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TWISTED BASICS
Just an invitation to those following the Basics with a Twist blog to check out my new blog: twistedbasics.com I think you’ll find this new direction a good read, super recipes that advocate whole food cooking.
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The Beat Goes On…..
2014 was full of surprises, challenges, joys and sorrows. We had a great farm year, in spite of the strange weather, tomato blight and wild animals vying for every crop. We lost our dear German Shepard Ella-Bella, who had been … Continue reading
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Infused With Love
Today I turn “60”. It’s a day that starts like many days, I shower, pour myself a cup of coffee and walk into our screened-in porch. This first hour has always been my favorite. My wife Val joins me to listen … Continue reading
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Tagged blood transfusion, brickyardfarms, essays, Faith, friendships
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Spring Rain, Tart Sorrel
Common sorrel or garden sorrel, is a perennial herb that is cultivated as a garden herb or leaf vegetable. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock. It is used by many different cultures including Romania, Russia, Ukraine and … Continue reading
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Tagged brickyardfarms, cultures, eggs, farm, food, recipes, sorrel, sorrel soup, spring, traditions
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An Outrageous Ragout
I was reading on Facebook the other day that there were some dangers involving eating too much kale. One comment said, “They were so over kale!” I can see the concern if you’re a green smoothie junkie who drinks a … Continue reading
Posted in Raves, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged beans, brickyardfarms, dinner, farm, food, garlic, greens, kale, locavore, raves, recipes, winter
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Tackling That Upper Crust
I have a confession to make. I love pie. In fact, I could eat one a week if it wasn’t for my waistline. The other part of this confession is although I consider myself an accomplished cook, I have always … Continue reading
Can’t Buy Me Love
We spent the day putting away all the Christmas decorations in the natural light while it was available. We are completing day eight of our holiday power outage. We have been without power since last Friday, due to a storm … Continue reading
Sounds of Silence
We woke this morning to a silent blanket of snow, covering every possible twig and shrub with the lightest form of silence imaginable. Emma, curled up at the end of our bed purred in contentment. Our home was absolutely still … Continue reading
Seeds of Change 2013
Barely into January, and here we are, catalogs spread over our kitchen table; with lists of vegetables and dreams in hand. At the beginning of each year, Val and I decide on what we want to plant for the next … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Essays, Farm News, Farmer's Market, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged dinner, essays, faithful customers, farm, food, food dollar, land, new crops, recipes, soups, stews, winter
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Comfort
It never ceases to amaze me how life will soften our hearts when we let it. The son of a dear friend of mine called to share that his mother had been taken to the hospital and had gone through … Continue reading
Basics with a Twist 