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Edible Flowers

If you know me, you know I love food and flowers. Put them together and you get my kind of heaven. Here is a list of flowers that I love adding to my cakes, breads,...

Lettuce: So Fresh and So Clean

You know when you get a head of lettuce from the market and within a day or two it looks wilted and so sad? Let’s not do that anymore! Here is a trick that helps...

Lining the Pan

Do you ever feel like lining your cake or your brownie pan with parchment paper is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole? I did for years until I figured out...

How to Clean a Cast Iron Pan

The most frequently used items in my kitchen are my cast iron pans! While cast irons are great to cook with and I could not imagine life without them, they can also be considered intimidating...

Natural Easter Egg Dyes

Easter is a big holiday at the ranch. Most years, after my kids look for the eggs that the Easter Bunny has hidden in our front yard, we put on Easter outfits and head down...

Calving Season

Starting from mid August until about mid November, our mother cows are calving. It is a busy time on the ranch, and we are out most mornings and evenings checking on the cows to make...

Honoring our Nurses

  It was one of those magical days on the ranch! The weather was warm with a light breeze and, no joke, a butterfly followed me around as I set the tables. This was my...

Which Came First? The Fun of Hatching Baby Chicks

For the last few days, we’ve had the sweetest sound ringing through our house: the tiny chirps of newborn chicks. Every year we add a few new chickens to the brood of hens we raise...

Exciting News: New Cooking Show Coming!

Well, I guess sometimes dreams do come true! Today I’m thrilled to be able to share some exciting news with all of you: For the last few months, I have been working to create a...