Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
There’s something about the flavor combination of chocolate and strawberry that seems perfect for Valentine’s Day, or any day for that matter, We do our …
Strawberry Jam Meringue Cookies
My family loves meringue. I have made meringue cookies flavored with peppermint, vanilla, and chocolate chips for years. What’s not to love? A properly made …
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, …
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 …
Heirloom Tomato Profile: German Johnson
The German Johnson Heirloom Tomato is a potato leaf variety of tomato plant with an indeterminate growing habit. It produces large, round, Beefsteak shaped fruit …
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
If cucumbers are being harvested from the garden at 1840 Farm, then you will find multiple jars of refrigerator dill pickles chilling in our fridge. …
