Another good website: Well Fed Network

Following up the addition of Farmgirl Fare, here is a link I found off of her website (by clicking on her award for Best Rural Food Blog) to the Well Fed Network. Looks like another good place for foodie info!
Hope you all are having a great day!

A new blog to watch: Farmgirl Fare

I was searching for a good recipe to braise lamb shanks (thanks Elizabeth!) and I came across a great new food blog to follow – Farmgirl Fare. The blogger shares great recipes, pictures, and stories from her farm in Missouri. Thanks, Farmgirl Susan! I’m going to try the lamb shanks recipe tonight!

easy pork chops and a new whole grain: quinoa

I purchased a bag of quinoa at the local grocery store about three months ago, and I finally got around to making some last week. I followed the recipe for “basic quinoa” on the bag, but added a few extras to spice it up. I served it with some quick and easy pork chops and [...]

Banana Bread II – from Allrecipes.com

I’m posting this on March 19th because my sister was the queen of making banana bread when we were growing up. Don’t think this was the recipe we used, but it’s close! It’s another good one from Allrecipes – you can see it directly on that site by clicking here.
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 [...]

balsamic chicken

This is one of our weeknight meals, because it’s super quick and easy. Actually, the toughest part is probably trying to think about the quantities in the recipe… they are approximations only!
Easy Balsamic Chicken
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
3 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 tsp dried oregano
3 tsp dried basil
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp [...]