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Whistlestop End to the Garden

After planting all the garlic and strawberries this weekend, I kept looking at the peppers and tomatoes. I don't have the heart to pull...

Chipotle Chicken at Home

I had so been looking forward to SPRING BREAK ... And suddenly, we are coronavirus closed for three weeks. No students for three weeks....

Christmas in March

Exhausted from a long hockey season and two weeks of non-stop grading, I just packed up the car and headed to the farm for spring break....

Not for the Faint of Heart

Spring break has come and gone. One intended project was posting the nearly fifty back logged recipes from the past year of Keto experiments... Fail. But now that I've returned home, it's gearing up for work and March MADNESS! Last night I stared down two sweet potatoes and had an idea: Pinch of Yum's chili! After I rummaged through the freezer and pantry, substitutes were made. The result had me texting Casey. If she still lived two doors down, I would have just walked ove

Cold Snap Split Pea Soup

Not sure why this recipe isn't on the blog yet. I fell in love with Laura Calder and all her French recipes on "French Food at Home." An airier Julia Child, she made French food seem like an earnest afterthought. I adore her and follow her still. While this recipe is based on Laura Calder's EASY PEASY one, I made it one year with leftover Honey Baked Ham from Christmas and realized brown sugar is a must. I also added the vinegar for acid. Whenever the temperature begins to