It is so easy to forget to see each other, to forget the separate paths we walked before we came together. We like to think we get to watch the sunset together on Friday nights. But more often than not, we don’t. Tonight is our night alone together. The girls sleep at Grammie and Pop Pop’s […]
Curried Goat (or Lamb)
Adapted from the new edition of The Grassfed Gourmet (available here), this is a simple curry like none you’ve ever tasted, with seasonings reminiscent of exotic African flavors. SHOWCASE • ON A BUDGET SERVES 3 TO 4 2-4 tablespoons lard, butter or tallow 2 pounds goat stewing meat or kabobs (lamb will also work) Salt and […]
The Pressure Canner
Farming and radical homemaking are great lifestyle choices….If you can avoid these pitfalls. It’s one o’clock in the morning. I’m walking through the kitchen, on my way to letting Nikki and Dusky out. After that, I need to draft the farm newsletter for the week. The moonlight streams in on the kitchen table, blanketed with […]
The Unattainable
Some things seem beyond reach… But only because we’ve forgotten how to stretch ourselves. My friend Nancy and I have brought Saoirse and Ula to a nearby art museum for an exhibit of Maxfield Parrish’s paintings. Saoirse is wandering the gallery with a notebook, gazing at the pictures and writing down story ideas. Ula […]
Band Camp
I thought her struggle was about clique politics. She taught me it was about communication. “Try to steer away from Greek mythology,” Bob counsels as he and Saoirse come down the porch steps, headed for the car. I hear them from the wood pile as they pass. “Oh! I know!” I shout over a heap […]
Herby Bamburgers
No, this is not some kind of play on Emeril. Bob and I have been talking up these burgers to all our customers, and we decided we’d finally share a recipe for them. By combining the beef and the lamb, then adding in a few fresh herbs growing outside the kitchen door, we find we’re getting […]
I am not my troubles.
We all face problems. That doesn’t mean they define us. I wade out of the pond and my skin tingles in the cool air as I slip out of my bathing suit and into warmer clothes. Bob offers me a turn in the kayak, but I refuse. He and Ula paddle off. Dusky perches on […]
Butterflied High-Roast Chicken with Crispy Potatoes
The new edition of The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook is nearly finished! We hope to have copies available for sale by the end of the month. To celebrate, here’s one of the recipes. Maryellen Driscoll, Free Bird Farm, New York Maryellen writes: “This chicken is roasted at a high temperature, which normally creates a lot […]
Honoring My Inner Goddess (of destruction)
Sometimes, the route that seems the most cruel is the most direct path to kindness. I have a habit of starting most mornings before the sun. I like to move through the house in the dark, avoiding artificial light as much as possible, slipping outside to watch the stars before the sky begins to lighten, […]
The 6 (or 7 or 8) pound lasagna
I don’t cook grains very often in our house. We don’t do much pasteurized cheese anymore, either. But when Ula pointed to some rice lasagna noodles in the grocery store a few weeks ago and asked me to tell her what they were and how they were used, I couldn’t resist. I mean, there was all […]
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