Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
I was born and raised in barbecue country. I called Kansas City home for more than thirty years before moving to New England. In Kansas City, you can throw a stone and find four delicious barbecue joints. Each one has a specialty, a dish that Read More
Raspberry is the flavor that marks our early summer here on the farm. While we grow an assortment of fruits and vegetables, the raspberries provide our first significant harvest of the summer. Every year without fail, our raspberry patch provides more than twenty pounds of Read More
When you make your own homemade fajita seasoning mix, you can adjust the ingredients to suit your family’s dietary needs and preferences. The result is a mix you can keep in your pantry to make a delicious meal.
I have fond memories of my mother treating me to an Orange Julius as a child. During the hot summer months in the Midwest where I spent my childhood, they were a refreshing way to beat the heat. With food allergies to work around here Read More
Now you can make your own magic baking pan release spread to keep at the ready whenever you have a bit of baking to do.
Banana Cream Pie is delicious in any form, but this one is my favorite. I use Nilla Wafers for the cookie crust because it reminds me of the banana pudding dessert I loved as a little girl. They were usually topped with a few of Read More
With very little time spent in the Farmhouse Kitchen on Sunday, we have a warm chicken salad sandwich to enjoy for lunch followed by a pot of double strength bone broth and leftover chicken to create delicious and quick meals during the busy week ahead. This chicken and bone broth has become a weekly ocurrence.
I am often inspired to create a new recipe by something delicious at our local butcher, farmer’s market, or grocery store. This is just that sort of recipe. I discovered a beautiful supply of blood oranges at our local produce market and couldn’t wait to Read More
There’s something so simple yet completely decadent about a delicious loaf of warm bread. That crunch on the exterior paired with the airy soft interior is a delectable combination. Add a creamy bit of butter spread on top and it becomes otherworldly. Just thinking about Read More
Do you need a heavy duty stand mixer to make homemade bread? In a word, no. Grab a mixing bowl, a good recipe, and I’ll teach you how to make homemade bread by hand just the way Grandma did.
Molasses. It’s a flavor beloved or reviled. I adore it. I love it in bread, barbecue sauce, baked beans, and the old fashioned molasses cookies that I have been trying to perfect a recipe for this holiday season. Molasses cookies seem to take as many Read More
