In-a-Pinch Pizza Crust

| October 13, 2011

Normally, I make my pizza dough from scratch using flour, oil, sugar, yeast, etc.  However, I may have discovered a new favorite pizza crust ~ one that would make true Italians cringe.  But, since I’m not Italian, it matters not. Pizza was on the menu the other night.  As luck would have it, just about [...]

Amber Waves of…Corn?

| October 12, 2011

Whoever thought corn could be so pretty?  Probably only those who grow it, yes?  As you may recall, this is our first year for a field corn crop here at the Prairie Farmstead.  Previous years have yielded alfalfa.  I won’t hesitate to say I much prefer the corn.  Mostly, because we haven’t had to lift [...]

Our Daily Bread: 10 ~ 16 October

| October 10, 2011

Another week gone by.  By the looks of it, this is turning into a boring menu blog.  It’s not.  I promise!  I have so many things I’d like to share with you and update you on ~ I just need to make the time to do it. Last week’s menu planning worked really well for [...]

Our Daily Bread: 03 ~ 09 October

| October 3, 2011

Seriously?  October?  We are amidst the last quarter of 2011, and I’m just now getting used to writing ’2011′ on the checks.  Is anyone else stuck in the past a couple of decades, like I am?  I mean, when someone mentions something happening in, say…1992, in your mind does it feel like perhaps that’s only [...]

Jeremiah Comforts Us!

| October 2, 2011