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Farm Life

  • Food

    Strawberry Preserves & Al Christian

    Over the weekend we had the privilege of hosting one of the great influences in my husband’s life, Al Christian. Al ran the Swine Teaching Farm at Iowa State University for over…

  • Pigs

    #WPX15 & Summer!

    This past week has been a total blur. The first two days we bid a fond farewell to my daughter’s kindergarten school year (and amazingly I didn’t cry like a baby for…

  • Farm Life

    April Fool’s Farm Style

    If you know me well, you likely know that April Fool’s Farm Style pranks are one of my strong suits. This year was rather lame, (weak effort: ‘pigs are out, etc’– but…

  • Dinner

    Pork Tenderloin and Baby Potatoes

    Pork tenderloin with baby potatoes and a rich pan sauce secured a spot in the regular dinner lineup today.  This meal was completely put together and on the table in around 35…

  • Snack

    Tractor Approved Energy Bites

    These little goodies are full of healthful ingredients PLUS they happen to taste like cookie dough, if you ask me.  They are full of good tasting ingredients and have loads of fiber…

  • Dinner

    Beef Bourguignon & Working Cows

    Julia Child was first to arrive on the scene as a culinary entertainer, in my opinion. She was so interesting to watch and cared so deeply about every recipe she created.  I most…

  • Dinner, Lunch

    The Best Pork Carnitas

    Recently, I read that a fast food chain restaurant was unable to serve Pork Carnitas on their menu due to an issue with a pork supplier in their chain. I’ll spare ya the details,…

  • Dinner, Lunch, Snack

    Sandi’s Butter Dips

    The recipe for Butter Dips is one of the most coveted family recipes that I’ve gained in my recipe book in the last year. These delightful tender biscuit like fingers go with virtually…

  • Food & Swine

    Grandma Madeline

    This week I lost a very special person in my life.  My Grandma Madeline passed away on Monday morning.  She was the inspiration and motivation for many of my different baking adventures.  She…

  • Food & Swine

    Pigged Out Patty Melt

    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…

  • Farm Life, Food & Swine

    We Are Pig Farmers

    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…

  • Food, Food & Swine

    Little Farmer Cake

    This week, my son turned 3 years old.  The build up to his birthday was nothing crazy, but he had a definite opinion about his birthday cake.  He repeated over and over…

  • Food, Food & Swine

    Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

    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…