We are pig farmers We are a family of pig farmers. Let me share a bit about our diverse pig farm: We raise pigs in different ways on our family farm. We have…
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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies are the favorite cookie of this house as of late. I’ve tinkered with this recipe from the original Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chip cookie recipe you’ll find on the…
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Move over Pumpkin Pie. Your creamier, dreamier, luscious cousin is going to steal the show this Thanksgiving. You still reign ‘standard’ in the lineup of desserts on the spread of the Thanksgiving…
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Pumpkin Pie… need I say more? This is a deliciously perfect recipe for pumpkin pie and it happens to be the first recipe I ever shared on my blog. I use lard…
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This weekend, my Dad had a birthday and I have made it tradition to bake birthday cakes myself. I don’t bake cakes often (birthdays only, usually), so when I do… I want…
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My ultimate comfort food is any type of yeast bread (see: Simple Farmhouse Bread), but quickbreads like cornbread and apple bread come in a close second. This cornbread recipe was born out…
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Pork Belly + Whiskey + Honey + Curing and Smoking = Bacon Fantasia. Seriously, could life get any better? We butchered a pig recently, a Duroc barrow (Cookie Dough’s bro) and we…
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Sweet and salty Kettle Corn is our family’s number one, favorite snack. My husband grew up eating lots of popcorn and he’s passed down his love for it to the kids. A couple…
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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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We’re celebrating the upcoming fall harvest today in our house. Corn Muffin Thumbprints are delicious little bites of heaven, with delicate pieces of fresh corn studding each muffin. They are baked, cooled and…
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My sister bakes the best bars in the world. So much better than anything I can turn out. A couple of weeks ago she mentioned she wanted to bake a bit more (music to my ears)…
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$2,000 = Tender yeast dough + Lemon Cream Cheese Filling + Cherry Red Raspberry Filling + Vanilla Almond Icing = Cherry Danish Long version of the recipe: “Cherry Red Raspberry Cream Cheese…
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Today is a busy day at the Fair. My daughter will be competing in “Create a Family Baking Legacy” sponsored by the Knop Family and Miss NiNi’s Fine Desserts. She’s baking Red White and…
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To some, the term “Freezer Corn” may sound like an odd combination. For me, growing up in an Iowa farm kitchen… freezer corn is not only a ‘thing’, it is also an…
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For all of the pie-purists I know, a two-crust fruit pie (meaning pastry crust on top and bottom) is the most cherished pie of all. As a pie baker, if you are…
