What’s for Supper?

Tonight I’m going to make steaks, baked potatoes and roasted carrots.  Here are my recipes for the carrots and potatoes:
Ingredients:

1 bunch carrots with tops

olive oil

salt and pepper, to taste

baking potatoes (I just bought a big bag of Maine potatoes)

Peel carrots and trim the top and bottom.  Put in a glass baking dish, pour over a little [...]

Why I Love Quilts

I have always loved quilts.   Growing up, a quilt was symbolic of not only warmth and protection, but also love.  Women make quilts for the ones they love, and they are often a gift of celebration.  For example, tradition in my family dictates that a quilt is a gift for a new bride or the [...]

Perfect Pancakes

Here’s a recipe that I like to make on a Saturday or Sunday morning, when we have time to relax.  You can add blueberries, but don’t mix them in with the batter, it will turn blue!  Instead, place berries on the pancake right after you put the batter in the pan.
Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 Tbsp [...]

Another Farmer’s Daughter

Since we all grew up on farms (North Branford or North Guilford), all the women in my family are farmer’s daughters.  Here’s a comment from my Aunt Dot, another farmer’s daughter!
 “This is indeed my favorite time of the year – time to get my hands back in the dirt.  My gardens are filled with memories; [...]

How Eco-Friendly is the Eco Jacket?

I was very excited when I heard about Levi’s new Eco line.  In fact, I thought for a moment about buying myself one of their new Eco-Denim Jackets.  Then I thought about it… I already have a denim jacket, and it’s worn in pretty nicely (it’s over 8 years old… and yes, it still fits).  [...]

Seeding the Future

Today, I planted some of the seeds that I bought a couple of months ago and plan to later transplant to my garden outside.  Ed and I cleaned off a utility table that his dad made for us while we were building our house, and we set it up in the “octagon” which will be [...]