• Most Popular Recipes 2014

    It’s hard to believe we’re beginning 2015. Already?! More than any other year, 2014 seemed to race by, each new month whipping by faster than the last. Ours was a predominately positive year, filled with tremendous amounts of change. Good change. That said, in 2015 I hope to find a little more…

  • Vegetarian Sausage Stuffing

    This warm and comforting vegetarian sausage stuffing will please a crowd! We do two different Thanksgivings and Christmases every year. It’s a result of having both sets of parents close-by in Maryland, and also other family members that now live out of town. I’ve grown up celebrating this way, so…

  • Growing Organic Potatoes

    I don’t have a green thumb, but thankfully when it comes to things like growing organic potatoes and tons of other produce, my mother, sister and brother-in-law do. Two weekends ago it was time to start digging up the potatoes in the big garden on the homestead. My mom’s a…

  • Easy Cornbread Recipe

    Cornbread is a dinner accompaniment that everyone seems to forget about. And, I have to wonder…why? Here’s what’s funny. Cornbread’s REALLY easy to make and I bet you already have the list of ingredients sitting right in your pantry and fridge. The exception, one might argue, could be buttermilk. Good news – that’s an easy…

  • Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Bacon

    These melt-in-your-mouth roasted brussels sprouts with bacon are TO DIE FOR. Brussels sprouts are like the hipster vegetable. They’re cool because they’ve always been so UNcool. It’s ironic. Although hipsters are technically conformists within their own subculture, in comparison to the much larger mainstream mass, they are pioneers and leaders of the latest cultural…

  • Whipped Parsnips and Potatoes

    Whipped parsnips and potatoes is no exact match for classic mashed potatoes, but they were creamy and delicious nevertheless AND ready in twenty minutes. Our CSA bag this week included parsnips and a variety of other goodies like kiwi, apples, potatoes, rainbow carrots and zucchini. I joked that this week’s…