Harvest continues to roll on, with beautiful weather, though things are getting really dry now. Before heading out this morning, I have to give you one of my favorite fall recipes. I’ve…
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Simply roasting vegetables in olive oil, salt and pepper is one of the easiest ways to prepare a side dish, and also the most natural ways to coax the flavor out of…
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Today marks eight happy years of marriage with my husband. Never again will I be able to surprise him with a gift, as much as I did this year. I got him…
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The weeks are dwindling away and I find myself worrying that we haven’t squeezed every last bit of summer fun into our schedule, so we’ve been working on that. The start of school…
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Chances are, if you ate school lunch in Iowa in the 90’s, you got WACKY CAKE. The school I attended had this recipe down pat. Hands down, going away… my FAVORITE part…
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Bacon, Ground Pork, Caramelized Onions, Gooey Cheese, Country Bread… this is the ultimate pork-inspired, Patty Melt sandwich. My husband approves 100% and tells me it blows my $17,500 Sour Apple Pork Burger out…
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As promised! The sticky-roll version of pumpkin cinnamon rolls. These were the favorite of my Dad. I snuck him a warm roll up into the combine and he took a mini-break to…
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I have been nipped by the ‘baking bug’ as I’ve spent quite a bit of my time recently with my family, helping bring the crops in for Harvest 2014. Time in the…
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Perfect caramel sauce is hard to come by. This sauce is wonderful for dipping apples, or for making a caramel apple sundaes. It comes together easily and pretty quickly too! Candy thermometers need…
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We’re deep in the heart of harvest time and as many of you know, that leaves little time to get healthy meals on plates at the end of the day. I frequently get asked…
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Plain and simple, here are some snapshots of harvest so far this year. It has been damp recently so we haven’t been able to get out to the field and harvest the crops… but…
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Cherry D is one special pig. She’s the newest addition to our small show pig family. When I win a baking contest, it is now tradition to buy a pig (usually a…
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If you are a member of my family or have ever ridden along during harvest, you know about Tractor Trail Mix. I’m not usually one to post recipes that are THIS STINKIN’…
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Birth to the Kill Floor: 12 dynamic bloggers experience 100% through the #farmtopork Blogger Tour in NC. *I was a sponsored guest of Animal Ag Alliance on the #farmtopork US Blogger Tour.…
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Easiest. Craft. Ever. I love simple projects that will catch the attention of kids of any age. These ‘stained glass’ pigs are made from 3 basic items: construction paper, tissue paper and contact…