Cupcake Wrapper Template
When I publish a post, I’m never quite sure how it will appeal to my readers. Sometimes, a small detail catches the attention in a …
Espresso Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
I wish that I could take the credit for this recipe. If you believed that I had dreamt this cookie batter up in our farmhouse …
Coconut Macaroons
These toasted coconut macaroons are delicious with a cup of coffee or pot of tea. They’re so simple to make and can be in the oven in minutes.
Cookie Memories – Chocolate Malt Crinkle Cookies
We have been baking a lot of cookies lately. No one here at 1840 Farm seems to mind. So far we’ve had chocolate crinkles, chocolate …
Clementine Marmalade
Sometimes Mother Nature really irks me. This is one of those times. We finally tasted the beauty of the spring of 2011 only to be …
Aah, Humbugs – Candy Cane Meringue Cookies
Bah, humbug. It just hasn’t seemed like the holidays here at 1840 Farm this year. First, there is not a single flake of snow on the …
And Then There Were Seven
I’ve had a wide variety of duties here at 1840 Farm. I’ve been a wife, mother, cook, housekeeper, handyman, appliance repairman, etc. Luckily, I’ve never had to be an undertaker. Well, until a few days ago.
Ciao, Summer
It’s official. It’s fall. I know, I know. I’m supposed to embrace this change. I should get out my favorite sweater, go apple picking, and buy a pumpkin. I don’t want to. Instead, I want to invite summer to stay a while longer. I want to thumb my nose at Mother Nature. I want her to understand in no uncertain terms that she can keep her beautiful foliage if I can keep my tomato patch a while longer.
A Chick, Chick Here
It was a typical Tuesday morning at 1840 Farm. I was 90 minutes into a tomato soup canning session when the phone rang. When I picked …
Which came first-the chickens or the coop?
I am on a mission. 1840 Farm will have a flock of chickens in residence before winter comes calling. No, this didn’t happen because of …
