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Bacon Orzo Pasta with Swiss Chard and White Beans

Bacon Orzo Pasta with Swiss Chard and White Beans

Bymyrootsandrecipes September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

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First spring on our new property means discovering

First spring on our new property means discovering new plants.

Up first, red elderberry. From what I've read, it can be turned into jam and jelly. Something I noticed is that ghants congregate around it almost like a cloud. Anyone else notice that?

Next, a beautiful service berry. Multiple stems (or is it trunks?) at the base. Spring blooms are white and berries will form in the summer. Anyone try them before? How do you describe the taste?

Last, stinging nettle is everywhere! I'm soaking some roots in alcohol for a tincture and I'm drying leaves nearly everyday for tea. Stinging nettle tea has a sweetness, similar to honey. Nettle pesto was also delicious!
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Love my kitchen door area with a practical but pr

Love my kitchen door area with a practical but pretty pegboard.
Tomato babies are looking good. They still have a ways to go before being transplanted

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Bone in thighs braising in a great big pot with sp

How cool is this succulent planter I put together

How cool is this succulent planter I put together today!? @plantgardencenter

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Around 150 heads of garlic are bulbing up nicely i

Around 150 heads of garlic are bulbing up nicely in my zone 4 garden! Can't wait for the scapes! I sowed a few types offrom @keenegarlic back in the fall.

Happy to report NO animals care to mess with the garlic. My chickens just scratch around them. If you are looking for something to grow that deer won't mow down, garlic may be your best bet.

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It's a love story y'all. #rhodeislandred #chicken

It's a love story y'all.

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New garden center in North Central Wisconsin that

New garden center in North Central Wisconsin that I just have to show off ☺️ #plantgardencenter @plantgardencenter

What would you buy first? Comment and tell me.

The bare roots caught my attention. WAY cheaper than if they were potted. Plus, the fruit trees are 5 years old... That's amazing.

The hydrangeas rode shotgun on the way home 😄
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I'm very proud of this one. Cherry glaze from a po

I'm very proud of this one. Cherry glaze from a post prior paired with a Herbs de Provence marinated pork tenderloin. A quick oven roast on a HOT cast iron griddle made for a juicy, caramelized hunk of meat.

Recipe will be on my blog soon!

I've made this many times but one of the times I used a store bought pork tenderloin, just to see if my husband would notice any difference. He did! Store bought had less flavor, wasn't as juicy and had a weird texture. Compared that to the pastured pork tenderloin from @ninepatch_farm and it's a world of difference!

Want this recipe sent directly to your inbox? Send me a message reading PORK and I'll send it over ☺️
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The Morello cherry preserves were making eyes at m

The Morello cherry preserves were making eyes at me from the fridge, so I made a cherry rum glaze to go with pork tenderloin 😋

Super simple:
2 tbsp cherry preserves
1 tbsp each butter, rum, miso paste, maple syrup
Pinch of red chili flakes

Heat up on the stove in a saucer until bbq consistently and use to your hearts content! Duck, pork, even chicken thighs would pair well!
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Whenever you see a little hand snagging something,

Whenever you see a little hand snagging something, it's candid.

I don't wish to paint the picture that cooking (or doing anything) with a toddler is all sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes hand made pasta turns into Playdo, sometimea we have a great time, sometimes a tantrum erupts.

If you are struggling with getting anything done with your toddler, I hope you don't let Instagram fool you into thinking you're alone.

Pictured are homemade egg and herb fettuccine noodles that were lovingly made by a mom and her 3 year old.

Will be served with store bought sauce tonight because I'm out of garden tomatoes and sometimes, that's life.
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Sourdough discard recipe: Lemon poppy seed rum swe

Sourdough discard recipe: Lemon poppy seed rum sweet bread. Bright, moist as can be and absolutely delicious.

Rum glaze is poured over top right after baking when it's still in the @lodgecastiron loaf pan, the bread absorbing it like a sponge, making it irresistibly moist.

Once cooled, buttery, lemon poppy seed glaze is poured over top.

Perfect sweet bread for fika, brunch, Easter or spring time.

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Homemade Whole Wheat Spinach Fettuccine It's not

Homemade Whole Wheat Spinach Fettuccine

It's not as hard as you think. The key is to blanch and finely chop up the spinach until it's nearly a paste.

Finishing up a blog post with all the nitty gritty details but basically we have semolina, whole wheat, seasoning, spinach, eggs milk and olive oil. Knead, rest, cut (I love kitchen gadgets that don't need to be plugged in like my pasta cutter!)

