Walking through Kroger today, I spied a whole wall of Instapot accessories. I've never seen cake pans for the Instapot before. I quickly looked up some recipes and decided I had to have the tiny bundt pan. The first recipe I decided to try was this Pumpkin Bundt Cake. I adapted the recipe some with … Continue reading Instapot Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Author: phillipsfarmbatavia
A Birthday Brew
Oliver is always curious about what I'm brewing up in the kitchen. This has been a big wine making year for me. I've made nearly a dozen different types. He was dying to try out the process for himself, which then led to a lot of questions about how beer is made and if the … Continue reading A Birthday Brew
Sourdough Pancakes
I awoke this morning to a happy sourdough starter overflowing its jar. Look how bubbly and active it is! It inspired me to look for a breakfast recipe to use it in. Many of the breakfast recipes I found required prep the night before but then I found Quick Sourdough Pancakes on food.com. They were … Continue reading Sourdough Pancakes
Sourdough Skillet
I've been playing around with all kinds of sourdough recipes since my starter needs to be fed every day or two. If you know me at all, you know I hate to let food go to waste. There's only so much sourdough we can eat though so I've been seeking more creative ways to use … Continue reading Sourdough Skillet
Ducks Training
Some of you may remember my mention of how our adopted rooster wasn't having any luck with the chickens so he had turned his eye to the ducks. In this video you can see the ducks wanting to walk away from me but also hesitant to keep going because Gorgeous George is down on the … Continue reading Ducks Training
Bug watching
Is it just me or has this been an especially bug filled summer? Maybe I've just been more aware of them. Josh and I were sitting on the front porch the other day when we noticed a swarm of large black bugs flying low over the grass. I managed to get up close and snap … Continue reading Bug watching
Apple Hoarding
There's an apple tree in the park by our house in Michigan that I always begin to check on each spring. It gets to be covered in lush white flowers in early June. I patiently visit each summer trip to check on the tree's progress as these flowers turn to small fruits then slowly get … Continue reading Apple Hoarding
Blackberry season at the Lake
Those of you who follow me will note that I have been absent from my blog for some time now. We have been going through some big changes around the farm. This past spring we decided it was time to step away from the retail sale of eggs. We have so much going on in … Continue reading Blackberry season at the Lake
The poem of creation is uninterrupted
I was visiting a student in Northside last week so I took the opportunity to stop by and see mom at Spring Grove Cemetery. The cemetery is also an arboretum, and this time of year is absolutely beautiful there - flowering trees, wildflowers, spring bulbs... everywhere you look something is blooming. The entrance to her … Continue reading The poem of creation is uninterrupted
Spring fever
“When the groundhog casts his shadow And the small birds sing And the pussywillows happen And the sun shines warm And when the peepers peep Then it is Spring” ― Margaret Wise Brown We wait for the sound of peepers around here as a sure sign of spring's arrival. The thing is, those darn peepers love … Continue reading Spring fever
