Farm Eats

You have asked and finally we have answered! Visit the blog every Friday for the weekly “Farm Favorite” recipe. The Tomato Basil soup has been re-named pizza soup by the children. As [...]

When all the grandchildren showed up for a date with grandma and grandpa this past weekend, my mom had made some beef jerky for snack. It was a huge hit, especially with one of my daughters who [...]

I don’t fix chicken fried steak often. Actually, I’ve only made this dish about 3 times in my entire life. Let me tell you–it’s worth the work that goes into it! [...]

I am not a pancake lover–I prefer a savory breakfast and kids that aren’t sticky. I also don’t like to smell syrup in a moving car or other close quarters, thanks to 13 years of [...]

I love homemade macaroni & cheese. It’s true comfort food. I only make it for special occassions and Christmas dinner is one such occassion. This year I made two dishes–a kid [...]

Maybe you’ll have a bunch of guests in town over the next couple of weeks, or perhaps you will have more time on your hands to make a big breakfast for your family. Here is a great way to [...]

We grew up in an area where delicious subs, pepperoni rolls, pizza, and calzones were readily available and out of this world thanks to Italian-American families that immigrated to our neck of [...]

This sort of started with creamed spinach in mind, then evolved into something tomatoey and lemony, too. It was good, and everything could easily be done in 20-30 minutes, especially if you use [...]

Children enjoy roasted vegetables a lot, most likely because they are sweet and tender. Roasted carrots are pretty popular here at school. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peel 1-2 pounds of organic [...]

This was a fun lunch at school today. Boil small-medium sized potatoes until they are fork tender. Drain the potatoes and smash them flat on an oiled baking sheet. Oil the top of the potatoes [...]