The Leek & The Carrot

RECIPE: Accidental Blueberry Bacon Brown Butter Muffins

Today I decided to put everything I love that begins with B in a cupcake. And it wasn’t even intentional. I even overdid the brown sugar in these babies for the ultimate alliteration. Yes, blueberry + bacon + brown butter + brown sugar in one yummy treat!! Then I forgot to add the milk because,…

Mom’s Day.

I love my mom. So much. Don’t get me wrong. She totally drives me nuts 92% of the time. But she is also totally awesome. She is the most inspiring, loving, caring, crazy, generous and smart lady out there. Seriously. She loves to learn like no one I have ever met (except maybe her mother)….

Farm Crush Friday + RECIPE: Kale & Ricotta Toasts

I’ve decided to include a weekly feature on the blog! Something to bring the blog back to the fact that it is affiliated with our farm because there is no doubt in my mind that throughout the week I will severely deviate from farmy things. From now on, every Friday (okay, most Fridays) I am…

January.

Chapped lips. Unbearably dry skin. Pale complexion. Frozen hair. Scraping off my car (who am I kidding? My carrot man usually does that for me– but still, watching him do it is painful). Slippery commutes. Slippery everything. BUT… beautiful snow falls and even more beautiful snowy landscapes. So much serene white beauty. Negative temperatures…

Big Girl Job.

Big girl job. Part deux. Because I know you’re all waiting with bated breath!! I said no. I know. Anti-climatic. But regardless, I said no to the job. I said no to the regular 9-5 work hours and the shiny new coworkers and the office located on my favorite street in Madison. An office that…

RECIPE: Indian-Spiced Carrots with Yogurt

Guess what blogosphere?! I might get a real big girl job?! And I might get it real soon. And yes, I know I shouldn’t call this possibility of a job a “real big girl job” at the risk of sounding like everything I’ve done up to this present moment has not been real or big…

Goodbye Christmas, Hello Work Week.

Goodbye Christmas tree. Goodbye cozy daytime wood-stove and the books I read curled up in front of you. Goodbye spontaneous trips to Madison with lingering afternoon Scrabble games over mulled wine. At least goodbye for now. Because now it is time to shake off all that holiday joy and head back to work. Okay, maybe…

RECIPE: Roasted Cauliflower Soup

The days when you take an old, almost yucky head of cauliflower from your fridge and trim off the yuck and turn it into something glorious. Those are the very best days. Days with a gentle snowfall and the discovery of a big ol’ tin of Swiss Miss with tiny marshmallows and a throwback vintage…

Perfect Day.

Today was a perfect day. And as far as winter life goes for a couple of vegetable farmers in Wisconsin, that is not as usual as you may think. Some days are lovely. Some days are nice. But many days are lost and moping and a little sad because our purpose in life is to…