We enjoyed a visit today from my former coworker Allyn and her children. Little Nina is almost four and enjoyed herself tremendously last time they visited, early in the summer. She sat on the tractor, ate beet greens straight from the garden, collected eggs and even swam in the pool. Allyn said Nina had been … Continue reading Farm Kids
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Caramel Pear Crumble
This pear crumble recipe was inspired by the big old pear tree in our front yard, which I've been writing about all week since we picked over a hundred pounds of pears from it last weekend. I thought a pear crumble would work well with the texture of the pears. They are firm, similar to … Continue reading Caramel Pear Crumble
Spiced Pear Butter
I love apple butter. I mean, who doesn't right? My go-to recipe for apple butter is from one of my favorite canning cookbooks, Canning for a New Generation by Liana Krissoff. I was excited to find that Krissoff includes a variation on her apple butter recipe for pears. Since I have an abundance of pears from our … Continue reading Spiced Pear Butter
Juicing Pears for my Favorite Fall Cocktail
Another one of my favorite uses for our pears is juicing. It's a fairly easy way to use a lot of pears and it makes a gorgeous golden juice. First I remove the stems and any yucky spots on the pears and then cut them in half. Then they go into the juicer about 8 … Continue reading Juicing Pears for my Favorite Fall Cocktail
Pear Harvesting
We have a huge old pear tree in our front yard that drops loads of pears in the fall. My neighbor Rita and her husband Frank planted the pear tree many many years ago, just after Rita's mother passed away. It's been producing fruit for decades now, here on this farm. No one is quite … Continue reading Pear Harvesting
Happy volunteers
It's always exciting when a plant volunteers itself in the garden. This spring I had a few tomatoes volunteer from last year and bunches on ground cherries. Midsummer brought the happiest volunteers of all- these big beautiful sunflowers. I filled the bird feeders with black sunflower seed because I love watching the bright red cardinals … Continue reading Happy volunteers
Cherry Brandy
My husband's friend Doug sent him a message about a month ago asking if I could do anything with some sour cherries. Doug knows my love of culinary adventures. I had no idea what I would do with them at the time but I told Josh to tell him: Yes, I will take them! Doug … Continue reading Cherry Brandy
Homemade Caramel Apples
On our drive home from Michigan one of the boys asked if we could make some caramel apples with the apples we got at Diehl's. I thought that sounded like a grand idea. My mother absolutely loved caramel apples so the idea of making some with the boys warmed my heart. Every fall it seemed … Continue reading Homemade Caramel Apples
Michigan Apple Fun
It was a beautiful morning up here in southeastern Michigan. We came up to see my in-laws for the holiday weekend but needed a little time out of the house so Josh and the boys and I set out to a local apple orchard. Diehl's is not a u-pick but they do have a neat … Continue reading Michigan Apple Fun
September in the Garden
September is the month that the garden begins to wind down. It is still producing a lot but also transitioning as many plants come to the end of their lifecycles. Just this week I pulled out the big red leaf kale that was left in the middle of the garden and added it to the … Continue reading September in the Garden
