Check out this cute baby calf photo. She was born during our recent snow storm, but she is a good eater and is strong on her legs. We have her in a coat to keep her warmer until she is…
Easy Angel Food Cake Recipe
This easy angel food cake recipe is a favorite around our house. I don’t know why I make it more often. I think it is because my mother never was successful at making it and now I have an ingrained…
The Old Manure Spreader
Many visitors to our farm have asked us about the old manure spreader. Here is its story, told by Tim There is an old manure spreader that rests outside our farm shop. It didn’t ever get pulled by one of my grandfather’s…
Sloppy Joe Recipe
This Sloppy Joe recipe was a huge hit in our family last week. Thank goodness I made two pounds of ground beef. I think Tim even had it for three meals and each time raved how good it was. Sloppy Joe…
Simple and Delicious BBQ Pork Ribs
Oh my goodness! I just made the most amazing BBQ pork ribs EVER. Just ask Tim. Of course my crock pot spare ribs are easy and delicious. But these oven baked BBQ pork ribs will knock your socks off.…
Winter Slow Down, Kind of
“Sometimes” I get annoyed when Tim isn’t around to help with the five o’clock crazies or doesn’t come home until I am crawling into bed. Okay, it is like once a week. There is always the promise that the next…
Farming in Extreme Cold
Man it has been cold here lately!! We have been on a week long streak of subzero temperatures. I am totally blaming the cold weather for my lack of blogging lately. So sorry that I don’t have a free teacher…
Tasty All Beef Meatloaf Recipe
Making a good meatloaf can be kind of tricky. It really isn’t that hard, but it takes some futzing to get it right. Here is my recipe for an all beef meatloaf. Ingredients: 2 pounds Zweber Farms ground beef 1…
Easy Fruit French Toast Bake
Sunday morning brunch is a favorite of ours around here. I usually feed the kids a bowl of cereal and fruit before we go to Mass. Then after Church we come home and make a big brunch. This Sunday was…
A New Year on the Farm
HAPPY NEW YEAR from our family. This year we allowed the boys to stay up with us to celebrate. We originally thought we would keep the night simple: celebrate the count down with Brazil at 8pm and then go to bed. That…