Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
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
Do you ever reach for the brown sugar in the pantry only to discover that you don’t have enough for the recipe you’re making? As much as I try to keep our pantry well stocked, I tend to run out of ingredients when I’m deep 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.
Most no knead bread recipes require a covered Dutch oven pan for baking. Not this one. You can make a delicious loaf of rustic bread baked in a cast iron skillet without any special tools, ingredients, or equipment.
During the heat of the summer, I actively look for meals that I can make for our family table that don’t involve me heating up the farmhouse. The reality of living in a circa 1840 farmhouse is that there’s no central air conditioning to rely Read More
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.
This recipe is a slightly different version of my Beer and Brown Sugar Braised Pork Roast. While I love to braise that pork roast all afternoon on a chilly winter’s day, I try to avoid running the oven for hours during the summer. The old Read More
