Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
For me, ratatouille is a celebration of our summer garden harvest. I often think of this dish as I’m planning the next year’s garden, adding seeds to my shopping cart in anticipation of planting, tending, and harvesting the fresh ingredients that put this meal on Read More
Pizza night is a favorite here at the farmhouse. I’ve made all sorts of homemade pizza over the years from traditional to taco pizza, grilled pizza, and homemade calzones. Lately, we’ve been making our homemade pizza in a cast iron skillet with amazing results. I Read More
These days, I find myself actively looking for meals that fit a few key criteria. I want everyone to be eager to come to dinner, to look forward to the meal that lies ahead. I like to have a multipurpose meal, one that can easily Read More
In my book, there’s nothing more comforting on a cold winter’s night than meatloaf and mashed potatoes. If that meatloaf can be prepared in a cast iron skillet, all the better. Comfort food from a cast iron skillet is just the sort of farmhouse style Read More
In my opinion, Thanksgiving leftovers don’t get the respect they deserve. A feast on Thursday can produce enough leftovers for an entire weekend of delicious meals and sandwiches. Any leftover turkey can be transformed into something completely new and delicious with very little effort. I Read More
When I was asked to create a recipe to help showcase Castello Cheese to promote their Unlock Your Inner Chef Sweepstakes and the release of the new movie Burnt, I couldn’t wait to head into the farmhouse kitchen and get started. I love blue cheese. Read More
When we sit down at our farmhouse table to enjoy a meal featuring Beer and Brown Sugar Braised Pork, I can count on someone to ask if there will be enough pork to make Cast Iron Skillet Pork and Potato Hash for dinner the following Read More
The turkey gets most of the attention on magazine covers dedicated to the Thanksgiving feast, but I’ll take the Thanksgiving dressing over turkey every day of the week. It’s the bite that I look forward to every year.
I have many fond memories of this dish from my childhood. My mother made this recipe for countless holiday morning breakfasts. It was always topped with fresh strawberries, sour cream, and a sprinkling of brown sugar. It was always called Strawberry Puff Pancake. The name Read More
A few months ago, I was given the opportunity to review the new cookbook, Put An Egg On It by Lara Ferroni. It was filled with fantastic recipes featuring one of my favorite foods: eggs. I loved it so much that I was thrilled to Read More
Last night, when I announced to my family that I was in our farmhouse kitchen preparing a cake, they were thrilled. When asked what type of cake I was making, I replied that I was using the rhubarb that we had harvested from the garden Read More