I know what you’re thinking, that summer came weeks ago on the Solstice. But here in Seattle summer rarely shows up before the 5th of July and this year was no exception. We spent the 3rd and 4th in down vests and long pants, enjoying the long weekend but wishing it was warmer. Then, predictably, [...]
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If I were a real foodie blogger I would never in a million years tell you what we had for dinner tonight. Luckily, I’m a farm blogger that happens to like good simple food and so I will share the one dish meal we made tonight. There’s no name for it, let’s just call it [...] I feel like I’ve been slacking on the Dark Days challenge these past few weeks so tonight I made sure that I had the camera charged and available and that I remembered to take some photos. It was a simple meal, the kind that you can put in the slow cooker in the morning and [...] Beef stew is a winter standby around here, and last week was no exception. I’ve found that the best way to make beef stew is long and slow in the oven. Even better is to cook it for hours one night and then eat it the next with cream biscuits straight from the oven with [...] The East: Jennie (Daftly Smitten) had an odd week due to all of the snow but still managed both Bittman’s polenta pancakes with local strawberry syrup (yum!) and Potatoes Anna. The potatoes also included apples, onions, mushrooms and a bit of cream. Hopefully life is returning to normal now. It might look monochrome, but it was a [...] It was chicken around here again, not that surprising I guess since we’ve still got more than a few in the freezer. This one was roasted in the oven since Mike has been working down on Hood Canal (5 hours in the truck every day) and got home just in time to eat. While the chicken [...] Do you have standby meals? Ones you can make without looking at a recipe or worrying about having the ingredients on hand? Kahula Pork is one around here. I originally got the recipe from Sugar Creek Farm, and we really haven’t altered it all, other than backing off a bit on the liquid smoke. It’s not [...] |
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