Note from Lara: I wrote this blog post for Agriculture.com, the website of Successful Farming magazine and it is being reprinted here with permission. A friend of mine shared a very interesting read with me this week from Eater.com, entitled “I Went to Monsanto’s Controversial Journalism Bootcamp.” It’s about an…
Hello friends! It’s been a busy time, as we all know, what with Christmas last week and New Year’s fast approaching. Here I thought I’d take this week off and have plenty of time to do multiple blog posts, organize the house, and cook up a new turkey recipe or…
Is anyone else out of sorts, a bit, now that we’ve gotten past Christmas? I had the hardest time on Sunday. It didn’t feel like Sunday. I was weirdly surprised to see NFL football teams playing and I completely forgot to walk out to the mailbox to get the Sunday…
Christmas is definitely a whirlwind for us. On December 23, we hold our own little Christmas celebration at home. Then we hit the road to see both sides of the family – Teacher Man’s on Christmas Eve and my family on Christmas Day. Then we pack up the vehicle on…
Merry Christmas, friends! We officially kicked off our Christmas with our traditional celebration at home last night after I got home from work. We cracked open a bottle of red wine and Teacher Man grilled up steaks while I made mashed potatoes and glazed carrots – a pretty simple meal…
This Creamy Parmesan and Turkey Penne recipe, my friends, is a keeper and you will be forever grateful that I shared it with you. Obviously I hope you try many of my turkey recipes on this blog, but if you pick only one or two to get you started, please…
Hello, friends! So much going on this weekend it’s hard for me to know where to start. So first this: It’s good to be the birthday girl, especially when you’re turning 2! And oh my word, how adorable is Miss Morgan in her headband and sparkly birthday dress? Truth be…
I have decided that I don’t have enough random writing time in my life. I’ve mentioned this before (here, for instance), but I love just sitting at the laptop, creating fun posts about a multitude of topics that have nothing to do with each other. It’s my creative outlet. And…