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My Family’s Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes & FREE Turkey from ButcherBox

My Family’s Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes & FREE Turkey from ButcherBox

It’s time for me to share my favorite Thanksgiving recipes with you. These are the recipes that appear on our Thanksgiving table year after year. I hope that you’ll invite one or two of them to your celebration this year.

Onion Tarts Made with Puff Pastry

Onion Tarts Made with Puff Pastry

This is my favorite sort of recipe. It’s simple, easy to adapt to what you have on hand, and can be assembled ahead of time. These delicious Onion Tarts are perfect for an afternoon snack or party with friends and family. I was invited to Read More

ButcherBox: Building a Better Food System Together

ButcherBox: Building a Better Food System Together

We’re proud to be a #ButcherBoxPartner here at 1840 Farm. Their products are of the highest quality and bring 100% grass-fed beef, free-range organic chicken, crate-free raised pork, and wild-caught seafood right to your doorstep.

How to Make Your Own Vanilla Extract

How to Make Your Own Vanilla Extract

A good quality vanilla extract can add so much to a recipe. Once you know how to make your own vanilla extract, you’ll never find yourself without ample supply in your baking pantry. You’ll also find that it makes a delicious gift!

This Old Farmhouse and Me

This Old Farmhouse and Me

Seventeen years ago this week, this old farmhouse became our home. Somehow, nearly two decades have passed yet the memory of that day is fresh in my mind.

One Pan Creamy Orzo with Chicken and Spinach

One Pan Creamy Orzo with Chicken and Spinach

This one pan Creamy Orzo with Chicken and Spinach is simple enough for a busy weeknight and delicious enough for Sunday dinner.

How to Make Fresh Mint Simple Syrup

How to Make Fresh Mint Simple Syrup

Once you learn how to make fresh mint simple syrup, you can add its fresh flavor to iced tea, lemonade, mocktails, or cocktails all summer long. The easiest, or perhaps simplest, way to enjoy fresh mint’s flavor is in a simple syrup. It comes together Read More

Cookies and Cream Buttercream Frosting

Cookies and Cream Buttercream Frosting

This cookies and cream buttercream frosting is a delicious way to add flavor and texture to cakes, sheet cakes, or cupcakes.

Creamy Caesar Dressing

Creamy Caesar Dressing

The other night I found myself with a craving for a Caesar salad but without any Caesar salad dressing. I have made the classic version of the dressing many times both with and without egg to emulsify it. Yet I was hungry and crunched for Read More

Béchamel Sauce

Béchamel Sauce

Béchamel is one of the five French mother sauces. It is a roux thickened sauce that can be very useful when making cream sauces, cheese sauces, or milk-based soups and chowders.

My Favorite Easter Recipes

My Favorite Easter Recipes

If you’re looking for a little Easter recipe inspiration, we’ve got you covered. From brightly colored eggs to a breakfast or brunch worthy of a holiday celebration, you’ll find the recipes gathered together for you right here. Dessert? Well, I’ve got plenty of delicious ideas about Read More

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

I have long liked to write that, “Everyone is welcome at 1840 Farm.” I like the idea that you feel welcome here whether that means you have walked through the physical doors of the farmhouse in person or you are visiting our farmhouse online.   Yet Read More