This past weekend we paid a visit to my sister and her husband at their place not far from where we live. The kids always like to go along when we can…
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I love real honest old fashioned lemonade. Not the fake kind with millions of ingredients. Simply: Lemon, Sugar & Water. That’s all. My daughter has the same love for simple lemonade. She…
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As many of you know, I’ll be travelling to compete in Sutter Home Winery’s “Build a Better Burger” national cook-off in May in Napa, CA. This weekend I’ll be practicing my recipe…
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This is one of my favorite fancy-sounding side dishes. These potatoes are so easy to prepare and use a very limited amount of ingredients and are customizable, which as you know… I…
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Sadly I’m posting about our 4 orphans, which now are the 3 orphans. Wiggles, the smallest and most unfit of the 4 of the little Yorks did not make it through the…
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Today we weaned 2/3 litters of our little pigs off of Oink and Cinnamon. It is certainly time to do that and it was fairly easy. The two big ladies were excited to…
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Muffins: the perfect excuse to eat cake for breakfast. I love muffins and I certainly love cake. These delicious muffins are the perfect way to use up those ripe (or even overly…
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Some of the most meaningful photographs in my collection are the ones that were taken around our farm. I know so many people who have the exact same types of pictures and…
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These potatoes go perfectly with any spread you can imagine. They are creamy, flavorful and flat out delicious. They are pretty fancy too, and you can make them ahead of time and finish…
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As I’m sitting here recovering a bit from my surgery I stumbled upon a post I had meant to write a while ago and thought I’d finish it up tonight. I only ever…
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Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies are exactly what they say: cookies with three kinds of chocolate. They are divine, if you want a rich decadent cookie. The lower flour content makes these cookies…
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If you’ve ever been to the chain restaurant “Red Lobster” you’ve probably gorged yourself on these delicate little biscuits. I’ve changed the recipe up a little bit, using a touch of dill in…
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Much to our surprise and delight this morning upon early chores it was discovered that Diamond had pigged. She is the York gilt we kept (a few litters back) out of our beloved…
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I want to thank Heidy from the adorable blog: “The McCallum Shamrock Patch” for nominating our blog for the Liebster Award. This award is a way to spotlight smaller, local and/or up and coming blogs. When…
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I think you’ll be hard pressed to find a recipe that is more ‘Midwest’ than this one. Ham balls are one of my favorite childhood recipes. My Mom makes divine ham balls…
