Traditions Old and New
A few months ago, I was asked by The Daily Meal to share the story of my oldest family recipe. They went on to ask …
Peanut-less Brittle
It was many years ago that a peanut allergy came home to roost at 1840 Farm. Since then, we’ve become a nut free house. We’ve …
Dark Chocolate Butter Cookies with Stout Buttercream Frosting
What can I say about a chocolate butter cookie topped with buttercream frosting infused with the flavor of a great stout beer? The word delicious …
Pumpkin Bars with Dark Chocolate Chips
Every year, we celebrate the arrival of autumn by bringing our favorite fall foods back into the regular rotation on our kitchen menu board. Mushrooms, …
Happy First Birthday, Zinnia!
A year ago today, we celebrated a milestone here at 1840 Farm. We woke up to find three newborn Nigerian Dwarf baby goats in the …
The Best Way to Store Fresh Bread
When I mentioned on our Facebook page that the best way to store fresh crusty bread was in a cloth bag, I had no idea …
Chocolate Malt Cupcakes with Malted Buttercream Frosting
Many of the birthdays and holidays celebrated at 1840 Farm during the year depend on these cupcakes to mark the occasion as special. They are …
Smoked Cheddar Gougères
It’s time for me to face the facts: fall is here. The air is unmistakably crisp, the summer garden is dwindling, and leaves are beginning …
Chocolate Chip Gooey Butter Cake
Legend has it that Gooey Butter Cake happened by way of a baker’s accident. The story places a German baker in or around St. Louis …
Farmmade.com Q&A
1840 Farm was selected to be Farmmade.com’s Featured Farmer this week. As part of the process, I completed a Q&A. Yesterday, the answers were shared …
Banana Blueberry Cake
I love when ordinary ingredients can be transformed into an extraordinary dish. I find it even more impressive when it can be accomplished without going …
Sliced Radish Tartine
It’s been raining for days on end here at 1840 Farm. I know that we desperately needed the rain. I know that it is technically …
