Make “The Other White Meat” for dinner tonight. No Hobby Farm Required!

In 1990, our family moved from CA to MN and lived in a small midwest town for nine years.  When we first moved there, we purchased a small hobby farm. The old farm site had several outbuildings, including an old grain mill, a milking barn, and a pig barn.

Well, we weren’t planning to tackle the effort of getting a cow or planning to plan wheat, but because the prices were down and we were young enough to feel optimistic about everything, we decided to buy a few piglets and raise them for market, keeping one for ourselves.

Long story short, we ended up with 50 piglets that we raised to butchering weight. That is a lot of food and after cleaning up the barn several times, well, let’s just say that whatever goes in must come out.

Even just walking through the barn left your clothes and hair smelling like Eau de Piglet.

In the end, we were able to sell all the pigs at the highest market price because of what we had fed them. They were big, but they were very lean. Now that we have lived through that, I appreciate paying for a few pounds of pork we didn’t have to raise ourselves. There is always an adventure in learning something new, but sometimes it is easy to bite off more than you can

Now that we have lived through that, I appreciate paying for a few pounds of pork we didn’t have to raise ourselves. There is always an adventure in learning something new, but sometimes it is easy to bite off more than you can chew :~)

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Quick Tip: If you ever decide to buy a hobby farm and it has a few outbuildings, consider setting up an art studio!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Real Simple

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Get Ready To Sizzle!

As soon as the days start getting longer and the days are warmer, I find myself drawn to food magazines like a moth to porch lights.

Summer is a time for kicking off your clogs and buying a new pair of flip-flops. Jeans and sweaters are traded for shorts and T-shirts, or sundresses and floppy hats. I am ready to trade in soups and chili for salads and fresh fruit. Basically, I love summer cooking!

The last thing I want to do on a hot summer day is turn on the oven and heat up the house, so I try to grill outside as much as possible.

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Quick Tip. Go ahead and buy twice as much chicken and make extra marinade. Put chicken and marinade in a freezer bag and save in freezer until ready to use.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Lexi’s Clean Kitchen.

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