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Make Your Own:  Cake Flour Substitute

Make Your Own: Cake Flour Substitute

Have you ever stumbled across a delicious recipe only to discover that it requires cake flour? If you have it in the pantry, hooray. If not, you can make your own cake flour substitute in minutes.

The Franklin Cooler

The Franklin Cooler

The temperatures are warming up and gardening season is giving us reason to spend hours outside in the hot sun.  When the work is done for the day, I’m ready for a cold, tall, glass of refreshment.  If that cold drink can include two components Read More

Raspberry Rhubarb Syrup

Raspberry Rhubarb Syrup

Here in New England, we’re still counting the days until it is safe to plant our tender perennials in the gardens.  Heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, and the like are all being held in the farmhouse under lights until our overnight temperatures are warm enough to Read More

The 1840 Farm Handmade Jumbo Market Tote Basket

The 1840 Farm Handmade Jumbo Market Tote Basket

Our newly designed Jumbo Market Tote Basket was designed to meet the requests from our customers for a larger version of our existing Market Tote Basket with handles long enough to be carried by hand, over the wrist, elbow, or shoulder.  This is by far Read More

Oven Poached Eggs

Oven Poached Eggs

I love a perfectly poached egg.  The texture is unlike any other egg preparation, firm enough to hold together yet delicate and smooth as velvet.  The perfectly poached yolk is thick and fluid, imparting an earthy richness to anything it is served with. I first Read More

Farmhouse Kitchen Chocolate Chip Cookies and a Cookbook Review

Farmhouse Kitchen Chocolate Chip Cookies and a Cookbook Review

I have long believed that any day can be made better with a homemade cookie.  If the cookie happens to a perfectly made chocolate chip cookie still warm from the oven, all the better.  While I make many different types of cookies in our farmhouse Read More

Bourbon Caramel Popcorn

Bourbon Caramel Popcorn

This week marks the opening of our baseball season. Opening day has been rescheduled from yesterday to today due to snow. That means we’ll be celebrating opening day and the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the same day. It also means that Read More

Spring Pasta with Green Peas and Prosciutto

Spring Pasta with Green Peas and Prosciutto

There’s something naturally delicious about the pairing of ham with a bright green vegetable.  While I make several recipes in our farmhouse kitchen that incorporate both ingredients, this combination of prosciutto and green peas is the current family favorite.  The flavors are delicious and the Read More

Ginger and Garlic Quick Pickles

Ginger and Garlic Quick Pickles

These ginger and garlic quick pickles are so simple to make that I keep them at the ready in our refrigerator all year long. They’re so full of flavor and taste delicious on sandwiches and burgers.

Curried Cauliflower

Curried Cauliflower

I’m having a bit of a love affair with curries right now.  I just can’t seem to get enough of the earthy, spicy flavor of curry this winter.  Luckily, my family loves curry as much as I do, so curries seem to be finding their Read More

1840 Farmhouse & Home – Handmade 100% Wool Dryer Balls

1840 Farmhouse & Home – Handmade 100% Wool Dryer Balls

I have been using wool dryer balls for years here at 1840 Farm.  With allergies and sensitive skin playing a role in our family life, I try to limit the amount of perfumes, dyes, and additives in our home from our cleaning products to the Read More

Baked Pizza Dip

Baked Pizza Dip

Who doesn’t love pizza? It’s difficult to top the combination of gooey cheese, savory tomato sauce, and your favorite toppings. Pizza is always a hit here whether it is of the homemade, local pizzeria, or takeout variety. I knew that a bubbly, gooey baked pizza Read More