I think I scored an unintentional touchdown. When my kids showed up for dinner and football last Sunday I was going to surprise them with a recipe I’ve been fiddling Continue Reading →
I love this time of year. All of it. The leaves. The lazy afternoons in the garden soaking in the last bits of sun and the cool evenings when there’s Continue Reading →
I was away from my kitchen for twelve days this month while Darrell and I were hiking in Yellowstone. My curiosity about the park was piqued when my aunt and Continue Reading →
Last week memories of my early days of parenting came flooding in as I crept out of bed and tip-toed into my grandson’s bedroom to watch his chest rise and Continue Reading →
I have to admit this is not my ordinary blog post. There’s a reason I’ve gone over the deep end. I teach Middle School students who are a breath away Continue Reading →
We have a lot of big ideas in motion here at our farmette. Most recently, we’re brewing hard cider in the library, pulling all kinds of breads and other goodies Continue Reading →
Just before Easter my son and daughter-in-law surprised us by announcing there would be a new grand-baby coming in October! Once they’d left Darrell smirked, “You do know that you Continue Reading →
Let me preface this post by saying that I’m not attached to grand prizes or blue ribbons. They’re fun to win but they’re not the reason that I enter the Continue Reading →
I was born into community. When my family gathered at my grandparent’s house for homemade pasta dinners, the place was jammed. That meant anyone who had not reached adult Continue Reading →
Panettone is an Italian sweet bread with a bit of a legendary past. My favorite story credits it to a baker named Tony who created a special loaf in order Continue Reading →