With a little butter, my toddler can't get enough of these noodles 🙌

Spinach from @ninepatch_farm
Whole wheat flour from @stoneyacresfarm
Personalized cutting board from @pine.by.me

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One ember + wind is all it took. It was a hell of

One ember + wind is all it took.
It was a hell of day, with much to be grateful for. 1 acre of brush burned. Fire department called and contained it. Good Samaritans stopped to help. The fire stopped right at our property line, Thank God.

I know what the silver lining is. Our field will grow back beautifully. We will be sowing sunflowers and planting native trees that will benefit us and the ecosystem. I'll probably have a bounty of mushrooms to harvest this year. But NEVER again do I want it to happen this way. I'm making a list of things to do to make our property safer, #1 getting rid of all the overgrown grass that is basically tinder just waiting to ignite. I'll be studying fire safety, native trees and soil biology until further notice ✌️

Country Sourdough with Rye. I love the batard sha

Country Sourdough with Rye.
I love the batard shape. For some reason final shaping comes easier to me when it's oval and I appreciate the uniform slices.
That little piece of dough that sticks out is called an "ear." This means scoring was effective and we had a good oven spring!

What is something that changed your sourdough for the better? My sourdough bread changed for the better when I started using proofing baskets rather than a tea towel lined mixing bowl.
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Sprayed these loaves with a basic spray bottle rig

Sprayed these loaves with a basic spray bottle right before baking. Crackly crust!

Kielbasa cabbage and onion skillet with fennel see

Kielbasa cabbage and onion skillet with fennel seed and red chili flakes... Amazing on its own, on a bun or as a side.

Cabbage has been in most dinners lately because it's an all-star for storing. Definitely planning on growing cabbage this year because of it's versatility and how much I frickin love it when it's caramelized.

I'm wrapping up my blog post breaking down how to make this easy, one pot dinner. But it's so simple, here is an outline:

Butter, shredded onions and cabbage, season with salt, pepper, fennel seed (LOVE fennel with this) and red chili flakes. Drop the Kielbasa in and brown. Dijon and apple cider vinegar come in towards the end. The cabbage and onions should be kissed with caramelization. It's addictingly good!
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Cornish inspired cube steak pot pie made with a ho

Cornish inspired cube steak pot pie made with a homemade lard/butter crust.

Flakey, buttery crust covers a bed of winter veggies (parsnips, onions, carrots, potatoes, cabbage 🥬 )and cube steak bites. What I love is that the filling all goes into the skillet raw, easy prep! A low temp of 325F for an hour and a half ensures everything is super tender.

Cube steak is an economical cut of beef from @allgrassfarms Their farm store is adorable and full of grass fed, pasture raised meat, seasonal veggies and local goodies.
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This sourdough loaf is a dream. It's my tried and

This sourdough loaf is a dream. It's my tried and true country loaf. If you would like the recipe comment "sourdough" or message me.

My sourdough starter is such a blessing, anyone unsure how to start one and want to start with my dehydrated starter? I'm thinking about making that happen 🤗

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Reasons to dehydrate sourdough starter: In case o

Reasons to dehydrate sourdough starter:

In case of emergency. Your starter dies, spills, gets thrown out-- life happens. Keeping a dehydrated starter in the pantry ensures you don't have to start over. Some starters are family heirlooms, passed down from generation to generation. Dehydrating is your insurance policy.

Gifting. The gift that keeps on giving! I recommend 15g for gifts. Seal in an airtight container or bag. To learn how to rehydrate follow the link in my blog to my new post explaining how to dehydrate and rehydrate starter TAP-->@myrootsandrecipes

Selling. When I decided I would take a crack at baking sourdough bread I bought a 500 year old dehydrated starter. Years later, hundreds of loaves later, I'm so grateful for that tiny packet of wild yeast!

Dehydrated starter will last indefinitely in a cool, dry place. Yeast and bacteria are still very much alive even when dehydrated. All it needs is flour and water to rehydrate.

Questions? Comment below and be sure to check out my new blog post explaining the nutty gritty details 🤗
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Pork lard is very easy to render down. Overnight I

Pork lard is very easy to render down. Overnight I let the slow cooker do all heavy lifting. 12 hours on low and I had pork lard ready to be jarred.

Pastured pork lard is great for pie crusts, frying, popping popcorn and what else? You tell me in the comments below.

I'll be making Cornish pasties this week..
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