Amy Jeanroy
Cooking and writing have been my constant companions ever since I was a small child.
My earliest memories are of my grandparent's garden and watching my grandfather clean fish for our meals. Every bite of food was wrapped in love, and I carry that with me to this day.
My writing is all over the place. For frugal and home cooking- mom stuff, visit The Farming Wife. I blog over at Eartheats.com, about wildcrafting and growing food on our family farm, and I also write about food preservation. Check out my books on Amazon!
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June 30, 2011
The lavender is blooming like crazy in the garden. Not everyone thinks of it as an ingredient in food, but lavender certainly kicks up a recipe like nothing else. In many countries, it is a commonly...
June 30, 2011
Since one of my habits is to comb through recipes websites and books for ideas, my family is exposed to foods that many other are not. This isn't always a good thing. I think that I’ve set...
June 28, 2011
Think ethanol is in trouble? With the Senate sending a clear message that it is time to end ethanol subsidies, you may think it is the end of the ethanol industry. Nothing is further from the truth....
June 28, 2011
Do you ever consider your small family farm to be a small fish in the big sea of Mega Farm sharks? You are not alone! No really, you are not alone in the idea that small farms are an important part...
June 28, 2011
If you have shopped at the Greenmarket in NY lately, you may have noticed the addition of plastic. Plastic wrapping on your previously fresh sliced cheeses, that is. The state Ag...
June 28, 2011
When you have a herd of dairy goats, sometimes you wonder just what to do with all the milk. We make pudding quite a bit, and the kids just love it. Honestly, I never turn down a pudding dessert...
June 27, 2011
This is a shout out to my favorite grocery store of all time Greenstar Coop, in Ithaca, NY. They introduced me to bringing my own containers to refill as I bought my groceries. I would refill my...
June 27, 2011
We all love bananas. No one loves them more than Jacksonville, FL., residents it seems. Dole, the world's largest provider of fresh bananas, has a tour called Go Bananas after Dark,...
June 26, 2011
It is 90 degrees outside and the family is clamoring for pie. Ok, the truth is, I want pie. Here are 5 summer time pies that have to be chilled or frozen in order to eat them. Frozen Lemonade...
June 26, 2011
Traditionally, Sunday supper means a meal that cooks all day, filling the house with wonderful scents of home. The family sits down to a neatly set table, and conversation is punctuated by the...
June 26, 2011
While saving hundreds of dollars on a grocery trip seems to be an amazing feat (it surely takes a Herculean effort in organization and mathamatical skills), it is not without issues. Most of...
June 26, 2011
You are committed to only buying what you have a coupon for, right? Consider CouponsInc.com, compilation of the top 10 coupon categories in 2010. Ready to Eat Cereal 1 Yogurt...
June 25, 2011
Call me crazy, but I want to know where my meat is coming from. We raise our own beef, chicken and goat on our farm, but buy in our pork. This means that I have to ask around and find a supplier,...
June 25, 2011
Thanks to one of my favorite blogs: Living Rich With Coupons, take a look at tomorrow's Sunday inserts ahead of time. If you have a minute to make out your grocery list based on what is coming up...
June 25, 2011
Thanks to the Cooking Channel, I have a list of hip new treats that I am going to be experimenting with. The first one is Cake Pops! Yes, I have fallen for these bite sized, balls of yum. Today, I...
June 25, 2011
Check out this lovely video from the Tacoma Farmers market. It just makes you want to go shopping, doesn't it? No matter who you talk to about buying from the local market, they all say the same...
June 24, 2011
Eagle Produce, LLC of Scottsdale, AZ., has announced a voluntary recall of cantaloupes shipped from Arizona to upstate New York in late May, due to the potential contamination of salmonella. No...
June 24, 2011
We started with the mustard, moved on to ketchup, now it's time to bring on the relish. As far as condiments go, relish is such a free wheeler. From super sweet to spicy as hell, relish always...
June 24, 2011
I love making food that surprises the family when they take that first bite. This recipe for Chicken and Broccoli Crepes is like that. When I first started making crepes, we ate them with sour cream...
June 23, 2011
When you are thinking about thrifty food shopping, don't forget the bones! Bones are more than something to throw away after you finish a meal. In reality, you are wasting a most flavorful part...
June 23, 2011
Muffins. They are the perfect handheld treat. Make them ahead of time and keep them on hand to offer any hungry troops who need a snack. I like to make muffins out of unusual flavorings: both savory...
June 23, 2011
Baking bread is one of those things that is most satisfying in the kitchen. We go through quite a bit of bread, just considering the amount of toast it takes to feed a crew of 7 in the morning. I...
June 21, 2011
I must be in the mood for cake this week, which got me thinking about the easiest cakes I have in my recipe box. When asking my 4 year old what his favorite cake was, he said it was banana cake. So,...
June 21, 2011
If you want to save some money at the checkout counter, reconsider dark meat. Americans have some crazy ideas about food. They learn everything they know from advertisements and availability on...
June 21, 2011
It is surprising how many people have never actually made a cake from scratch. Making a homemade cake is simple and can be served frosted, with powdered sugar or topped with fresh fruit. Learn how to...
