Blueberry Muffins with Lemon and Yogurt
Blueberry season is finally here in our backyard garden. Cool weather lasted well into spring, so we’ve had to wait a couple extra weeks for the bushes to blossom and fruit. The berries are ripening and all four of my guys are excited about all the blueberry stuff we’ll make over the summer. Blueberry muffins, [...]
Whole Wheat Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake
The thing I like about coffee cake is that it isn’t just for breakfast or brunch, it’s also nice to whip up for a homey weeknight dessert. Our whole family adores the strawberry rhubarb combination in this coffee cake, with our homegrown rhubarb and fresh strawberries from Wegmeyer Farms, and the crispy topping and the [...]
Spring Recipes
From the Pantry: Instant Pectin (Strawberry Freezer Jam with Moscato)
When summer rolls around and it’s time to start making jams and jellies again, I stock up on pectin. Many of the recipes I make call for regular pectin, which requires cooking the jam or jelly, but … [Read More...]
Spring Greens Salad with Asparagus, Snow Peas, Radishes, and Honey Dijon Vinaigrette
Our spring garden is not as full as the summer garden, but each year we add a little more with the hope that eventually we will have a large cool weather garden space. This spring we planted snow … [Read More...]
The Kids Cook Monday
Creamy Cheddar Cheese Grits (Kids Cook Monday)
This is a special post for The Kids Cook Monday because today is the launch of their new website, which has recipes and tips for cooking with kids, including some instructional videos to help you get … [Read More...]
Honey Cinnamon Whole Wheat Waffles
It’s time for another post for The Kids Cook Monday, and this time our boys chose one of their favorite breakfasts, waffles. Around our house breakfast can also be dinner and the boys enjoy waffles … [Read More...]
The Farm Project
Chrysalis Vineyards: After Harvest (Sarah’s Patio Mulled Wine)
Chrysalis Vineyards is one of the easier vineyards to get to in Northern Virginia, just off Route 50 in Loudoun County. Set on 412 acres in the rolling hills of the Piedmont region, the vineyard … [Read More...]
The Farm Project: Ticonderoga Farms Fig Lovers Feast 2012 (Chicken with Figs and Honey)
The Ticonderoga Farms Fig Feast is in its second year, and had a happy crowd waiting to enjoy the farm-fresh figs. This year visitors were treated to Chef Patierno of Girasole and Panino demonstrating … [Read More...]
Gardening
Weekend Gardening: Growing Potatoes in the Winter, Part 3
This weekend it was time to check our potted potato experiment to see if we’d actually been able to grow anything. The plants got fairly tall as potatoes tend to do, and over the last few weeks had … [Read More...]
Weekend Gardening: Successes and Challenges
In spite of all the rain this year that has drowned parts of our garden, the tomatoes and peppers have continued grow. The tomatoes and peppers do well in their location on the south side of the … [Read More...]
Videos
Oktoberfest YouTube Playlist
Oktoberfest began as a wedding celebration in 1810, so it seemed appropriate for us to go to Oktoberfest during our German honeymoon 11 years ago, and each year we celebrate our anniversary with an … [Read More...]
YouTube Thanksgiving Turkey Playlist
Raise your hand if you are ready for Thanksgiving on Thursday. Are you one of those amazingly organized people who has done all your grocery shopping and has already started some of the early prep, … [Read More...]
