How to Make a Pie From Anything
January 18, 2016Ditch the cookbook. Pies are simple to make, so let your imagination take over.
Fresh Berry Pie
July 23, 2014Courtesy Tracy Benjamin This morning, at the end of my work on community-supported agriculture farm, I picked a precious half-pint of raspberries. It took not only a little searching, but also avoiding the bees, which love the fragile, sweet berries nearly as much as I do. Over the weekend, I’ll gather some wild briar berries, […]
Celebrate Pi Day with Shaker Lemon Pie
March 12, 2014Pi Day is specifically March 14 at 1:59, taking 3.14159 and translating it into a date and time. We’re celebrating this Friday by making Shaker Lemon Pie.
Bistro Fare: Goat Cheese, Roasted Beet and Walnut Tart
January 29, 2014How did we “beat” that last lingering bucket of fall beets in our basement root cellar? No more roasting or pickling for us.
Dark and Rich Chocolate Cream Pie
December 5, 2013The silky, smooth filling in this pie has the pleasant bitterness of dark chocolate topped with a lightly sweetened whipped cream that doesn’t overshadow its rich flavor.
Infographic: Oh, Lardy!
November 16, 2013Once found at home in your grandmother’s kitchen, lard is making a comeback on the modern farmstead.
Pear and Hazelnut Frangipane Tart
September 25, 2013Wow dinner guests with this beautiful and lightly flavored pie.
It’s Cornish Pasty Time
November 21, 2012Traditionally filled with sirloin-steak cubes, onions, potatoes and rutabagas, all wrapped by a tasty crust, the Cornish pasty were the miners’ version of a hearty take-out meal.
Recipes: Holiday Leftovers
January 4, 2012PHOTO CREDIT HERE INSERT CAPTION HERE As I’ve reported here before, I’m kind of a nut about leftovers; it’s nearly my hobby to repurpose them. This year’s holiday entertaining has offered me many opportunities … shhh … don’t tell the guests. A couple of standouts were a quiche appetizer, which was originally the dip from […]
Swiss Chard Quiche: Savoring the Late-fall Garden
October 26, 2011After a near-tropical burst of warm weather here in Wisconsin lately, the reality of the real-deal hard frosts knocks at our farm door. Or more specifically, the fall greens are on their last hurrah.
