Happy Lamas (Harvest Festival) everyone!

This weekend brought some serious harvest bounty from farms here in our blessed Valley.  Ella and I managed to drive an hour out to Benson Place in Heath to pick up our wild blueberries, and on the way we stopped at the Greenfield Farmer’s Market.  We got ripe peaches, the first ...
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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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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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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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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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Hello everyone – hope your weekend was as warm and sunny as ours. It’s been so warm that Cole has his new coat, and looks all silvery white.  We planted peas, started more seeds, helped a wee friend celebrate her birthday, and built a chicken tractor (mostly).  Oh yes, and tried to rest.
From last week’s ...
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(This was too funny not to use – it’s a shot Ella took of me.)
On Sunday we had friends and neighbors over for a Maple Sugaring Party, just in time before a week of rain!  There was a wonderful chill in the air, a great bonfire, yummy potluck dishes, and lots of little people running ...
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Before we get started on the menu – we’re featured in a lovely article in The Atlantic about the revival of grain growing in New England – check it out here.
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Well, apparently you, dear Readers, weren’t the only ones excited by me talking about Keller last week, because this mysteriously appeared at our ...
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Hello everyone – thank you so much for your kind words and wishes for us and Ella.  I really, deeply appreciate it.  I thought I’d do a little bit of gratitude today, with some photos of some of the things making me smile these days (I am feeling much better).

And now, enough about me – ...
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