Growing up we never had beets, brussels or radish in our house. We were very traditional vegetables eaters (broccoli, beans, cauliflower etc). As an adult i’ve been eating all the beets I can get my hands on. I love them pickled on salads, roasted beats mixed in with potatoes, steamed beats with a bit of…
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New add in’s for homemade strawberry jam
we still have one or two weeks left of strawberry season here in michigan but i have made myself vow no more canning jam. i have enough to last me the next three years. canning is like therapy to me. i finished my jam after otto had gone to bed and sitting at my kitchen…
mushroom and goat cheese stratta
i’ll admit it yet again, i was one of those gals who hated mushrooms without even trying them. i would pick mushroom out of my lasagna and turn up my nose to them at the farmers markets. but then that day where we had them on a road side stand pizza place in napa… my…
polka dot sezane dress
this weekend was amazing. i took a nap. I can’t tell you the last time i did that. it wasn’t intentional it just happened as i was putting otto down for his at the cottage. we both just slowly drifted off to sleep only to wake four hours later realizing that it was 5pm and…
How to start a garden at Robins Flower Garden
i was working in my flower garden last night before dinner and it was HOT. i mean two bottles of water guzzled, dripping with sweat hot. I thought to myself, thanks a lot michigan, you went from being 50F and rainy for two months to 90F and blazing heat. regardless, plants are resilient and with…
Three Steps to Establish a Toddler Bed time Routine
This post has been sponsored by Cetaphil®. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The daylight is finally long here in Michigan and the second we get home we are outside working on the farm and garden. There is nothing Otto loves more than racing around on his little tractor riding through dirt and puddles…