How to Make Homemade Bread by Hand
Do you need a heavy duty stand mixer to make homemade bread? In a word, no. Grab a mixing bowl, a good recipe, and I’ll teach you how to make homemade bread by hand just the way Grandma did.
Author: Jennifer at 1840 Farm
Black-eyed Peas: A New Year’s Tradition and American History Lesson
Like many families, we start our New Year with a dinner that includes black-eyed peas, cornbread, and greens. It’s a tradition that we started several years ago after moving to New England. It simply wouldn’t seem like the first day of the year without black-eyed Read More
Molasses Cookies
Molasses. It’s a flavor beloved or reviled. I adore it. I love it in bread, barbecue sauce, baked beans, and the old fashioned molasses cookies that I have been trying to perfect a recipe for this holiday season. Molasses cookies seem to take as many Read More
Snickerdoodles
A batch of warm homemade cookies are pure comfort food. If those cookies happen to be snickerdoodles, all the better. The aroma of cinnamon and the delicate crunch of sugar that each snickerdoodle is rolled in before baking make them an old fashioned and delicious treat.
Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese
Is there anything more warm and comforting than homemade macaroni and cheese? There’s just something about the unctuous cheese sauce, tender macaroni, and the knowledge that you went to the trouble to make something from scratch that can be made from a box with a Read More
How to Roast Your Thanksgiving Turkey Without a Roasting Rack
Living in a circa 1840s farmhouse has taught me to not keep around items that are rarely used, those that only perform a single task on rare occasions. Our old farmhouse simply doesn’t have the storage space to allow me to keep items on hand Read More
How To Make Bone Broth In an Instant Pot or Slow Cooker
Bone broth is the simplest of preparations and yields such delicious and nutritious results. It requires no fancy ingredients and doesn’t demand constant attention. Given enough time and heat, the bones break down, releasing all of their gelatin and minerals into the liquid. The resulting Read More
Heirloom Tomato Panzanella
Tomato Panzanella has a fancy name, but the dish is simple summer perfection. The tomatoes are the star of this recipe and they make it sing with summer flavor.
Nut Free Chocolate and Sunflower Seed Butter Bars
We have been living with food allergies here at the farmhouse for more than a decade. Peanuts and tree nuts are off limits, but we don’t let that stand in our way of our celebration of the seasons and the holidays. The candy parade that Read More
Farmhouse English Muffins
I have fond memories of English muffins from my childhood. I grew up in Kansas City and there was a Wolferman’s Bakery a short drive away. Every so often, we traveled there to treat ourselves to their delicious fresh muffins. The store was a beautiful Read More
The Secret to Making Perfect Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
Biscuits. Just reading the word brings up thoughts of flaky, tender biscuits still warm from the oven topped with a pat of butter and a drizzle of honey. My mouth waters just thinking about it. I hear from readers quite often who have struggled to Read More
Two Minute Mason Jar Pancakes
Saturday morning pancakes are a real treat. Waking up to the smell of fresh pancakes cooking on the griddle in the farmhouse kitchen is one of the few ways to make this non-morning person hop out of bed happily. Pancakes are one of those rare Read More