A taste of country living without leaving home. Featuring food writing and fresh original recipes, farm stories, news from the organic heirloom kitchen garden, artisan bread baking, and more! All from a 240-acre remote Missouri farm.
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With Apologies to Tania, Garrett, Garrett's Grandma Capune, and My Dogs These Giant Cookies are a Hit with Both Kids & Grownups Before I became a farmgirl in rural Missouri, I was (among other things) a graphic designer in urban Nortnern California.
Nice Enough for Thanksgiving, Easy Enough for Everyday
"Not only are these not organic," I whispered to Joe last winter as I grabbed two bags of Trader Joe's packaged brussels sprouts, "they're from Mexico!"
"Am I going to have to stage an...
Easy Autumn Baking with Less Fuss, More Flavor
Does Dessert Get Any More Comforting than This?
My next recipe post was supposed to be for the quick roasted brussels sprouts I've been eating by the pound lately—and which would be perfect for...
Dolores and Her Baby Girl, About One Hour Old (previously posted photos here)
She's gone.
At first I thought she'd just caught a chill and then had become weak from not nursing for a couple of hours, but there was something else wrong. Something not...
Shining on a Brand New Day (& Silly & her Darling Daughter) — Stop and Breathe It In
It's beautiful outside! I'm finishing up a long farm story post that will hopefully be posted tonight, but in the meantime I thought I'd share a glimpse of our...
