(her first “people”)
Whew – I’m grateful to have made it through a busy week – almost.  Happy May Day everyone, and blessings on your weekend.

Whew, this week has nearly gotten away from me, but I’ve been thinking about you.  How did your kitchen tool purging go?  Are you feeling lighter, and finding what you need more easily?  Are you scared?  If you can’t bear to give all those tools away just yet, put them in a box and put ...
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Hello folks.  Hope you enjoyed time out in the sunshine this weekend, getting your hands dirty!  Ella and Ben created her garden bed, and she got right to work hoeing.
From last week, we’re still loving that sourdough challah.  On Saturday morning, I made Challah French Toast, which I think definitely makes the cut for a ...
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This week, I’m grateful for the return of poetry to my life.

Spring Equinox
Today, we woke up
happy.  We fed the horse,
the sheep, we spread out a blanket
on the living room floor
and had a breakfast picnic,
giggling.  The sun warmed us,
we opened the windows, we remembered
this life’s perfection.
The day went on, and we forgot.
We were cranky, tired, our ...
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I’ve got some inspiration I’d like to share with all of you, to help make your kitchen a lovely place to be.  It’s so easy to feel that we don’t have enough time to cook at home, and I have found (both in my home kitchen and our bakery kitchen) that organizing your space can ...
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Hello folks – today a recipe, tomorrow we shall make your kitchen run more smoothly.  Sound good?  Here we go.
Last week we made the Rye Grits recipe from Lorna Sass’s Whole Grains Every Day Every Way (yes, I mention this book all the time.  That’s because she’s amazing, and one of the only resources that ...
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This weekend, after a day spent grumpy for no real reason, I was reminded of this phrase:
How can I be of service?
Which was, for me, a needed reminder that our family’s intention  truly is to be of service, through our work, our personal lives, and this space as well.  We hope that this ...
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I dream that I am a cabbage.
I find an unloved piece of land
and I begin to plant:
two rows of cabbages, and then
I fill the woolen earth with more
seeds.  Carrots, potatoes, squash, wheat.
They grow taller, I tend them gently, at night
I sleep in a bed of soft leaves.
When they are ready, my little cabbages gather their ...
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Tonight, we forgot all about our menu, and for dinner we had some bowls of locally made Dandelion-Leek Miso (oh how I love you, South River Miso!), with raw carrots and parsnips freshly dug from the garden, and some of this dip (a favorite from my childhood):
Yogurt Dill Dip
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise (I like ...
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Howdy folks.  I’ve got a little bean who’s decided, suddenly, that she is a night owl – hence my late post!  Here’s our menu for the week – hope your week holds lots of nourishing goodness.
* Oat Pilaf with Carrots and thyme, again (from Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way by Lorna Sass)
* Farro with ...
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