Tag: food
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Fiji Deliciousness
I think my readers need an update on the Fiji cake extravaganza. Since we last spoke the count of cakes has skyrocketed from 7 to 15! Thanks in large part to these lovely little fellas! I’ve made some angel food cakes in there too but why make a cake that only counts for one when…
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#Foodthanks this year
This year, I’m spending Thanksgiving in Ohio with the Ninja and his family. It’s been great to get back on the farm and do chores, feed animals and go four-wheeling in the woods. I’ve missed that experience during my tenure at K-State. Anyway, for those of you on Twitter, the theme of the past few…
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In Honor of Pigs and Pork
Photo courtesy of Magnum Photo Agency I keep reminding readers that October is National Pork Month and for good reason. I love pork – it’s delicious, nutritious and is so versatile! The Pork Checkoff provides a wealth of great pork information on their website. Check it out — especially the kids section 🙂 Check out…
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Food, History and Kansas – A Hat Trick
(Photo courtesy of Great Plains Foodways Connection’s website) My homepage is set to http://www.ksu.edu/ (I bleed purple) and yesterday when I opened up my browser, one of the recent headlines was highlighting this new website called Great Plains Foodways Connection. Intrigued…. Upon further investigation, I discovered that GPFC’s mission is to ‘explore, conserve and celebrate Kansas…
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‘Farm Grown’ Soup?!
Yesterday, while watching the Chiefs dominate the 49er’s, a Campbell’s soup commercial highlighted their ‘farm grown ingredients’. Wow – I can buy soup that contains farm grown ingredients?!?! Where do I shop to do that? Answer: at any grocery store in any state because ALL vegetables, fruits, grains and meat products are farm grown. I’m…