Nearly every holiday, I show up with some variation on orzo salad. At Easter, there are peas, asparagus, and goat cheese, at Christmas, I’ll arrive with a version containing sundried tomatoes, walnuts, and feta, and, of course, you just know I’m showing up at your Labor Day party with a chopped up Caprese salad dumped… Continue Reading
Tiny Farmhouse Friday: Our First Litter of Gloucestershire Old Spots Pigs
Starting a pig farm is an awful lot like starting a family, only, you know, with less concern with affection between the partners. Though I do think that Zeke is rather smitten with Prudence and Rebecca, they’re a little less enthusiastic about him. He’s a pain in the arse at bedtime, he doesn’t know when… Continue Reading
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Hazelnuts
Brussels sprouts and bacon – or, heck, any hearty greens and bacon – is a dish that we eat so regularly that when it came time to write it in recipe form, I began totally overthinking it. Not that it’s bad to have to eat 5 or 6 batches of Brussels sprouts with bacon in… Continue Reading
Roasted Grapes with Saba
Typically, this time of year finds me waxing poetic (like so many of us) about pumpkin. Ah, I really do love me some pumpkin, it’s true. However, this year, I’ve stumbled upon a new autumn produce love, which I find myself eating morning, noon, and night (um, usually on different days, though. I didn’t want… Continue Reading
Maple-Mustard Marinated Pork Tenderloin
It should stand to reason that we love pork. I mean, after all, we are raising pigs here on our property, which is a strong indicator of pork predilection. And there is no season during which pork is more top of mind here than it is during the fall. Sure, we grill pork chops and… Continue Reading