Carrots are one of the big crops on the farm. Hubby loves them, Cappuccino the bunny munches the greens – he’s not really fond of the carrot itself. Most years I have plenty to freeze and a surplus to make a lovely soup for the […]

In the years when I am lucky enough to have zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes all come in at the same time I make sure that I get busy canning ratatouille. This classic French vegetable stew is of one of our favorite meals here on the […]

Every year the beets come in and I have to decide what to do with them. Hubby loves beets – me? I can pretty much do without them. I did learn that Chocolate Beet Cake is seriously awesome which truly surprised me.  Most of the […]

The strawberry patch is reaching the end of production for this year. It’s been an OK year – so far we have gotten about 18lbs of berries. Not bad but nowhere near the 55lbs we brought in one year. Some went in the freezer, I […]

Ketchup is apparently a quintessential American Food. How do I know this? I learned it from the new book, American Food: A Not So Serious History by Rachel Wharton. I received the book at no charge as part of the Abrams Dinner Party. Read on […]