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Rhubarb Raspberry Upside Down Cake

Rhubarb Raspberry Upside Down Cake at 1840 Farm

Cakes and celebrations seem to naturally go together.  Birthday, weddings, and special occasions are celebrated with cake.  This morning, I’m celebrating an exciting announcement by sharing a delicious cake recipe. Today, 1840 Farm is proud to be joining an amazing group of bloggers as co-host of the From the Farm Blog Hop.  Each week, we’ll …

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

Vanilla Beans at 1840 Farm

I started making my own vanilla extract several years ago.  I didn’t do it to save money or make a better product.  I did it because it’s just what you do when someone in your family suddenly has food allergies. One of the baking staples that I had a terrible time finding ingredient information and …

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Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Mushrooms and Spinach

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Mushrooms and Spinach at 1840 Farm

There are few things that I love more than spending time in the kitchen with my family.  In fact, we have a tradition of declaring the occasional Saturday night as a “Family Feast Night”.  I can’t remember one Family Feast Night that didn’t involve laughter, a great meal, and a memory that will remain fresh …

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Soupe à l’Oignon Gratinèe

Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinèe at 1840 Farm

Some recipes stand the test of time.  If a recipe can stay close to its original incarnation for a decade, I am impressed with its longevity.  When a recipe remains unchanged for 100 years, I’m rushing to the farmhouse kitchen to start gathering ingredients. I first saw this recipe in 2007.  I was happily reading …

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Peanut-less Brittle

Peanut-less Brittle at 1840 Farm

It was five years ago that a peanut allergy came home to roost at 1840 Farm.  Since then, we’ve become a nut free house.  We’ve been creative and learned how to modify some of our family’s favorite recipes to exclude nuts and still include great flavor. This take on our old recipe for peanut brittle …

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Kitchen Kneads

WonderMill for 1840 Farm

Have you ever considered milling your own flour?  I certainly have due to my love of baking from scratch and also to manage my son’s food allergies.  In fact, I was discussing using a home mill with another contributor to The Daily Meal earlier this week. Now we can all learn more about an amazing …

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The Best Way to Store Fresh Bread

Linen Bread Bag from Fresh Eggs Daily

When I mentioned a few days ago on our Facebook page that the best way to store fresh bread was in a cloth bag, I had no idea that so many of my readers would ask the logical question:  “why?”  When I started to type the short answer, I realized something.  There is no short …

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Brandied Apple Pie with Cinnamon Sugar Topping

Brandied Apple Pie

I love to make homemade pies from scratch.  It’s a family tradition that started with my paternal grandmother.  She was a gifted pie baker and enjoyed making pies in her tiny kitchen.  More importantly, she wanted to share those pies with the people she loved. I was lucky enough to be one of those people.  …

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Smoked Cheddar Gougères

Side of OXO at 1840 Farm

It’s time for me to face the facts:  fall is here.  The air is unmistakably crisp, the summer garden is dwindling, and leaves are beginning to dance around the farm with each passing breeze.  I’m not ready to bid farewell to summer, but I am taking comfort in the fact that our favorite fall recipes …

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Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Refrigerator Dill Pickle Slices at 1840 Farm

If cucumbers are being harvested from the garden at 1840 Farm, then you will find multiple jars of refrigerator dill pickles chilling in our fridge. It just wouldn’t seem like summer without them.  It’s a great way of preserving fresh cucumbers without needing to spend hours standing over the canning pot. While I have canned …

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