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The Cookbook Gift Guide for Every Friend on Your Christmas List

Christmas is coming my friends– whether we are ready or not. (We’re not). And it’s time to start leaning towards the gifts that add value to the lives of our loved ones and away from the things that feel like a burden (and like one more odd item to try and figure out how to…

Hard Questions + RECIPE: Cheesy Butternut Squash & Caramelized Shallot Biscuits

I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. Ever since my Carrot and I returned from our little farm retreat a couple weeks ago, my steps have been so much lighter. It turns out I haven’t really been sharing all that’s been on my mind over these past 7…

Snow Stuck + RECIPE/GIFT: DIY Roasted Cherry & Ginger Old Fashioned Kit

Back a month ago when it was 70 degrees outside and my hubby and I were doing fall hikes for my birthday in t-shirts and a light stocking hat, I really swore I didn’t care if winter ever came around this year. (Of course as an organic farmer I had a different opinion. I knew…

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All my feelings on this crazy cold and rainy month of May and a silly (but oh so delicious) recipe reminiscent of my childhood on the blog now— because who doesn’t want to eat a Midwestern Bok Choy Ramen Salad for Memorial Day 🙌

Salad game is strong lately 💪 Spring Nicoise recipe developed for @tipiproducecsa. Steamed asparagus, boiled russet potatoes, radish, hard boiled eggs, beautiful sardines from Portugal (yeah @therootcompany we’re still working through these 🤣) and a delicate lemony creamy green garlic dressing. My only regret is using the last of our capers last week. I’m sure this recipe will make its way to the blog someday but don’t worry, it’s about as easy as the description above. #foodie #recipesforfarmers #csalife #yum

It’s so easy to think of reasons not to take care of yourself. It’s too cold, too hot, too rainy. There’s a storm blowing in. I’m not really a morning runner. I’m too busy. I don’t have the right gear. 🌧 But I will tell you something, every single time you decide to take care of yourself anyway you will be grateful. Figure out what you need to survive, to feel alive, to feel like you, and don’t make any excuses— just do it. 🌧 Today I ran five miles on my favorite trails. It was sprinkling for half of it and down-pouring the rest of the time. I had to take off my glasses and put them in my pocket because visibility was actually better with them off. I of course didn’t have a rain coat (I misplaced it during the week where I killed my car battery twice and lost half of my possessions) and you know what, it was awesome. 🌧 It was raw. It was therapeutic. It was humbling to be fully at the mercy of the elements. It was beautiful to feel the rain instead of just staring at it out the window, cursing it’s volume, and all the ways it’s trying to mess with our spring farming plans. I felt tiny and huge, powerful and weak. 🌧 It’s time to power through all your excuses. It’s time to feel all that shit. #optoutside #noexcuses #justfeelit

My dear friends at @meadowlark_organics have been helping me understand how to incorporate more local flours into my diet. Because for all my foodie skills, baking is certainly not one of them. 🍞 They’ve encouraged me to start simple: start with things I already love to make (pancakes, waffles, biscuits, pizza dough) and work in 10-20% of an alt flour. 🍞 That simple advice has helped me substitute so much of their flour for my old stand by King Arthur. It also helps me understand the nuance and flavor their flours bring to the party (in subtle ways that help you understand how to use it more in the longer term). 🍞 I’m so excited to eat pizza tonight with @winterfellacres while talking hemp and exploring the flavors of Heritage Turkey Red bolted flour in the crust, and I’m so grateful for this local food education I’ve been receiving the last few years. I hope it has been helpful to you too! 🍞 If you want to stock up on your own local flours (and dried beans and wheat berries) #from @meadowlark_organics visit their online store (link in profile) and use code LEEKLARK20 for 20% off your order!

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