We are coming to the time of year when heavy, rich foods replace light salads and garden-fresh vegetables. Here on the farm, these next few Persephone months with little sunlight mean nothing grows, and we need to draw as much sustenance as possible from the stored harvest. For those of you who have to pay […]
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Bolognese Short Ribs
Bolognese Short Ribs This is a frequent go-to recipe in my house for it’s satisfying flavor, and for it’s meal-stretching economy. Grassfed short ribs are an inexpensive cut that are high in fat (the source of those amazing Conjugated linoleic acids and Omega 3 fatty acids), which makes them a calorie-dense food that can keep […]
Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled: Reading & Signing Tomorrow @ Noon, Washington Park, Albany
Friends; I will be doing a reading from my newest book, a collection of essays titled Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled, tomorrow at noon in the teaching tent at the Local Harvest Festival in Washington Park in Albany, NY. Officially, the book will not be released for sale until November 15. However, we will have a limited number […]
Teriyaki Short Ribs
The fall grassfed beef harvest has begun. Time to braise some short ribs… We’ll be cutting beef this week, and with the temperatures turning cooler, my mind is going to the rich, creamy fat of short ribs. They are an inexpensive cut, but so full of flavor and good fat cover, even the smallest […]
Regrets and Student Debts
On June 18th, 1999, while on a camping trip, Bob and I were hiking through Asticou Terraces on Northeast Harbor in Maine. We’d had a series of thunder and lightning storms, but on that afternoon, the clouds finally parted and rays of sunlight dappled golden splashes along the forest floor. We came to a resting […]
Of Songs and Suppers
“Can we invite Cyndi Lauper over for dinner?” Ula asks. Occasionally, my children’s dim understanding of reality surprises me. I am standing in the kitchen, searing pieces of beef before flicking them in the slow cooker to make a stew for Saturday at the market. She will be accompanying me, even though the forecast […]
The Path of the Sun
The snow still lay thick on the ground outside the window one March morning a few weeks ago as Saoirse struggled over her math lesson. Customarily quick to pick up on each progressive step in the syllabus, on that particular morning, her brain had a mental block on decimals. The muscles on her face were […]
Agrarian Domesticity
Going through my archives in search of apropos essays for re-posting, this one came to the surface. As you can probably sense, it was written during one of my more cynical moments. I am certain many of you can help me revise and update this job description….I’ve yet to have anyone apply! I am still […]
On Turning 40
I turned 40 this past week. Bob knows better than to abrade my spirit with the social stress of a birthday party. My perfect jubilee is one spent cloistered away from the world, allowed to celebrate with the forest, my family, my dogs and my thoughts. Turning 40 has absorbed a lot of […]
Time to Brine
Folks! St. Patty’s day is around the corner…have you got your brisket in your brine yet? Here’s a recipe (taken from p.231 of Long Way On A Little, for those of you who don’t own a copy yet!). I am still chipping away at the new manuscript, and anticipate returning to regularly scheduled Tuesday Posts […]
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