Category: Food
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Meet a Few of My Buds!
It is definitely an early spring at Cowlick Cottage Farm. This morning, I harvested the shallots that I planted last fall…a full month early. Those beautiful, pink orbs are taking a sunbath right now, drying out a bit. Harvesting them is fun. Just take a trusty trowel and insert it deep under the entire shallot bunch.…
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The Best Pork Tenderloin Marinade
It is prime gardening season AND prime barbecuing season here at Cowlick Cottage Farm. The weather is ideal….cool, slightly breezy and not yet humid. I love it! On the weekends, we try to spend all day in the garden, working on projects, checking on the fruits and veggies, examining every little sprout and seedling. Because…
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A Country Kitchen Renovation
My kitchen is a disaster! We are in the midst of a renovation, and there is stuff everywhere. I mean everywhere. We are definitely not the neatest renovators, but I think we are pretty good at the finished product. Here is a photo of our butler’s pantry/hallway in transition, with several different paint colors and hardware going on.…
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The Salt Cure
I don’t join a lot of clubs or groups. Most of the time, I am perfectly happy to hang out in the garden and the kitchen with my husband and the pups. But I did become a little bit enchanted with one group I ran across on Twitter, #Charcutepalooza. Charcutepalooza, the Year of Meat, was started…
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Easy, Delicious White Bean Soup
I love peasant food! Meaning a simple dish made with inexpensive, local ingredients that is hearty and nutritious and satisfying. A great bean soup meets this criteria and more. Beans are incredibly good for you, being fat free, rich in fiber and in nutrients that are especially good for your heart. The smoked ham hocks that season the…
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Panzanella
It’s the New Year, and most of us are thinking about losing the few (or more) pounds that we gained over the holidays. So I decided to start with a healthy salad when my daughter came for a visit. She’s gorgeous, by the way. I’m just saying! She recently shed about 30 pounds, which must have been…