Some of the most meaningful photographs in my collection are the ones that were taken around our farm. I…
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These potatoes go perfectly with any spread you can imagine. They are creamy, flavorful and flat out delicious. They are…
As I’m sitting here recovering a bit from my surgery I stumbled upon a post I had meant to write…
Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies are exactly what they say: cookies with three kinds of chocolate. They are divine, if…
If you’ve ever been to the chain restaurant “Red Lobster” you’ve probably gorged yourself on these delicate little biscuits. …
Much to our surprise and delight this morning upon early chores it was discovered that Diamond had pigged. She…
I want to thank Heidy from the adorable blog: “The McCallum Shamrock Patch” for nominating our blog for the Liebster Award. …
I think you’ll be hard pressed to find a recipe that is more ‘Midwest’ than this one. Ham balls…
This simple addition to cut fresh fruit elevates it tremendously.…
This week I ran out of (gasp!) butter. That has happened one time in my last 4 years of dedicated baking. I…
This recipe is for my beautiful, sweet and caring friend Tiffany. I promised her a seafood dish today (since it…
I couldn’t call this blog Food & Swine without giving you a fabulous recipe for Perfect Lard Pie Crust…
This is one of my favorite quick cooking beef recipes, a modification of this recipe won a blue ribbon…
We made a quick trip to the barn to see the little pigs tonight. I can’t believe how big…
If you’ve attended one of my pie classes you’ll know my affinity for a nice crumb topped pie. This…















