This is an easy and yummy recipe, and a different way to serve up fresh summer green beans! Serve this at your next barbecue or simply as a side dish for dinner. Green Bean Salad INGREDIENTS 2 lbs green beans, washed & ends snapped off 1/2 c extra virgin olive oil 4 TB lemon … Read more
PrintGrilled Pork Chops with Mushroom Sauce Rating: 51 Ingredients6 pork chops, 1 inch thick 1 1/2 tsp ground thyme 1 1/2 tsp ground rosemary 1 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp garlic powderMethodCombine all of the herbs & spices in a small bowl. Rub this mixture into the pork chops and … Read more
Things I love: That the sun has come out!! At least mostly! The kids have the little plastic pool out in the backyard and they have been playing like crazy! My peas are growing! My garden is huge (50 feet by 100 feet) and so far it’s looking beautiful! (Read: the weeds have not had … Read more
This is one of my very favorite chicken recipes. It is SO easy and very yummy. Ingredients 3 pounds chicken pieces (legs, thighs and/or breasts) 1/2 cup butter or ghee, melted sea salt and black pepper 1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth (for gravy) Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour 1/4 cup of … Read more
I shared this recipe in a newsletter back in the fall, but I figured that it should probably be on the site so that people can access it whenever they want! I did not think I would like Brussels Sprouts, but this recipe is SO, SO, SO good. My kids, especially Farm Boy 2, LOVE … Read more
Two weeks ago we went to Disneyland. We spent 3 days there and we loved it. Last week my husband went to California again, for work. He does not have to travel often (thankfully!), but sometimes he has to. This time it was for THREE DAYS. Yikes. We missed him! While in California, this time, … Read more
A few weeks ago, my family started trying a few foods that are not on the GAPS Diet. We have been on this diet 2 years and 3 months now, and we figured it was time to start. I wrote my belly fat post, and around that time we were considering 2 options: Doing the … Read more
I’m saying we as in me, you, all of us. Farm life has made us realize how disconnected we are. What are we disconnected from?? Our trash. Where does it go? Every week we set a can out at the curb and a truck takes it away and we never have to think about it … Read more
As a hog farmer (who appreciates heritage breeds and pigs who forage), I am concerned about this Michigan ruling. Here are some of the pigs we raised last summer. They are part-hertitage breed. We plan to eventually raise all heritage breed pigs (for natural foraging abilities, better quality meat, better bacon, better lard, etc.), and … Read more
The last time I tried lamb, I didn’t like it at all. We had purchased 1/2 of a lamb through a farm a year or so ago, and I didn’t like it. My husband ended up cooking it whenever I wasn’t going to be home for the evening or I was away on a retreat … Read more