One of the silver-lining experiences of being underemployed – besides being able to think and write about food all day, which might just be a platinum lining – is that my greatly diminished, or, um, nonexistent, wine budget has led me to drink wines that I’ve owned for a while. If my net worth was… Continue Reading
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Red and White Onions from the Garden
We’ve started cleaning the garden up for winter. Where once there was zucchini and summer squash, tomato plants, and okra and onions, now there is overturned soil, a clean slate upon which to begin again in the spring once compost is worked back in. This season saw a lot of onions jammed into random spots… Continue Reading
Beating the February Blahs: Good News to Share
February is a blah time of year, particularly here in the Northeast, so I thought I’d share a few bright spots from the month with you. Before the holidays, I participated in Hodgson Mill‘s Have a Grain Holiday recipe contest, submitting a recipe for Whole Wheat Pumpkin-Pear cake with Ginger-Cream Cheese frosting (yep. thems alotta… Continue Reading
Congratulations – All-Clad, IceMilk Aprons, and PGG Cookbook Giveaway Winner
A big, huge, ginormous congratulations to Christina in Oregon who (very enthusiastically – in fact, I think we were equally giddy about it) won the All-Clad braiser, the IceMilk Apron, and the signed copy of the Poor Girl Gourmet cookbook. As luck would have it, Christina had already purchased a copy of the cookbook, so… Continue Reading
Tiny Farmhouse Friday: Standing Your Ground Regarding Pig Mud Pits
A few weeks ago, my brother asked me if we’d be making mud pits for Prudence and Rebecca. My answer went something like this, “Hell no. If it rains, fine, they can make a mud pit. But I don’t think we’ll be making any mud pits for them.” What I should have said, had I… Continue Reading