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.
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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
Ratatouille
For me, ratatouille is a celebration of our summer garden harvest. I often think of this dish as I’m planning the next year’s garden, adding seeds to my shopping cart in anticipation of planting, tending, and harvesting the fresh ingredients that put this meal on Read More
Hibiscus Lavender Iced Tea
After a long day of working in the garden, an icy cold beverage is always a welcome sight. Iced coffee, lemonade, and iced tea are in a regular rotation on the front porch and back patio here at the farm during the warm months. This Read More
How to Make Lavender Simple Syrup
This simple syrup adds is my favorite way to add light fragrance and flavor to my iced tea, lemonade, mocktails, and cocktails. Once you learn how to make lavender simple syrup, you’ll be dreaming up new and delicious ways to put it to use.
Vanilla Bean Frozen Custard
It’s difficult not to fall in love with ice cream. It’s so delicious and such a welcome treat on a warm summer day. Ice cream is certainly delicious, but you haven’t lived until you have been treated to frozen custard. The difference may seem subtle Read More
Farmhouse Coleslaw
I love cabbage. I like it raw. I like it cooked, especially in the traditional German dishes my grandmother made when I was a child. Hand me a soft Bierock filled with seasoned ground beef and sautéed cabbage and prepare for me to get misty Read More
Brown Sugar Dry Spice Rub
The warm weather months are in short supply here in New England. We try to make the most of them, packing as many outdoor projects and activities as we can into the months of the year when our landscape isn’t covered in a thick blanket Read More
Raspberry Rhubarb Curd
A few weeks ago, I shared my recipe for Creamy Lemon Curd. It’s a staple here during the spring when we’re all craving the light, crisp flavor of fresh fruit months before our New England gardens will have anything ready to harvest. This is also Read More