On Monday we pulled the last of our carrots and parsnips. It was a lot of fun, and took less than an hour, and then there they were in boxes in our garage. So far so good. Of course, the most time consuming part of any harvest is not the harvesting, but the preparation or… Continue reading Putting Away the Parsnips, a Sick Day
Category: Our Kitchen
Saturday Night Dinner
Welcome to my inaugural post! My hope is to share with you how we use the bounty we harvest from Three Hearts Farm to feed our family and community. There is something very satisfying about being able to grow and make food for others. This weekend we were had the opportunity to do just that.… Continue reading Saturday Night Dinner
Ciderfest 2023
Well, Folks, we definitely had a good time at the Ciderfest. It was not so big as we had thought (feared) it might become, and that was just as well, because it still took us 8 hours from first press to the last jar sealed. Of course the process began weeks ago, really, with collecting… Continue reading Ciderfest 2023
Cooking the pigs
This last week we’ve started cooking up some of the pig meat we put in the freezer. Country style ham, simmering in the pot. Kathleen had to dig back into her early 1900s cookbooks to get a recipe for a boiled country ham that was not already cooked. Finally, taking it off the stove at… Continue reading Cooking the pigs
Beets in the ground
Last Monday, we finally got around to digging the beets. Next year we need to maintain some closer follow up on them, and get them out of the ground no more than 60 days after they go in. Some of them were quite overgrown and they had a sharper, stronger flavor than I am used… Continue reading Beets in the ground
Lost in the (apple) sauce
Last Saturday the three older kids went on a trip with Deedee and Papa over the pass to Yakima. While they were there they picked two boxes of apples: golden delicious, empire and gala. They brought them home and dropped them off in our garage so of course, what did we do Monday morning? We… Continue reading Lost in the (apple) sauce
Lunch photo
Honey Whole wheat garlic bread, last of the rolls, and what’s left of our squash spice muffins.
Millions of peaches
This was not a very restful weekend. We try very hard to make Sunday a day of rest, and avoid any weekday work. Unfortunately, the world is not so oriented. It was a drill weekend, so Daddy was off doing army stuff. The kids took the opportunity to be unusually rambunctious. The baby decided not… Continue reading Millions of peaches