So what is the best sweetener? Can you imagine if there was one that not only made your food taste delicious but offered you a huge healthy boost too? A sweetener that made you smile with every bite while supporting your body’s immune system and heart health with every spoonful? Believe it or not, there is such a […]
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Because I’ve felt a little brittle at times this week, and because, well, chocolate is always a good thing, I thought I’d share my recipe for Chocolate Brittle Crackers with you. Scroll right to the bottom for the yumminess. It’s been a week of blindsides. Which are harder to deal with when you’re feeling brittle. It’s a funny thought,
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Hold everything–I literally just learned that Tuesday, Februrary 13, 2018, is PANCAKE DAY. Ummm, how have I never heard of this holiday that has apparently been celebrated for centuries? Admittedly, I do have maple on the brain these days. So of all the times to discover this amazing day of yum, I guess now–the season
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From baking cookies in cast iron to making new discoveries, I’ve been having a pretty good week around the homestead. Pretty-good-week fact #1: After unearthing an amazing light fixture this fall on our property’s centuries-old midden, I convinced my husband it should become our kitchen table light… and I LOVE it. Pretty-good-week fact #2: After years of enjoying
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Who wouldn’t love a recipe for super easy Squash Soup, anywhere, anytime? Add some homemade sourdough bread bowls (trust me, they’re easy to make) and you have an amazing meal. With a half a foot of freshly fallen snow, we’re enjoying a typical white January in New England. Which means today, on our little homestead,
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We didn’t make a gingerbread house. We made a gingerbread farm. Our inspiration? Our own 200-year old farmhouse, our own farm animals, and a Christmas without presents. I’d been out of town for most of November and December. I’d looked over the girls’ school work from my mom’s hospital room 400 miles away, video chatting
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Ever thought about trying to make your own maple syrup? This is the first in a multi-part series documenting my family’s failures (lots) and successes (a few) at our first attempt to do so. And I’ll fill you in on our results this year as well… it should be a SWEET series. btw, before you hesitate
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This Pumpkin Bread recipe with streusel topping might be the best pumpkin-flavored anything you make this season…
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Fresh-picked strawberries are one of the best joys of summer. Three summers ago we planted our first strawberry plants. They were pathetic, but they survived. Then we moved them. Two times. Two autumns in a row.
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Warning: the history or whoopie pies and recipe and all the can’t-resist calories that accompany this knowledge follow below. A Delicious Solution. A few nights ago I wanted something chocolate. (Who am I kidding? That’s every night.) She wanted something decadent. But neither of us wanted to spend long in the kitchen, because we had all christened the
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