my grandma made pie making look easy... her and my grandpa ran a restaurant in Three Hills, Alberta that was called 'The Coffee Break'... I was still in Elementary school when they had it so my memories of it are a bit foggy, but the pies I witnessed her make have always stayed in my... Continue Reading →
stroganoff for the win
the kids love seeding and harvest time because they know they will be getting desserts... and I love making desserts... this is carrot cake in cupcake form... in my mind easier for the farmers to handle the key to cupcakes is to use an ice cream scoop and it is quick and easy this is... 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 →
seeding… finally!
here we go! after a freezing cold April with so much snow, we are finally getting going around here... well, the farmers have been going for a few days but I finally got the 'nod' to bring suppers out... as it so happened, my run took me by the cemetery this morning and I stopped... Continue Reading →
happy harvest dad
the farmer has someone who truly loves him... actually loves him... it's his nine year old daughter... she truly, honestly loves him... she misses him, asks about him and wants to make him popcorn and decorate a bag for him so he feels better while he is farming... watching her love him helps me understand... 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 →
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 →
