4th and Virginia

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Creative Summit

Every year we have a gathering of friends at the farm for what we like to call the "Creative Summit". Each year the weekend is centered around mostly cooking, and we have a theme and then cook up a storm and have a great time. In past years we've made bratwurst and breakfast sausage and homemade mustards, one year we made Paella, one time we had an entire weekend around Cinco de Mayo, and this year.... wait for it.... the theme was BREAD. Friday night we started with homemade pizza dough and all the fixin's, Saturday we made various crusty breads and flatbread to go with our lamb dinner, and for Sunday we had smaller bread bowls to cook eggs in, and Oatmeal bread for sandwiches.

Loads of pics, lots of fun, and yes, here is a glimpse of my pre-chemo haircut. Last Tuesday I had my hair shaved off and my wig fit and cut to prepare for the inevitable hairloss of chemo. My hair lasted from Tuesday to Sunday, and then promptly fell out of my head on Monday morning before work. So, the pics shown are really just a short term do. I expect it to look like this again sometime in September. In the meantime - I am a mangy looking hyena under an awesome wig!

I'll let the pics do the talking. It was a great weekend.

I know, it's short.

Tami making pizza

Kerry and me

Nolan and Jill

Tami

Beautiful finished product

Flatbread recipe

Bread dough - coming up!

Kerry on Oatmeal Bread

Nolan's bread in the dutch oven

Grilled PB & J's for lunch on Saturday

The booze cart

Roughage

Proud parent of bread

Break time

Aperol Spritz anyone?

Lamb!

Beautiful bartender

Pancetta from Stephy

Spring Farm

The fake hair

Mark and Kerry

Nolan

How many can you fit in the oven?

Gourgets

The most perfect flatbreads

Polenta pre-lamb

Arranging the meat

Morning bread bowls

Oatmeal Bread out of the oven

Bread bowls

Panzanella, leftover lamb and asparagus

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Spring at the Farm

Everything is blooming at the farm. Last weekend we got busy weeding and planting and making sure everything gets off to a good start for the growing season. I didnt get any pics of the kale and broccoli but they are about an inch tall! And so far the slugs have not gotten to them.

I've planted Kale, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, beets, peas, zucchini, radishes, lettuces, spinach and arugula. Next weekend is cabbage, onions, leeks, shallots, beans, carrots, celery, etc. It's time!

Here are some pics of what is budding out right now!