Double Up Farm

While I love elderberry syrup, it turns out not all children like it. My dental hygienist mentioned how her kids only liked the...

Seriously, Kate? a month with no posting, and what brings you back is a pie? And it is not even a pie you made? Yeah, baby. Not...

It is possible I talk too much about food. Probably caused by my thinking too much about food. And perhaps triggered by my actually...

There is no better time of year for serious foods than spring easing into summer. And if you are not shopping at your local Farmer's...

Saturday was supposed to be the day I stopped eating grain. Grain does not really agree with me - I am not allergic or anything, but I...

My mother was an amazing cook, and I have many of her recipes (which I make all of the time). One that I don't have is chicken and...

You remember a while back I went on and on about how I hated beets but now I love them? Well eggplant is even worse. My mother did...

My love affair with beets continues in that early "I can't get enough of you" phase! Today's haul was a mixed beet selection - golden...

I hate beets. Sure, I ate those round pickled beets in a jar when I was a kid, but as soon as I was a grown-up, I avoided them in all...

We are entering my favorite food time of the year. Sure, I love Autumn harvest stuff, and Christmas goodies, and there's always room for...

One of my very best friends was coming to dinner with her family. She is a tremendous cook in her own right, and she has some food...

That's me in the middle, with my sister, father, and grandparents - no, you are not imagining it - I was quite the looker. I have had a...

So, I have this neighbor who has been pestering me for like two years about kombucha. Oh it's delicious, Oh it's so good for you, Oh it...

If you know Mr. Double Up, you know he does not eat anything green. And if you know me, you know I have devoted my life to sneaking...

You may recall that I am all about the hens, and the eggs. And if you hang around farmish egg people, you know that fresh eggs can be...

I love doing things from scratch. It's fun, it's satisfying, other people enjoy it; it's just a win win all the way. But sometimes, I...

Sometimes, I lose sight of the fact that food, and our interaction with it, is a very very good thing (okay, I don't lose sight of it...

I don't remember why I even had a bag of that flaked coconut. But it has been sitting in my cabinet for a long time. Sure, I could just...

Even after 12 years, I cannot get used to the idea that we get snow in the Deep South. I mean, come on people, if you have to put up...

We typically enjoy Prime Rib for Christmas. But this year, we had so much food leftover, that we saved the Prime Rib for New Year's Eve....