Cooking, Creating, Baking, and Farm Life
Cooking, Creating, Baking, and Farm Life
The baking extravaganza all started with the announcement that my two daughters were coming over early Sunday morning! They had a to do list to do with the horses, it was going to be one of those wonderfully long days filled with outside chores , good food, laughter and complete exhaustion at the end of the day. Because I always have a to-do list that needs some TLC every now …
Hear Ye! Hear Yes, spring has sprung here at Long Ears Farm. This morning when I went out to do morning chores, I was greeted by the sound of a spring songbird. We have known each other for many years now, and I always say “See you next spring!” every time he flies south and I go indoors for the winter. I felt like a rebirth is occurring, within …
I am an avid writer that enjoys the cooking experience, from planning the meals, to shopping ingredients, to spending time in the kitchen creating the dish. Most importantly I luv to eat what I cook, I enjoy the flavors and textures in all foods. I luv to immerse myself in the smells and aromas that invoke so many memories, isn’t it funny how a chocolate chip cookie can take you …
Hi, I’m Nancy I live on a small farm in rural Colorado. I have a passion for trying new recipes, you could say I really luv to cook, and bake. Over the years I have found the best way to cook and bake, for my recipes until the dishes are perfection. So far I have shared my recipes to my family and friends in 2 Cookbooks, with my latest addition …
So, I must make a confession, I really enjoy a hearty breakfast, I always have, to me it’s the most important meal of the day. Eating a good hot breakfast always starts my day off on the right foot. The ritual allows me time to sit down at the breakfast table, gaze out the window and take in a moment of pure joy as the sun rises and the day …
I learned this recipe from my mom, who I am certain learned this from her mom, it has been passed down thru the years and stayed the same. By placing crumb mixture on the bottom of the pan with the apples in the middle, this adds a sweet blast of flavor to each bite. The oats give this dish texture in every bite, there’s nothing better than sweet tasting baked …
Recently I had my daughters over for a nice Saturday afternoon lunch so we could put the phones down and sit and chat face to face. I invited them over intending to make Potato Latka and pork tenderloin with applesauce, which sounds delicious, but all I saw was a vision of myself standing in the kitchen slaving at the stove.  I decided two things, that I didn’t really want to …
I most always have a craving for fresh peppers, red onions and cabbage, I like to use them in stir-fry, soups, and now this amazing recipe for the cabbage and sausage dish.  This dish will fill you up with a warm hearty meal, right when you need it the most. The cabbage and sausage dish is a quick and easy meal to make, I mean if cooking last minute is …
I just want to give a shout out to all those hard working kitchen workers that supply us with delicious food every time we have a meal at their establishment. Whether its a small café tucked into small town America, or a restaurant chain that serves absolutely everything, to a fine dining restaurant we all need to say “thank you”. I was recently sitting in a small café in a …
To chili or not to chili that’s the question on this cold and snowy winters day. I am one of those people that like to eat chili only in the fall and winter, for some reason I just don’t crave chili in the spring and summer. My chili recipe sustained me and my daughters thru many a cold night when they were growing up. We would have chili one night …
Remember when I posted the Italian soup base recipe earlier this year? Well the tortellini and meatball soup with fresh spinach is just what you need to make with the Italian Soup Base. I made this dish the same day as eating it with my crock pot, as I wasn’t quite sure what time we were going to eat, so I started it in the morning and by the time everyone …
I must have eaten 8 of the spinach dip phyllo cups, slowly one at a time as I found myself on Christmas morning standing at the appetizer table just staring off into space, The original plan was to make Mushroom Wellington and not these wonderful Spinach Phyllo cups, the original plan called for sheets of phyllo dough for my creation.  You see I am a procrastinator, and I was out there …
Christmas Day breakfast has always been a tradition in my family. One of the holiday traditions that I hold near and dear to my heart is Christmas morning breakfast. It’s a test of the ultimate self control, while we open gifts in the morning with our tummy’s grumbling no one is allowed to be hangry as we enjoy opening all the gifts silently waiting to go eat breakfast! Thru the …
I am not going to be shy about my love for mashed potatoes with garlic and butter anymore! There is nothing more satisfying than a nice heaping serving of garlic buttery mashed potatoes on my plate, even if that means sacrificing plate space for other side dishes; dirty mashed potatoes with win every time. I highly recommend using the Red Potatoes for this dish, the Red Potatoes have a thinner …
