Family

More on Sunday Night Suppers

claudiaSeptember 13, 2010Family, Good Eats

Recently, I was staring at our cookbooks and noticed a common theme: speed, with titles like Cuisine Rapide, 30 Minute Meals, The 60 Minute Gourmet, The 5:30 Challenge and Great Food Fast. So last night we decided to take our time and make a proper Sunday supper. Here was our pick: Roast Chicken with Lemon Potatoes, a recipe by cookbook author Mindy Fox. We served it with garlicky green beans and buttermilk biscuits. The meal turned out pretty darn good! Here’s the recipe for your own Sunday night supper ideas.

Roast Chicken with Lemon Potatoes

Postcards from Boulder

claudiaAugust 25, 2010Family, On the Road

Getting to work from Boulder, Colo., this week isn’t a bad gig.

But getting to spend time with my lovely niece, Mandy, who now lives in this cool town, makes the job EVEN better!

this is scottish country

not the country (but just as great)

Keeping ’em outta trouble

Not Country

Swimming with Frogs

claudiaAugust 14, 2010Animals, Family, On the Farm

Storm sweeps through.
Frogs make for the pool.
“What better time for a swim?” say the boys.

Building a Dog Paddock

Snapshots

15 Years, 15 Blessings

Fields of Gold

My Dad, 1934

claudiaAugust 8, 2010Family

The other greatest man in my life:
William Thomas Brooks
1929-1991
Taken at his family home, 1934

15 Years, 15 Blessings

An Intentional Summer

A Mother’s Gift

History.

Our Green Acres…One Year and Counting

claudiaAugust 6, 2010Family, Inspiration, Life-Work, On the Farm

It’s now been one year since we “bought the farm.” And while we’ve made lots of progress on this little country fixer-upper, we still have a very long way to go. In fact, people tell us that we’ll never really get to the end of it, and I’m beginning to understand what they mean. Of course, we still have absolutely no idea what we’re doing half the time, but we laugh our way through…together… and there are lots of kind and patient folks who are helping show us the way. To all of them, thank you. And to you—we’re so glad you take time out of your busy life to follow this silly ole blog. But most of all, to Mike D’Avanzo—thank you, thank you, thank you…for coming on this crazy adventure with me and for making this once-little girl’s dreams come true.