans and banana loaf
when your nine year old daughter asks you 'what is a Kardashian?'... and your response is 'it's a role model honey'... you know you have this parenting thing down... now that I feel like a master parent, on to becoming a master chef... after continuous sugar desserts, I thought perhaps the farmers would enjoy and... Continue Reading →
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 for mother's day in order to cook frozen meat quickly and to use as a crockpot... I have many things to learn about it and quite frankly, the YouTube videos I have been watching are poor... Continue Reading →
turkey mint burgers
spring break is over… in Saskatchewan we call it Easter break due to the fact it rarely feels like spring has sprung… one day it will be sunny and the next you are right back in a snow storm… every year I feel terrible for the geese and ducks that are the overachievers… the go... Continue Reading →
puberty at 37
so I got suckered into getting braces... almost botox too... it all begin with my oldest son getting braces about a year ago and then every appointment I take him to I see these adds for 'invisible' braces... and I think... I'm here anyways, maybe I should 'tidy up the chiclets' ... so I... Continue Reading →
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 the fact we've had an entire summer off... and now you are making me look after my own children for something called labour day??? so, I put them to work... in honour of the day...... Continue Reading →
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 usually so, so ready for the kids to go back to school... but this summer, we actually pretty much got along... there were moments... of me screaming... and my middle son always seemed to find... Continue Reading →
seeding meal #7
the boys had to help me get the meal out yesterday... life was busy and I was not home during the crucial hours of 3:30 - 5:30 pm... but I had laid out the ingredients and had instructed both boys on what their role would be in this process... a few concerns I had... Ethan... Continue Reading →
