Latkes–fluffy, savory pancakes made of grated potatoes–make a filling base for a cold-weather meal. We make them with regular potatoes, but we also like them made with sweet potatoes, whose bright orange color fits our fall mood so well. Sweet potatoes are also loaded with nutrients, so be thankful if they’ve been showing up at [...]
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Sweet Potato Pancakes: latkes with a twist
Posted in apple butter, cabbage, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, farmer's market, onions, potatoes, sweet potato, sweet things, tagged dinner, Food, recipe, recipes, vegetarian on November 19, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Why sustainable farms are healthier farms, in pictures
Posted in animals, Arkansas, chicken, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, dinner, dinner, farmer's market, frugal living, locavore, organic food, Ozark Mountains, turkey, tagged environment, family, Food, history, politics, recipes on November 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
A few weeks ago I had a chance to meet part of my Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. I don’t want to offend the vegetarians, but this picture very well may include that bird. I snapped a shot of these birds at Falling Sky Farm, now of Chime, Arkansas. Mr. Homesteader was so impressed with the [...]
Cream of Tomato Soup, from the garden
Posted in carrots, comfort food, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, cream, CSA, farmer's market, herbs, leeks, locavore, onions, organic food, organic gardening, soup, tomato, tagged dinner, Food, recipes, soup on September 20, 2010 | 23 Comments »
I don’t remember having creamy tomato soup that often as a kid, but I do remember how comforting a can of Campbell’s could be as I moved out on my own and couldn’t afford much else. Today creamy tomato soup still speaks comfort to me, but I quit that red can long ago in favor [...]
Some Local Farmers, in celebration of National Farmers Market Week, August 1-7, 2010
Posted in Arkansas, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, tagged environment, family, Food, health on August 5, 2010 | 10 Comments »
We raise a lot of our own food, but this year we’re growing less than usual, and I’m grateful that we’ve now got a farmers market relatively close–Searcy–, where I can fill in the gaps. It’s too far from my house for me to go regularly, but in my two visits I’ve been impressed with [...]
Quick Garden Fix: zucchini lasagna, zucchini parmesan, and zucchini fettucine
Posted in bread, cheese, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eggplant, Food, frugal living, gardening, pasta, recipes, summer squash, zucchini, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, gardening, low carb, recipes, summer, zucchini on July 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Did your neighbor just surreptitiously drop a bag of zucchini on your doorstep and run? Did you just uncover a zucchini club in your own garden that somehow escaped your notice for the past few days while it was growing into a gargantuan green nightmare? Did your otherwise lovable CSA bury you in summer squash? [...]
Baba Ghanouj: Roasted, Mashed Eggplant for a tasty, cool summer supper
Posted in appetizer, beans, bread, carrots, chile, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, cucumber, dinner, dinner, eggplant, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, garlic, herbs, Middle Eastern food, peppers, peppers, radish, summer, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, meatless Monday, recipes on July 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Meatless Mondays are making a comeback that they haven’t seen since the Great War–um, meaning World War I. Okay, yes, they had a resurgence in World War II, but that war was much less about slogans and much more about the reality of rationing. All that history aside, Meatless Mondays are a healthy way to [...]
Roasted Vegetables Fusilli with Italian Sausage and Goat Cheese
Posted in beets, butter, cast iron, cheese, chile, comfort food, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, dinner, dinner, Food, frugal living, gardening, herbs, Italian, leeks, mushrooms, onions, organic food, organic gardening, pasta, red pepper, red peter pepper, sausage, sweet things, turkey, vegetarian, tagged dinner, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on May 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Regular readers know I’m all about using what we grow here, in season. Fortunately, some foods stay seasonal months after you’d think possible, such as the butternut squash that I picked in early November and kept in a cool room for winter, preserving it for our use last night. For dinner we ate roasted butternut [...]
Chicken Breasts stuffed with bleu cheese, figs, and walnuts
Posted in beets, cast iron, chicken, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, dried fruit, Food, garlic, herbs, leeks, organic food, sweet things, walnut, wine, tagged chicken, cooking, dinner, family, Food, organic food, photography, recipe, recipes on April 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I guess if I had to explain this recipe inspiration, I’d say it’s the dried figs and bleu cheese sitting in my fridge and the chicken in my freezer. I’ve been getting a tangy, creamy bleu cheese (blue cheese) from a Minnesota creamery that rivals European bleus. The figs are organic but, sadly, all the [...]
Spicy Peanut-Sesame Noodles with broccoli and coconut-crusted chicken
Posted in appetizer, Asian food, beans, broccoli, carrots, chicken, chile, chives, cilantro, coconut, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, gardening, garlic, greens, herbs, locavore, mustard, organic food, organic gardening, radish, red pepper, red peter pepper, seafood, shrimp, snow pea, vegetarian, whole grains, winter gardening, tagged cooking, dinner, family, Food, gardening, organic gardening, photography, recipe, recipes on April 11, 2010 | 15 Comments »
We went from wondering if another ice age was on its way to believing in global warming again this week. The unseasonably warm weather cried out for a cooler dinner, and gigantic chives and Asian mustard that went from salad size to mandatory cooking overnight made me think of some of our favorite pseudo-Asian meals. [...]
Roasted root vegetables, chicken breast with red pepper relish, and beet greens with goat cheese
Posted in beets, carrots, cast iron, cheese, chicken, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, greens, herbs, leeks, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, radish, red pepper, sweet things, turnips, winter gardening, tagged cooking, dinner, family, Food, gardening, organic gardening, photography, recipe, recipes on April 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tonight we’re feasting on sweet roasted root vegetables, beet greens, and roasted chicken breast. Except for the chicken, goat cheese, and olive oil, the meal is coming from our garden, a harvest of root vegetables that got a head start over the winter and are now yielding Yum! Whether you’re feasting on fresh root vegetables [...]
