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• Easy Blueberry Bonanza Bars with Streusel and Oats — Recipe and Rave Reviews
  on Jul 23, 2016
  Celebrate a blueberry bonanza with this super popular triple layer, anytime sweet treat (recipe here).Got blueberries? These scrumptious Blueberry Bonanza Breakfast Bars are my favorite way to celebrate blueberry season. They can be made with either...
• Recipe: Nigella's Big Chocolate Chip Cookies
  on Jul 1, 2016
  These scrumptious cookies offer 'tender chewiness with an edge of crisp bite' (recipe here).Nigella Lawson may be British, but her oversized version of the all-American chocolate chip cookie is one of the best I've ever tasted.I'll be bringing my exp...
• Recipe: Confetti Crunch Coleslaw with Creamy Lemon Caper Dressing
  on Jun 26, 2016
  A healthy, crunchy slaw that's made with cabbage, scallions, carrots, and sweet peppers and tossed with a tangy lemon caper dressing (recipe here).If you like coleslaw but are tired of the same old mayo-heavy recipes, this colorful, flavor-packed Con...
• Friday Farm Photo: Have a Freshly Picked Weekend.
  on Jun 10, 2016 in farm life tidbits 2016 the kitchen garden
  Any plans this weekend? Summer has already arrived in full force on the farm, with sweat-drenching humidity and temperatures predicted to stay up in the 90's for the next week, so I'll be spending a lot of time watering the kitchen garden and eating...
• Recipe: Make Ahead No Mayo Tuna Sandwiches with Marinated Artichoke Hearts, Lemon, and Fresh Basil
  on May 18, 2016
  Make Ahead Lemony Tuna and Artichoke Pressed Picnic Sandwiches with Fresh Basil (recipe here)These Lemony Tuna and Artichoke Pressed Baguette Sandwiches are perfect for summer—and they aren't just for picnics. Tuna and olive oil are combined w...
• Friday Farm Photo: Have a Peaceful Weekend.
  on Apr 29, 2016 in farm landscape photos 2016 farm life tidbits 2016 hayfield 4 sheep 2016
  Any plans this weekend? Joe is finishing up replacing the ratty pine construction stairs we've been living with for nearly five (!) years in our "new" house with the locally made oak boards that have been beautifully finished and sitting around for n...
• Easy Recipe: Really Lemony Lemon Bars (Low Sugar)
  on Apr 7, 2016
  These easy, creamy dessert bars are made with less sugar and more lemon flavor. Delicious with either regular lemons or Meyer lemons! (recipe here)I always try to keep a good supply of organic lemons on hand because their fresh juice and zest are suc...
• Thursday Farm Photo: Irish Line Dancing
  on Mar 17, 2016 in the clothesline 2
  Happy St. Patrick's Day from the farm!More laundry line photos? Here and here.© FarmgirlFare.com, where everything is greening up for spring, including our wardrobes.
• Recipe: How To Make Classic Cornish Beef Pasties
  on Mar 11, 2016
  My version of Jamie Oliver's classic British hand pies are a year-round favorite on the farm (recipe here).I'm not sure why, but this recipe for Homemade Cornish Pasties with beef, onion, potatoes, and carrots has been one of the most popul...
• Recipe: Sunburst Carrot Soup with Fresh Ginger, Orange, and Carrot Juice
  on Feb 24, 2016
  Could you use a flavorful bowl of healthy winter sunshine? (recipe here)One of the highlights of our winter is the arrival each January of the bulk citrus we order through the friend of a friend. Citrus season is at its peak so the fruit is sweet and...
• Recipe: Easy Spinach Soup Made with Fresh Spinach (and Rave Reviews)
  on Feb 2, 2016
  This tasty, healthy, dairy-free, gluten-free, low fat soup is packed with fresh spinach and cooks up in about 40 minutes (recipe here).Have you ever grown spinach? It's one of my favorite greens, and there's nothing that compares to freshly p...
• Recipe: Thick and Hearty Roasted Garlic Lover's White Bean Soup
  on Jan 14, 2016
  A bowl of hearty and healthy white bean soup is cold weather comfort food at its best (recipe here).After an unseasonably mild and all around strange last several months (the creek has been running for weeks!), it finally feels like winter on the far...
• Recipe: Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad with Pecorino, Chives, and a Lemony Caper Dressing
  on Jan 5, 2016
  This healthy, scrumptious salad—gussied up here with dried cranberries and garbanzo beans—is packed with antioxidants, beneficial ingredients, and flavor (recipe here).I love this raw brussels sprouts salad even more than I love my Quick Roasted...
• Recipe: Easy Christmas Cranberry Scones (and Rave Reviews from First Time Scone Bakers)
  on Dec 23, 2015
  They're moist on the inside, with a nice light crunch on the outside (recipe here)A little shout out for another long time favorite recipe from the Farmgirl Fare archives. . .Beautifully golden brown and dotted with jewel-like dried cranberries (...
• Recipe: Really Easy Baby Shortbread Cookies with Mini Chocolate Chips and Toffee Bits (and Rave Reviews)
  on Dec 22, 2015
  A scrumptious cross between butter cookies and shortbread, these are one of my all time favorite cookies. Perfect for giving and munching! (recipe here).Think there's no time left for holiday baking? Think again. These cute baby chocolate chip a...
• Recipe: Easy Chocolate Biscotti (and Rave Reviews)
  on Dec 16, 2015
  Homemade chocolate biscotti makes a delicious holiday gift (recipe here).Looking for a last minute holiday gift idea? Think homemade biscotti! I've been making and giving (and eating) this Easy Chocolate Biscotti for over 15 years, and it'...
• Recipe: Old-Fashioned Molasses Spice Cookies (Big and Soft or Small and Crunchy)
  on Dec 4, 2015
  An old-fashioned treat that brings back—and  makes—sweet memories (recipe here).I baked up the season's first batch of these Big, Soft, and Chewy Molasses Ginger Spice Cookies a couple of weeks ago and they disappeared in a flash.
• Recipe: Easy Savory Cheese and Scallion Scones with Cream Cheese and Feta (and Rave Reviews)
  on Nov 19, 2015
  These simple yet impressive scones are perfect for the holidays (recipe here).I created these Savory Cheese and Scallion Scones during a 1993 scone craving when there was no butter in the house, and they've become one of my most popular recipes b...
• Monday Dose of Cute: Time To Start the New Week!
  on Nov 9, 2015 in daily dose of cute 26 donkeys 2015
  More photos below. . .Click here for the rest of this post »...
• Friday Farm Photo: Have a Picturesque Weekend.
  on Oct 23, 2015 in farm landscape photos 2015 farm life tidbits 2015 front field sheep 2015
  Breakfast in the front field.Any plans this weekend? We're finally getting a little bit of much needed rain and are hoping for more tonight or tomorrow. It's mostly dusty and crunchy and brown out there, and the cool season grasses that the sheep and...