I know that pasta dishes aren't in fashion right now. But after the whole keto thing blows over, there will come a day when pasta makes a comeback, my friend. And when that day comes, I've got the perfect recipe right here to help the hungry soul reclaim their long lost affection for pasta. Delicious... Continue Reading →
When there is snow on the ground, and the wind is cold, and the skies are full of dirty white clouds that hide away the sun (the sun you haven't seen in days, mind you)...I say bake. Bake with your whole heart. Bake like your life depends on it. Why? Because the soul needs to... Continue Reading →
Books have a special place in our home. Our bookshelves are always full. Double and triple stacked sometimes, with everything from cookbooks to business manuals to novels of all kinds. But storybooks are my favorite. There's magic in between the covers of a good storybook. Danger. Adventure. Love. Everything that a young boy or girl... Continue Reading →
Some people think of them as pets. Others think of them as a nuisance. But on our farm, our barn cats are simply a necessary part of the ecosystem. Are you a cat person? Because I wasn't. Not until we moved to the farm. But I've changed in a lot of ways since we started... Continue Reading →
The market garden is now dormant. Asleep again as winter approaches. All is quiet where there once was a flurry of activity not that long ago. I always come into this season with mixed feelings of relief and gratitude. Our spring is so busy with planting and working the soil, and our summer with harvest,... Continue Reading →
Homesteading is all about the experience. We all come to homesteading for different reasons. But in the end, what we really crave is a different approach to life. An experience that transcends the meaningless grind that has become the norm in modern day living. For our family, it was a hunger for a simpler, more... Continue Reading →
Winter is coming. No matter how hard I fight it. That's just the way it is. So begins the annual chore of preparing our animals for what will inevitably come. Iowa can be brutal during the winter months. But with the right preparation and care our animals will thrive even in the heart of our... Continue Reading →
I'm thinking about what kind of people my children will be when they grow up. I think about this often. Mostly because I wonder if I'm doing enough to equip them for their future. Are we preparing our children to take care of themselves after we're gone? In our house, we try to balance technology... Continue Reading →
When we lived in Oregon, we had a favorite little Thai restaurant that served THE BEST Cashew Chicken Gai. I mean, it was perfect. Spicy. Full of flavor. Served over a wonderful Jasmine rice. Way more food than you could eat in one sitting. I'm not ashamed to say this was one of the few... Continue Reading →
I can remember when our neighbor asked us to watch their chickens while they were out of town. This was about five years ago. About a week into scraping poop off the board they used underneath the roosting area, wrangling the ones who always escaped and chugging through mud to fill buckets of water I... Continue Reading →