Writer With A Farm

Category: My journey

  • My first time making apple crumble

          On this beautiful fall morning my kitchen was filled with scents of cinnamon, nutmeg and apples.  I’ve had the thought to make apple crumble for the last several weeks. We bought a bushel of apple seconds from the farmers market for 10 dollars. After making apple jelly, apple jam and apple butter my kitchen…

  • A Rainy Fall Morning

    I woke up to a beautiful yellow haze. It showed through the blinds on my window like God himself was saying good morning. When I made it downstairs I saw the yellow haze clung to the mountains and laid cozily upon the landscape. I started the hot water for my daughter ‘s hot chocolate and…

  • A Journey to More Nutritious Bread

    Today may be the warmest morning we’ve had in a couple of weeks. It’s 50 degrees. The rising sun is broadcasting a hazy glow across the green and auburn trees. The birds are singing their good morning song and I am sitting on my back steps, wearing a red robe, drinking a cup of coffee,…

  • Making cheesesteak rolls

    Let me start off by saying, this is not a how to post. This is a, I tried something new and it came out kinda good post, haha.  Two nights ago I made steak with potatoes and salad. It was delicious. I didn’t make all of the steak at that time so the next night…

  • Learning fermentation

    I recently have been listening to this podcast called Ancestral Kitchen. What I enjoy most about this podcast is how much I’ve learned about fermented foods. Fermentation is the food preservation method I had been looking for but didn’t know I needed.  While eventually I do want to learn to can and make shelf stable…