An 1840 Farm Thanksgiving Celebration
really no wonder that Thanksgiving traditions have remained so strong over the years. A day that combines family, friends, and comforting homemade food is a holiday to cherish.
Tag: cooking
Cast Iron Skillet Cinnamon Rolls with Bourbon Caramel Sauce
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
Caramelized Onion and Red Wine Jam
When life hands you lemons you can choose to make lemonade. But what do you do when life cruelly hands you a corked bottle of wine? Well, I mean what do you do after lamenting the fact that the nectar of the gods has been Read More
Cast Iron Skillet Rhubarb Raspberry Upside Down Cake
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
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
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 Read More
Grilled Cheese for Everyone
The World English Dictionary defines the word sandwich as a noun meaning “two or more slices of bread, usually buttered, with a filling of meat, cheese, etc.” It’s hard for me to argue. I’ve been eating sandwiches for a long time and most versions stay Read More
Red, Wine, and Blue All Over Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I have been making Caramelized Onion and Red Wine Jam for several years. It makes a lovely accompaniment to a cheese course or topping for a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich. It is also perfect for gift giving and one of my most requested recipes. Once Read More
Sunrise Grilled Cheese Breakfast Sandwich
If you have read a few of my recipes, then you may have correctly deduced that I like to tinker. I find it incredibly difficult to leave a recipe as I found it. I have had great successes. A vegan brioche loaf made without eggs Read More
Cookie Memories – Chocolate Malt Crinkle Cookies
We have been baking a lot of cookies lately. No one here at 1840 Farm seems to mind. So far we’ve had chocolate crinkles, chocolate mint meltaways, oatmeal white chocolate chip, coconut macaroons, espresso chocolate chip shortbread, and Mr.1840 Farm’s famous chocolate chip. When I Read More
Bake a Difference and Be A Good Cookie
Prepare yourself. December is shaping up to be a month full of cookies here at 1840 Farm. I will make no apologies for tempting you with photos of decadent looking cookie treats in the coming weeks. I will not shy away from posting recipes for batches of cookie dough that involve Julia Child-like quantities of butter. Consider yourself warned.
Roasted Heirloom Tomato Tart
There are certain foods that scream summer to me. At the very top of the list is my beloved heirloom tomato. I long ago confessed my deep-rooted love of tomatoes, especially the heirloom variety. During the summer, heirloom tomatoes take center stage in the 1840 Read More
Raspberry Crumble Bars
We’re deep into raspberry season here at 1840 Farm. Every day for the past few weeks, we have found ourselves out in the raspberry patch reaching into the brambles to pluck the ripe berries and tenderly place them in their berry baskets. It’s not a Read More