Fresh Berry Pie

Courtesy 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, […]

shaker lemon pie

Celebrate Pi Day with Shaker Lemon Pie

Pi 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.

Dark and Rich Chocolate Cream Pie

The 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!

Once found at home in your grandmother’s kitchen, lard is making a comeback on the modern farmstead.

It’s Cornish Pasty Time

Traditionally 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

PHOTO 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

After 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.