Category Archives: Kitchen

May has been a month filled with celebrations intertwined with completion of planting and creatures arriving and departing the farm.  The grandchildren had the day off school when the new group of pigs arrived.  Grandpa Kevin welcomed the extra help and hopes they demonstrate the same excitement in a few more years so he will...

A few weeks ago, I volunteered at two food stands at Tulip Time – Pella Christian School and Lake View Camp. They both had differing menus, but all things Dutch! I’ve lost track of how many plates of poffertjes I have made over the last decade. I also don’t even want to tell you how many...

We are not much of Tulip Time goers, despite our Dutch heritage, but that did not hold us from visiting the tulips a few weeks prior to the festival. The kids’ favorite part was, of course, the Jaarsma cookie they got to munch on as we strolled through central park. I know one of the highlights...

One of my favorite things whenever I acquire a new gadget is exploring all its features and figuring out how to utilize it to its fullest capacity. My parents tell me that anytime they would test-drive a car when I was a kid, I would know what every switch and latch did, where all the...

What a busy month it has been! Track, soccer, and golf seasons are in full swing, filling many evenings for our local athletes and their supporters. Graduation is right around the corner, and high school seniors and their parents are busy planning their graduation parties. Before we know it, students will be on summer break....

Time keeps marching on! The upcoming weeks offer a fresh start, a chance to do a little better as seeds are planted beneath the soil with faith that the right mix of care, timing, and resilience will bring a harvest.  When I wrote this article on Apr. 17, the only seeds that have been planted...

Each morning, a row of little birds lines our gutters, chirping back and forth in what sounds like a very deep discussion. We have no idea what they are actually saying, but their chatter eventually got so loud that Baylor decided they needed a place of their own to eat. By that afternoon, we had a...