(sausage gravy and pumpkin biscuits – when I was pregnant my idea of breakfast was, apparently, meat meat and more meat)
After I started planning our dinners last winter, I was really excited about how well it went. How much calm it brought to my life. (Seriously, every bit helps!) So over the ...
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Every now and again, I like to make my weekly menu from a single cookbook. (You may remember last winter’s week of Ad Hoc – oh so yummy). Of course, you can’t do this with just any ol’ cookbook. I picked up a used copy of Cooking from Quilt Country at our ...
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Here in New England, we’re having a snow day!  I’m hoping for lots of playing in the snow outside, and lots of knitting inside.  Nothing like a blizzard to make you feel woefully unprepared with handknit goodness.  Hoping you all had a wonderful holiday, and are enjoying this special quiet time before the new year ...
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Hello everyone, here are two of the past week’s menus at our house, and I didn’t forget my promise for a nourishing vegetarian soup – Potato Leek is here to rock your tastebuds and soul.
Monday:  “Pasta” Cheesy Emmer, Roasted Cauliflower & Beets, Pan-fried Hamsteak
Tuesday: Soup with Meat Split Pea Soup with carrots, onion, and ham ...
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Fall Menu, from last week:
Monday – leftovers
Tuesday – “Pasta” Lasagna, with layered wheatberries, fast tomato sauce, and goat cheese
Wednesday – “Roots and Red” Porkchops, Mashed Potatoes, Baked Beets, Harvest Bread (the Michaelmas Loaf from All Year Round – we made ours with hazelnuts, flax seeds, and apple chunks)
Thursday – Casserole, Cassoulet with Flageolet beans, local ...
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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 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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