A Greener Biener

Over the river and through the woods, or up the road and across the town line, lives my little brother. Say what you will about my use of the diminutive regarding a grown man with a wife, 2 sons, and his own business; the fact remains that this is my little brother. And [...]

Shout out to our new farm hands, friends Bridget and Colin , who joined our own little seasoned pickers in the field. Without those extra built-low-to-the ground pickers, I don’t know if I would be spending all my waking hours up to my elbows in tomato juice. Thanks, guys.

Ok, so let’s say [...]

With half-pint and quarter-pint off to school it was time Ole Ma got that kettle on the fire. That food’s not going to put itself up, you know. How this family expects to make it through an unforgiving winter without a hefty supply of tomatoes in the freezer is beyond me. You know that [...]

Ingredients:

Ton of tomatoes
Diced onion
Minced garlic
Dash or more of dry red wine
Sage and Basil leaves, and/or crushed oregano
Pepper to taste (or red pepper flakes if you like a kick)

Saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until the onions wilt, about 5-8 minutes. Deglaze with the red wine, add the tomatoes, and the spices, and bring [...]

I’m working on a boatload of humorous articles, useful tips and wonderful recipes following our harvest day at the farm last weekend, really I am. But how can I be expected to formulate sentences when I am swimming (drowning?) in the inconceivable fact that, as of 2:54 last night, my baby turned five. FIVE!
Here’s [...]

You remember Squiggy? Our poor, tuckered out squirrel? He featured prominently a few posts ago, back when I was all ga-ga with love for the creepy critters that share our outdoor space.

I assumed then that this lazy backyard beast just needed to take a load off. You know how it is [...]

This picture has absolutely nothing to do with what I’m about to write. It’s simply a ploy to lure you in to the bout of whining in which I am about to engage. My apologies, but…

…do not tell the children, these adorable trusting veggie-munching children, that I’ve been bad. Really bad. I’m talking impure [...]

I am a new lover of eggplant. I never could stand the stuff growing up, but I tried this yummy appetizer at Grandma’s house and came home determined to replicate it. I think I came pretty close. It would work sliced small as an appetizer, but I served it in big pieces [...]

Ok. Enough. These days everything stands puffed up like the Lorax, proclaiming to be all-natural this and organic that. So just who do I think I am with my holier-than-a-tree-hugger-attitude? After all, didn’t I just this morning fill a ziploc baggie for Kira’s lunchbox? And what about all the plastic water bottles [...]

Yesterday morning’s air had a chill that stuck around through most of the day. It was delicious. I pulled on a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt and hugged myself a mug of steaming coffee. I was giddy with the thought of packing away the miserable swelter of summer’s heat in exchange [...]