NFL is back!!! the kids and I decided the farmers needed some football party grub in the field to kick things off... so I dug out the Pioneer Woman's Cookbook and made some football food for the field my daughter and I prepped for the seven layer dip the night before the next day... 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 →
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 came to the conclusion that moms are stressed out right now... I only talked to women so I have no idea the stress level men are at... farming 18 years ago was romantic... harvest... Continue Reading →
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 in control... you know what they say - 'two steps forward, one step back'... if only I could take complete control over every aspect of my life and others (if they want their lives to... Continue Reading →
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 that is yes, make this pie and celebrate sticking to your New Year's resolutions... also, if you are lactose intolerant, this might send you for a loop... my daughter was able to eat two bites... Continue Reading →
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 required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you courage you don’t have the rest... Continue Reading →
Nellie’s potato salad, black bean enchilada bake & carrot cake muffins
once or twice a year I make potato salad... salads in general can take a long time to make and potato salad is up there for wrecking most of your afternoon... this summer though I discovered THE best way to cook potatoes from the garden... 12 minutes on manual in the Instant Pot with about... Continue Reading →
caesar salad with chickpeas, pork mushroom casserole & beet red velvet cake
summer is over and harvest begins... recently a friend asked me 'what makes you happy?' my answer 'money... and the things money can buy... but other than that I love cooking and running' so here we go!!! the time of year I get to throw away my vegetarian/healthy meals and bake cakes, put mayonnaise in... Continue Reading →
the kitchen island
the kitchen island… breakfast, after school snack, homework and supper all revolve around it and it has been privy to many a good discussion… the latest involved some deep insights from a 15 year old teenage boy… he was telling his mother how he saw her… and it was hard for the kitchen island to... Continue Reading →
