Sorry everyone!!! It’s been too long! I feel like I haven’t cooked or talked to you in forever! I know it hasn’t actually been very long at all but my mind has been so preoccupied that it feels like months and months have gone by since we last spoke. What has my mind been so preoccupied…
Author: Leek
I am one half of a beautiful farming venture outside of Evansville, Wisconsin. I run a vegetable CSA and market farm on about 3 acres with my husband, fondly known as "my Carrot man." Raleigh's Hillside Farm is in its third year of existence and every year is a fun, exciting new learning experience! This blog is my space to share stories about me, us, our relationship, our farm, farmers we respect, and dozens and dozens of recipes.
Lately I’ve Been…
…eating out way too much because I want to see my friends and it’s bitterly cold outside and we can’t think of anything else to do but eat and drink and talk. Have I mentioned that I’m sick of winter? …an absolute truant with my library books, only beginning to read them the day after…
Oscar Night! + RECIPE: Pretzel Cake with Tahini Frosting
In honor of the Academy Awards, the award goes to…. the very first cake I’ve ever invented!!! Okay okay, I didn’t really win any award. Not yet. But I could. Seriously you guys, this cake is so good!!! I took a chance and ground up a bunch of old pretzels in my food processor and…
Farm Weekend + RECIPE: Red Cabbage Coleslaw with Peanuts (and Pork Tacos!)
This weekend we aren’t doing anything other than farm planning. Okay, and cooking and baking (like a fool) and watching the Oscars and maybe even taking a hike or two, but mostly we are farm planning because believe it or not, the 2015 farming season is almost upon us! We begin planting things in 8…
Artichoke Madness + RECIPE: Artichoke & Hollandaise
You guys!!! I bought my very first artichoke!!!! Ever. And I was so excited about it!!!! I bought it pre-Valentine’s Day (for five whole dollars much to Mr. Carrot’s dismay) because it seemed like the sexiest most romantic thing to eat on Valentine’s Day and therefore obviously worth $5 but then….. I waited over a…
Super Special Sappy Weekend + RECIPE: Leek Almond Pesto
Did you all have a super special sappy Valentine’s Day weekend with your super special people? I hope you did. And if you didn’t, I hope you had lots of fun indulging in chocolates and wine anyways because to me, Valentine’s Day is a little about love and romance but possibly even more about indulgence….
Farm Crush Friday + Too Much Chocolate Cake
Tomorrow’s Valentine’s Day. And it’s my first married one. So I obviously had to spend my Friday baking too many chocolate chocolate cakes and doing romantic things and being all lovey dovey and sneakily leaving silly, gushy post-it notes all over the house while my Carrot was napping. Even though I’m super busy being…
Layla’s Persian Food + Meshugganah
Today I met my friend Kelly at a teeny tiny hole in the wall place called Layla’s. And it was perfect. Oh was it perfect?! We took a break from our work days to look through my hundreds of honeymoon photos. We shared two Persian meals (that each included a soup or a salad at…
5 Things You Don’t Know + RECIPE: Quinoa Veggie Bowl with Tahini Sauce
1. Besides being a farmer and a blogger, I work at an amazing non-profit that is literally changing the world every day. I have worked and/or volunteered for them for about 5 years now and am still so much in love. Midwest Environmental Advocates. Look ’em up. Follow them on Facebook. Read about cool things…
Saturday Ladies’ Day + RECIPE: Build your own flatbread bar!!!!
Have you ever had a weekend that’s just so utterly perfect and soul quenching? A weekend filled with so much love, you can hardly stand it? Well that was my weekend. Hours lounging on the couch with my Carrot. A beautiful, Pinterest-worthy bridal shower for a woman who deserves nothing short of perfection. A 20-hour whirlwind…
The Leek & The Carrot 