Ula was reasonable the first time we told her we wouldn’t take her camping. That was about three years ago. I’ve learned that the key to being an always-(physically, if not mentally) present mother is knowing where my boundaries are. I’ll cook great food for them. I’ll read to them at night. I’ll spend my […]
Archives for September 2017
BBQ Pork, without the BBQ
Wow! It still feels like summer here in the Northeast. Thinking of all you who might still be craving some barbecue while dealing with fall school schedules, I decided to re-post this much-loved favorite from a few years back. Enjoy! I have desires. I have opinions. I have needs. And when it comes to summer, […]
Subsistence Empire
The floor of the car is littered with paint chips. Bob and I have been choosing colors for our newest Sap Bush Hollow enterprise: the vacation rental, to be located in the apartment over the post office, next to the cafe. We bought the post office building in our hamlet two years ago partly to […]
Onion Soup
Remember that braised lamb shank recipe I shared last week? If you’ve got some of it left in the fridge, here’s the perfect way to use the leftovers. If you don’t feel like you have enough leftover onions to make this, slice up what you need in the morning, then line your slow cooker with […]
Sap Bush Cafe Hearthside Brunch Sat Sept 23, 9-1
Fall is HERE!!! Time to celebrate: Herb-roasted Sap Bush pastured pork with rich bone broth gravy Barbers’ butternut squash Barbers’ cabbage braised with Bohringers’ Cortland apples Homemade pie All GF and Prix fixe 16.95 PS: While our store remains open every Saturday morning, the cafe will be closed for three weeks’ vacation after October […]
Sap Bush Cafe Welcomes Fall Knitters!
We have a wonderful selection of 100% wool worsted-weight yarns, spun for us at a family mill in Prince Edward Island. Our sturdy yarns are not carbonized, so they are lanolin-rich and buttery in your fingers. (You can learn more about them here.) Our cafe & farm store also has a beautiful gas fireplace, glorious […]
Delicious Math
Our family is sitting on the edge of Mallet Pond just before sunset. Dusky Doodles is beside the water, a look of perplexed consternation on her furry face. The September air is clear, and we’ve found a sweet spot, where if we call out across the way, our echoes return over the water as clearly […]
Braised Shanks
In light of the discussion sparked by my image choice for last week’s piece, Must we eat the children? (you should’ve seen my inbox…), I couldn’t help but offer up a slow cooker shank recipe this week ;-). Our family recommends lamb shanks. And no. I’m not offering up any recipes for pickled feet. 2 tablespoons fine […]
Must we eat the children?
I’m losing track of how many winters I’ve spent working on this novel. I think 2017 marked the fourth. And while that manuscript sits on my computer awaiting my attention, an outline for a new book is growing like a fungus on my desk, taking shape regardless of the lack of time and sunlight I’m […]
The Essential Short Rib
I am certain short ribs are the most over-looked cut of beef. If folks want intense steak flavor with minimal interference, they reach for the rib eyes. If they want the comfort of braised beef, they go for the brisket or the chuck roast. …And then commonly douse it with heavy ingredients that mask the […]