On Saturday I had the privilege of being a judge for the chili cook off at SASHA Farm’s Fall Festival. I had heard much about SASHA Farm but had yet to visit until now. SASHA Farm is the largest farm animal sanctuary in the midwest and is sheltering and caring for more than 200 animals. […]
Much of my experimental cooking comes from the fact that I hate to waste food. When I have too much of something I look for a recipe or come up with a recipe that utilizes what needs to be eaten. Saturday, my husband Chris announced, “We don’t have any more room in the fridge […]
We grew dill this year to make pickles but, unfortunately, the variety of cucumbers we grew ended up being a poor choice for pickles, so we were really happy to hear about dilly beans. Dilly beans are basically pickled beans, and in all my years of canning, I have never canned anything this easy. […]
The name Summer Breeze came about after my brother and his family came to visit last summer and we went blueberry picking at the Dexter Blueberry Farm. My brother kept calling them bluebreeze so the name kind of stuck. The photo below is my nephew, Theo, showing me the berries he had picked. Since […]
