Category Archives: Kitchen

Every year as the weather turns brisk and the trees begin their autumn fireworks display, we are greeted with a plethora of cozy fall treats. Spiced drinks abound from apple cider to the zing of a pumpkin spice latte. Cinnamon and cloves are practically the official scent of the season. And who could deny the...

We have been enjoying the beautiful weather and soaking up all the time outside we can. The other weekend, my husband and I went to Roberts Creek to play disc golf. We went through a phase of playing disc golf about a year ago, but had not been at all this year. We decided to...

Last week on Monday, I thought it was pool weather and by Thursday night as I opened gates to put fresh cornstalk bales in for the cattle, a hooded sweatshirt felt good. I was almost wishing I had gloves, too! Kate picked a bunch of peppers before the freeze last week, and I am trying...

October is easily one of my absolute favorite months, minus those pesky little black bugs that seem to bite me every single time I step foot outside! Despite the bug situation, we have been keeping our family super busy with all the fun fall activities and spending as much time outdoors as we possibly can....

Hello, Fall! Our garden is still producing a few tomatoes, but its biggest crop this year has been the pumpkins I grew on a whim. I believe we harvested about 30 pumpkins, so our deck is lined from toe to toe with them. Below our festive deck, we have four new baby kitties the kids are...

I enjoy looking through recipes, and I often bookmark cookbooks, dog-ear cooking magazines, and print off recipes that I want to try later. The “to try” section of our recipe collection is full to bursting. In fact, some of the overflow is tucked away in various drawers and cupboards around our house. There is a particular...

So much has taken place since last month!  The last week of August, school began (we now have three grandchildren in school), Kevin went on his annual fishing trip to Canada, and we concluded the week with our niece Heather (Jansen) and her new husband, Dylan Fields’, wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and a...