Adventures in Abbyland
We had a casual outdoor girls night on the farm a few weeks ago and it was more needed than I could have ever realized. We popped open a couple bottles of wine that Pomelo Wines sent to me for sampling and I made a very simple dish of marinated tomatoes and a peach and…
There are two season in Michigan. Winter and patio season. The year 2020 is all about using the patio facilities as much as possible. Restaurants are able to be open at 50% capacity and while so many are taking it seriously and implementing all of the best practices we still prefer to eat outside for…
I think that shishito peppers might be my most favorite new vegetable I’ve introduced into the garden this year. They have a nice sweet heat and we have been tossing them with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasting them at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes until they’re soft and blistered. We then either…
I had a cart full of treasure and then it disappeared as I was about to check out. I yelled NO WAY! And otto came running over asking “oh no what’s the matter mom!?” I told him my cart disappeared and he said “oh no that’s not good” just like a good son should. Luckily…
the gifts are opened, the balloons have deflated and Otto is officially a three year old. I woke up this morning and thought no way he’s now over three. Then I looked at how big he was sprawled out in my bed horizontal taking up the entire space. I was unfortunate enough to get the…
Sunday evening joe and I found ourselves with an abundance of produce from the garden and after a long day of working around the house we were in the mood for some appetizers! I picked up some peaches from the kalamazoo farmers market on Saturday and I was dying to make this recipe that I…
On Saturday I had the rare opportunity to have some alone time at the farmers market. Since I was heading to the sale at Garden House on my way back I decided to try a market I haven’t been to in a while. I headed south to the Kalmazoo Farmers Market. I forgot how absolutely…