One of the top things in my life I’m grateful for, aside from my kind, patient, incredible husband and the farm we created together (and clean water and good food and a roof over my head…) are the two beautiful energetic pups we adopted one year, three weeks and one day ago. They are best companions…
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.
Super Bowl Non-Celebration
As die-hard Packer fans, this little Wisconsin couple had high hopes and big dreams about the Super Bowl. I had kind of mentally blocked off the whole weekend in anticipation of a potential mass celebration of Packers greatness. So much beer and food and a chance to throw a huge party!!! Yay! Then two weeks…
Farm Crush Friday: Healdsburg SHED
Oh my gosh. I love my bon appetit magazine for a million dozen reasons but one of my all time favorite things about them is how they inspire me. They are aware of the newest, freshest, coolest, most innovative places and people from all around the country (sometimes even the world) and then they not only write…
Carrot Metabolism + RECIPE: Sweet & Spicy Pumpkin Chili
My Carrot husband is back to work at his greenhouse gig for the spring season. Back to working super duper hard and burning millions of calories every day. Only two weeks back and he’s already starving. All the time. Like starving so bad his stomach feels like a big hollow cavern two hours after he eats….
RECIPE: Za’atar Roasted Sweet Potatoes “Chips”
One of my absolutely favorite things in the whole world (aside from talking to you and spending time with my husband) is discovering new exotic ingredients to get obsessed with. Tahini. Gochujang. Coconut Milk. White Miso Paste. Sriracha. A couple weeks ago it was Vadouvan (which I didn’t even have, I just kind of adlibbed…
Dinner Party + RECIPE: Hummingbird Cake
My sweet little Carrot man decided a few days ago (post schnitzel dinner) that we needed to have a dinner party. And we needed to make that schnitzel!! Mr.Carrot was so amped about it because it was something he could make and something he could make well. (I’m always the one cooking for people and…
Farm Crush Friday: FairShare CSA Coalition’s Julie Garrett
Where do I even begin with this one? Julie Garrett is a truly humbling person. Julie is one of best people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. She is warm and kind, soft-spoken and generous. She puts her whole heart into her job and her family yet she still has the time to…
A Few Good Days + RECIPE: Sesame Noodles with Kale & Mushrooms
Beer nuts with bacon and cranberries. Beautiful friends. So many Belgian beers. A surprise soft pretzel with 3 different mustards and a slab of cheese A surprise bibimbap. A surprise evening out. A perfect midweek Blue Bird. Lingering runs with blue skies and no ice to slip on. Puppies in the elevator. Puppies in the office….
The Rudersdorfs Do Dinner
So…. this happened: And I loved absolutely every mushroom gravy slathered second of it! Last night (and tonight), we dined on this schnitzel subbing in deboned pork chops (boned? deboned? I don’t know. Kyle removed the bones from the pork chops, that’s what I’m trying to tell you) that we then tenderized to death with a…
Three Day Weekend + RECIPE: Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins
Today marks the first paid holiday of my adult life. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day. At home. Blogging. And cooking. And getting paid for it! I know, I know. I told you I didn’t take the big girl job. Well, technically, I didn’t. But I did keep my other office gig and turn it into…
The Leek & The Carrot 