Put your garden greens to work in this slow-cooker lasagna recipe, and prepare to be impressed when the noodles come out tender and flavorful.

This quick and easy recipe for Celery and French Green Lentil Stew makes for a satisfying lunch or dinner.
This recipe for the classic italian dish requires a bit of effort, but this cheesy and savory results are worth the effort.
This rich, creamy soup is made in your slow cooker and can be spiced to your taste with hot sauce and personalized with a variety of toppings.
This spicy slow-cooker recipe will give you a south-of-the-border kick for your next dinner.
Allow the aroma of the Mediterranen to fill your kitchen while this lamb-and-tomato recipe simmers in the slow cooker.
In Farmstead Chef, we revel in the serendipity of a new ingredient combo or fresh technique that may lead our taste buds into new levels of satisfaction. Case in point: Chocolate Basil Whisky Cake.
Crunchy Breadsticks make the perfect partner for a summer salad. More fun than a crouton, these breadsticks can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container.
While we love our fair share of fresh summer fruit plain and delicious on its own, the heat inspired us to use our friends’ fruit contributions in a liquid form, and our Farmstead Summer Sangria came to life.
Thanks to the heat waves across country, including our part of southwestern Wisconsin, we’re digging up our beautiful Norland Red potatoes today to celebrate Independence Day from both a local-food and renewable-energy perspective.
Photo by Judith Hausman This basic shiitake mushroom saute pairs well with almost any carbohydrate. Another project at my farm garden is inoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores for a crop of meaty mushrooms. Before the more Mediterranean vegetables come in around here, earthy shiitake mushrooms are a treat with all the other early vegetables. […]
What do you do when the connection with greens grows dull? The advice we get for marriage can also apply to the garden harvest: Spice things up a bit. Only in this case, we’re talking hot peppers.