Dec 5, 2018 | Cooking from scratch, Homesteading Skills
Shepherd’s Pie A longtime favorite of Gloria Varney, owner, and chef at Nezinscot Farm Store is the classic shepherd’s pie. This week In honor of Boucherie month at Nezinscot Farm Store we wanted to share our housemade Shepard’s Pie recipe. The dish will also be...
Nov 1, 2018 | Cooking from scratch, Fall Time, Life
Cardamom – The Queen of Spices 8oz oz of milk of choice 1 cinnamon stick 3 cardamom pods or 1/4 tsp ground cardamom 2 TBls unsweetened Cocoa 1 tsp vanilla 1 Tbls maple syrup or honey 1 tsp coconut oil Pinch of ginger – optional In a small...
Oct 31, 2018 | Cooking from scratch, Life
It is customary to want to have things last forever and continue to flourish and provide us with the bounty that they are brought to this world to do. Having a few greenhouses assures me that I can at least get a few more months at the end of the summer before a short...
Sep 22, 2018 | Cooking from scratch, Food for Thought
Garlic – Winter Storage, Planting and Recipes Garlic is the most perfect ingredient and a must-have staple in your winter pantry. Read on to learn how to plant, store, cook with and make medicine with Garlic! Planting Garlic One head of garlic weighs a little...
Sep 21, 2018 | Cooking from scratch, Food for Thought, Homesteading Skills, Life
Family Dinner at the end of the day My days’ off continue to be few and far between this time of year, but I felt compelled to write about family dinner at the farm, this year’s dairy intern, and the whole idea of food and its meaning at the end of the day. Like...
Jun 1, 2018 | Cooking from scratch, Food for Thought, Gardening
Urtica dioica, often called common nettle, stinging nettle or nettle leaf, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant that is native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America. Today nettles are used to make tinctures, tea, elixirs and are also wonderful in a...