I must be feeling ornery today. I was reading the Sunday Star Tribune newspaper this morning and this article caught my eye in the business section – “Going Small Pays Off,” a question-and-answer article about a manager of a Twin Cities farmer’s market. As I would expect, she was asked how her business compares to the (and […] Read more…
The Worry and Work on Avian Influenza.
If you live in Minnesota and watch or read the local news, it’s been pretty hard to miss the almost daily reports of a deadline avian flu hitting turkey flocks in Minnesota. I’ve written about it for Agriculture.com (most recently here) but I haven’t covered it too much on my blog. It’s hard to put […] Read more…
Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake
I don’t mind telling you that I’m not ready to start a new week. Do I have to? I believe I’d like to continue my state of denial at least through Madam Secretary and The Good Wife tonight. You don’t mind, do you? So first of all, the sun actually shone in Minnesota the entire weekend […] Read more…
Turkey Tuesday: Mac and Cheese with Smoked Turkey Sausage
Sometimes a mom just needs a go-to macaroni and cheese recipe that isn’t straight out of a box. As much as Joe would prefer the box variety (and generally I’m fine with that), I sometimes get a craving for the homemade stuff. Like this Mac and Cheese with Smoked Turkey Sausage. This is one of […] Read more…
Easter. Family. Farm.
When life gets stressful for me, I always find the farm a very helpful place to get away. Is it the sense of calm that descends as we drive down the very familiar driveway, lined with decades-old trees and farm fields near and far to the eye? Is it because no matter how old I get […] Read more…
Turkey Tuesday: Egg Bake with Turkey Sausage
Let’s hear it for breakfast for dinner! (And this Egg Bake with Turkey Sausage.) That’s what happened at our house tonight because I wanted to make today’s turkey recipe and get some good photos of it. Ah, that’s life living with a blogger. Teacher Man and Joe didn’t even blink. I think they must be used […] Read more…
Toddler Time!
We spent time with our niece, Miss Morgan, on Saturday and Sunday morning. She’s just over 15 months and quite the little toddler now. Tonight, as I was going through all the photos I took, I realized I had captured quite a few different looks. So tonight, I bring you a melange of Morgan expressions […] Read more…
Does USA Today know how your chicken got to the table? (No, they don’t.)
Honestly. Sometimes I just want to watch House Hunters on HGTV and not worry about the demise of critical thinking in this world. But no, invariably something happens to mess up the best of plans. Like this USA Today opinion piece that was posted last night: “Know how that chicken got to your table? Our […] Read more…