We just had some kind of mushroom

Mixt Salads recipe #2: Noodle Last night, I was going to make Heaven (chanterelles and duck eggs) but Isabel was so aghast I pu…

Dutiful dinner report

Friday night Stir dinner: Chicken soup with caraway gnocchi . You brown chicken, onion, carrot, celery, and various herbs, add …

Alton Brown cookies

I don't know anything about Alton Brown, except that his English muffins let me down and his granola is the most stupidly de…

Now is the moment for this kind of crazy

Supposedly a small tub or kiddie pool is enough. Supposedly Indian Runner ducks are quiet and lay lots of eggs. (We also got one …

Menagerie photos and my take on Pioneer Woman

That's Emily, an excellent mouser and delicate beauty. She's almost ten.    Owen is holding Cindy and Linda, or Linda an…

Out of the blue

Yesterday, we found a blue egg. Today, we found another. The Ameraucana hen isn't a dud after all! They're too pretty to …

She needs a haircut

I poured a glass of wine, pulled out my wallet, and Owen and I ordered some chicks the other night. What with shipping, you pay a…

Numb is the new normal

I never appreciated the variety and loveliness of eggs until our hens started to lay. I keep waiting for a green egg. One young A…