{life with a curious and crazy almost 11 yr old} What a consummate little hostess with the mostess, my little peach is – at the Mother’s Day Picnic she was complimented on her conversational skills, her whipping up some fresh whip cream and serving dessert, and her knowledge/information about our homestead. On the morning ofContinue reading “Duendesday in Spring”
Author Archives: Rachael M Rollson
Tuesday Happenings
The weather has truly been co-operative and lovely lately. A real full Spring, which is rare around these parts; generally we have a lot of rain and maybe still some snow and the last frost is no joke. And because things are a little different, we might struggle later on (if we don’t get ourContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings”
Muse for a Monday
Apple Blossoms BY SUSAN KELLY-DEWITT One evening in winterwhen nothing has been enough,when the days are too short, the nights too longand cheerless, the secretand docile buds of the apple blossoms begin their quickascent to light. Nightafter interminable night the sugars pucker and swellinto green slips, greensilks. And just as you find yourself at the endofContinue reading “Muse for a Monday”
Friday in Pictures: Building a Life
let the images tell you their story
Recipe Thursday: Bread Book – Garden Focaccia
We do all kinds of things with our Sourdough pizza dough: Friday night Pizza (of course, generally a cheese or olive/cheese for the child – with sauce, and a white pizza for us sometimes with mushrooms and basil and ricotta, mmmmm), Stromboli (a PA treat with lots of cured meats/cheese/peppers and olives as sort ofContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Bread Book – Garden Focaccia”
Duendesday: Wood Imp
{life with a curious and crazy almost 11 yr old} On a perfect day you can usually find Duende up a tree! Most of our older apple trees are kooky with lots of crossing branches and good places to grip – she can get up into most of them (Ted still confounds her, his mid-sectionContinue reading “Duendesday: Wood Imp”
Tuesday Happenings
The pasta is made for this week’s specials: Gold Beet & Thyme Gnocchi, Red Beet Farfalle, and our house favorite – Classic Gnudi (cheesy little pillows of goodness). Josh’s beautiful Sourdough Boules are cooling on the racks, while the newly popular Oat Breads are baking nicely. Bagels and Flatbreads are done. And we are wooingContinue reading “Tuesday Happenings”
Monday’s Musings
May ~ Christina Rossetti I cannot tell you how it was,But this I know: it came to passUpon a bright and sunny dayWhen May was young; ah, pleasant May!As yet the poppies were not bornBetween the blades of tender corn;The last egg had not hatched as yet,Nor any bird foregone its mate. I cannot tellContinue reading “Monday’s Musings”
Foodtalk Thursday: Libations
My child is already dreaming of deep Summer treats like Ratatouille (Thomas Keller’s, of course – thank you Pixar) and the frozen Corn on the Cob we socked away last year is no longer exciting her. She’s ready to grill things and has also decided she wants to make meat jerky this year. I loveContinue reading “Foodtalk Thursday: Libations”
Duende Wednesday
{life with a curious and crazy 10 yr old} I love watching her ‘work’. She’s both very intent on what she is creating and also, just doing her thing. After a wonderful week of pampering (for my birthday) from my little peach, her first ice cream of the season (promised by the Tooth Faerie –Continue reading “Duende Wednesday”
Rock Bottom Homestead 