Author: Jennifer at 1840 Farm

The Respair Basket

The Respair Basket

During the last year, my creative pursuits in the kitchen and the studio provided me with a way to keep my hands and mind busy, to make new things while the world felt so shaky around me. It was my respite, a moment to immerse Read More

Penny Lane’s Gotcha Day

Penny Lane’s Gotcha Day

Today is Penny Lane’s gotcha day. On this day six years ago, we woke up early for a drive to The Animal Welfare Society in West Kennebunk, Maine. We hoped that we would find that the puppy’s face we fell in love with online would Read More

Mini Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mini Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe comes from the humblest of beginnings. It wasn’t a thunderbolt moment when I had an unbelievably delicious idea to try. It wasn’t from reading one of the treasured cookbooks in my collection. No, it was because I was disappointed to open a new Read More

Introducing 1840 Farm’s The Notebook

Introducing 1840 Farm’s The Notebook

Look closely and you’ll see the first glimpse of something you’ve been asking about for years. I kept telling myself that we’d work on it someday. No, it’s not the calendar or the wheel cipher. It’s the first glimpse of The Notebook, a publication full Read More

Sourdough Brownies

Sourdough Brownies

Weather wise, we’ve had an odd week. We had sunny days with warmer than usual temperatures for March. I liked those a lot. We also had days with temperatures that barely made it to the 20s with winds clocking in at more than 50 miles Read More

Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins

Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins

“What is a cruffin?” became a popular question after I posted a photo of the cinnamon sugar cruffins I made last weekend on Facebook and Instagram.

Oatmeal Cookies with Toffee and White Chocolate

Oatmeal Cookies with Toffee and White Chocolate

This recipe was a happy little accident. With the holidays fast approaching and cookie baking time at hand, I started gathering my baking ingredients. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find one: butterscotch baking chips.

Pulled Pork and Potato Hash

Pulled Pork and Potato Hash

When we sit down at our farmhouse table to enjoy a meal featuring Crispy Pulled Pork or Beer and Brown Sugar Braised Pork, I can count on someone to ask if there will be enough pork to make hash for dinner the next evening. I Read More

Cranberry Spread with Brown Sugar, Bourbon, and Rosemary

Cranberry Spread with Brown Sugar, Bourbon, and Rosemary

If you’re looking for a new twist on cranberries to add to your Thanksgiving feast, this simple and flavorful cranberry spread is ready for the job. It comes together quickly and tastes delicious with freshly carved turkey or spread on the leftover turkey sandwich the next day.

Simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

Simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

This is a simple kitchen counter cake, the kind grandma might have made to entice you to stay a bit longer when you stopped by for a visit. She knew the power of a simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake. I do too.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Bring on the sprinkles, because you’re going to want to stop what you’re doing, head to the kitchen, and bake a pan of these simple and scrumptious Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars. They’re so much easier to make than a batch of individually frosted sugar cookies. Yet they absolutely deliver on that soft, tender frosted sugar cookie taste.

Baked Sour Cream Donuts with Chocolate Icing and Sprinkles

Baked Sour Cream Donuts with Chocolate Icing and Sprinkles

An old fashioned sour cream donut is right up near the top of my list of favorite breakfast items. Bake them up for a simple and delicious treat and top them with chocolate icing and plenty of sprinkles!