city people vs farmers... I can talk about both of these varieties of humans because I was a city girl and now I'm a farmer... so I am well versed in both worlds (according to myself)... city people think they are smarter than farmers... farmers think city people have no common sense... city people like... Continue Reading →
butternut squash, chickpea and spinach coconut curry
one of the best things my parents did for me growing up was teaching me that there is one day out of every week that is different than the rest... Sundays in our home involved church, having Greatgrandma Price over for lunch (or a family from church) for Shake'n'Bake chicken, afternoon nap (we let the... Continue Reading →
I’m the farmer’s Cato
the farmer has the kids out hunting this morning and I am researching and dreaming up vegetarian meals for the week... I feel like our relationship is a constant plot against one another to me, fall time is a celebration of vegetables... the farmer is ruled by a primal need to stock the freezer with... 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 →
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 wives it means taking your boy to spring hockey tournaments... for farmers it means seeding (the odd year we are done by May long but not lately... and the odd year there are combines out)...... Continue Reading →
burritos to the field
May is a big month... aside from the small thing called 'seeding' going on, there is spring hockey and baseball to get the kids to... there is a yard to take care of and a garden to plant... my birthday and Mother's Day all in the same busy month for the poor farmer to deal... 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 →
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 →