This bean dip is the perfect addition to a charcuterie board, or great as a stand-alone appetizer with some veggies or crackers. It’s creamy, yet full of flavor. If you are feeling adventurous, you can switch up the spices for an endless variety of dips! Garlic Dill Bean Dip 2 cups (about 1/2 pound) Marrow…
This fresh and flavorful salad pairs perfectly with lamb chops or other Mediterranean fare! Mediterranean Black Bean Salad Salad: 2 cups cooked (1/2 pound dry Black Valentine Beans–rinsed) 1 cup onions–diced 1/4 cup red peppers–diced 1/4 cup red onions–diced 1/8 cup red cabbage–diced 1/8 cup carrots–diced 1/4 cup cilantro 3 cloves garlic–minced Cumin Vinaigrette: 1/4…
We’re in prime garden season right now. Such an abundance of great veggies—and if you don’t have your own garden, you can head down to the farmers market and get them from a local farmer. I love to make this bean dip to go along with my veggies. It’s something that Mike came up with…
Sometimes I just don’t have time to cook a big meal after I get home from work. I still want us to eat well, but I need to have something quick. These meatballs can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated until it’s time to cook them. Cook the beans ahead of time, too, and…
This morning as I am typing this, snow is falling. Mike is working on buttoning up the farm a bit—he put away the hay equipment this morning, and is changing the combine head over from grain to corn. The corn is still too wet to harvest, but it’ll get there. I’ll bet you’re busy buttoning…
The Summer Refresher Salad is a light and nutritious dish featuring spelt berries, Lina Cisco’s Bird Egg beans, pears, and dried cranberries or raisins. Tossed with a simple balsamic vinaigrette, it’s a refreshing cold salad perfect for warm weather. Summer Refresher Salad Salad: 1/2 cup uncooked spelt berries 1 cup uncooked Lina Cisco's Bird Egg…
We definitely eat differently in the winter. More oven, less grill. More low and slow, less eat and run. And in my humble opinion, lamb shanks are best saved for fall/winter eating. Although they are an easily overlooked cut, you will be surprised and delighted once you try them. This recipe is a little work…
I just made this delicious heirloom bean and lamb stew. It’s turned cold again, and this hearty meal is a great option for a cold winter evening. The Farmer reports that it was tasty, hot and filling. (He usually doesn’t use any more words than necessary.) Our daughter was visiting at the time, and made the…
We had folks visit us this summer, and while they were here they whipped up this light summer salad made with our einkorn berries. I asked if I could share the recipe. Just what you want for a summer dinner, this salad manages to somehow be light and refreshing on a hot day, and still…
This Asian Red Bean Salad is a simple and flavorful dish that combines cooked Amethyst, Painted Lady, or Spanish Tolosana beans with savory and tangy ingredients. The recipe features a soy sauce and rice vinegar dressing, complemented by thinly sliced scallions and toasted sesame seeds. The beans are mixed with the dressing and seasoned with…