Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
There are few things I enjoy more than spending time in our Farmhouse Kitchen cooking and baking for my family. When Lifeway Foods invited me to participate in their kefir recipe challenge, I couldn’t wait to get started. We’ve been using Lifeway Foods kefir for Read More
This recipe isn’t fancy, but don’t let its simplicity fool you. Mushroom toast is so flavorful and astonishingly easy to make.
Making mashed sweet potatoes isn’t difficult, but it’s even easier to make Instant Pot mashed sweet potatoes. Let your Instant Pot do all the work and move straight to enjoying the yummy mashed sweet potatoes on your dinner plate.
Here at the farmhouse, waffles are as popular as pancakes. Yet I tend to make pancakes much more often. I don’t have a good reason for this. Sure, waffles require the use of a waffle iron, but heating up the waffle iron doesn’t take any Read More
Ripe peaches are a sure sign that summer is rounding into form here in New England. A few years back, our region’s entire peach crop was lost to a late spring freeze. Local orchards found themselves without a single peach to harvest. It was devastating Read More
This quick and easy buttermilk cake can be mixed by hand and will be ready for the oven in minutes. It’s as easy as making a cake from a boxed mix.
This creamed corn is one of my favorite ways to serve fresh corn. It’s simple and uncomplicated, all about the natural deliciousness of corn and dill. It’s spectacular.
During the summer, bread baking can become tricky. For starters, our days jam-packed with all of the activities that need to be accomplished during the fleeting days of summer. Another contributing factor is that the farmhouse doesn’t have central air conditioning. When the mercury climbs Read More
allow me to have a batch of whatever I’m pickling finished and chilling in the refrigerator in minutes. A few summers ago, I learned how to make quick pickled grapes.
For years, I was under the impression that the Special Sauce on a Big Mac was just Thousand Island dressing. I was wrong. Special Sauce includes a special ingredient that makes it unique from Thousand Island: yellow mustard. Side by side, the differences are easy Read More
