Photo midiman What a powerful thing, food. We have to eat, and it is so easy to eat badly. For some reason our society started thinking that food was supposed to be fast and furious, indulgent, and that we were much too busy to prepare …
It is November 1, and that can only mean one thing: It’s NaNoWriMo time!!! This year, I am doing something a bit different. Generally, you are supposed to be working on a manuscript all month and working towards a rough draft of sorts. I love …
Oh yea, I went there! Why not make it? We have a few in the freezer, and this week we could really use something for sandwiches. If you are brave or curious enough to try it, here is what you do: Rinse the tongue and …
So much excitement around the farm, my poor personal blog is gathering dust. Fall has arrived here, which means pumpkins and squash to process. Last year, I wrote a blog about how to process fresh pumpkins for pie.On to the news.Tuesday, I went to the …
Here is Bekah, picking apples from the kid’s display at the Nebraska State Fair, 2011. She had quite a good time, doing the same chores that we do on our farm, only this was with pretend food. Clearly, she has tending the land in her …
The Farming Wife is very excited to report that I am actually going to leave the farm for a few days, and go to Farm Aid 2011, in Kansas City, Ks. I am working of course, covering it for Foodista.com and About.com, and reporting back …
All the work, the sweat and the cursing has come to pass. Now my garden is giving back. Every morning and night, as I walk the rows, veggies seem to ripen before my eyes and finally, we have fresh produce. I love all the things …
Bekah is almost 18 months! She is such a peach and loves to help me cook. Here she is waiting to scrape the extra flour off the measuring cup. Awww. We have been having quite a bit of kale lately. It is one of the …
I love to pickle things. Admittedly, my actual cucumber pickles are not so great, but I can make a mean pickled zucchini slice. The thing about pickles, is that they are just a food soaked in brine and spices. That is it.As far as the pantry goes, pickling is …
This post is the result of a link about McDonald’s serving pseudo-oatmeal now. I realize that we all have a choice about food. I get that. My issue is them selling this as a healthy alternative. It is akin to their lies marketing choice of …