Tag: winter

A Year of Gratitude – February 29, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – February 29, 2024

My gratitude was frozen and waiting for me this morning. After days of warmer than usual weather, the wind howled all night and blew in cold weather. When I headed out the door to do my morning round of farm chores, it was barely over Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 30, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 30, 2024

I found my gratitude on my morning round of farm chores today. It was below freezing and breezy. The footing wasn’t great, so I was concentrating on finishing my chores without slipping, on getting back inside the farmhouse to warm up in front of the Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 29, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 29, 2024

I often find my gratitude in small, ordinary things. They’re the sort of things that would normally be overlooked because they aren’t fancy or notable. You have to look for them, pay attention to them. To me, their ordinary nature is what makes them special. Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 10, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 10, 2024

In all my years of living at the farmhouse, I have never seen a weather shift quite like what we woke up to this morning. Sure, I have witnessed the transformation that an overnight snowstorm brings. But this was something new. Dusk came to the Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 9, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 9, 2024

I was passing by a windowsill in the farmhouse this morning when I spotted something both surprising and amazing. A violet given to us by a friend that I had nearly given up on has rallied and set forth deep purple blooms. I have been Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 8, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 8, 2024

Mother Nature gave me my daily gratitude in abundance today. I woke up this morning, pulled back the curtains, and saw the entire landscape blanketed in snow. The sun was shining on the snow in a way that made it glint and gleam in every Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 7, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 7, 2024

My morning gratitude was chosen for me today, a gift from Mother Nature. Snow has touched everything on the farm and made it look like a snow globe. Even the duck house which is the centerpiece of our vegetable garden looks fresh and new. Moments Read More

Golden Milk with Turmeric, Ginger, and Ghee

Golden Milk with Turmeric, Ginger, and Ghee

As a student in the Intermediate Herbal Course offered by The Herbal Academy of New England, I have spent a lot of time reading about the use of herbs to boost natural immunity and support good health.  One of the preparations that continued to appear in Read More

Cast Iron Skillet Cinnamon Rolls with Bourbon Caramel Sauce

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

Candied Ginger Slices and Ginger Simple Syrup

Candied Ginger Slices and Ginger Simple Syrup

As a student in the Intermediate Herbal Course offered by The Herbal Academy of New England, I have been learning about the use of herbs to promote good health and well-being.  As part of my second unit of study, I was asked to make an Read More

Cinnamon Babka

Cinnamon Babka

If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the holiday season at your family breakfast table, look no further.  You simply can’t do better than homemade Cinnamon Babka.  While I have made this loaf innumerable times, my family still gets excited at the promise of Read More

Oatmeal Bread

Oatmeal Bread

I first made a version of this recipe back in the 1990s. In March of 1995, a recipe for Oatmeal Bread from Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont appeared in Gourmet Magazine.   Gourmet was my source for culinary inspiration and I decided immediately after Read More