BLT with Homemade “Mahónnaise”

Hello there, today is officially the last day of summer.  I’m a bit  sad because we’ve only had one BLT sandwich this season (see the amazingly decadent picture below).  I’ll wait until you wipe that drool off your face.  To make our one and only BLT of the season extra special, I decided to make some mayo.  Because of the cooler weather, [...]

Brunkow Cheddar & Fractal Soup

Care for a bowl of cheddar and fractal soup?  No thanks?  Just what is that strange, dinosaur-like item below?  That my friends is a Romanesco broccoli.  A gift from Jenny & Rink of Shooting Star Farm.  Something between a standard broccoli and a cauliflower in flavor.  The structure is described as fractal because it is built up [...]

Bacon, Egg, & Cheese on Buttermilk Biscuit

Good morning sunshine!  During this time of the year in particular, I start to get a little morning crazy.  Just google “annoyingly perky” and you’ll get a picture of me grinning from ear to ear.  I like to wake up early (earlier than the time my dog Ollie requires his morning belly rub), go for [...]

BLT Sandwich

Hello everyone, this is what we had for dinner yesterday.  What could be better than a BLT sandwich on a hot summer night?  Whenever we’ve bought a package of bacon from Lois of Marr’s Valley View Farms this season, we’ve cooked all of it so that we have ready to eat bacon to use anytime.  The best way [...]