Raising a healthy Jane (or just being a healthy grown-up Jane) comes from good food and proper nutrition. Grab your aprons, I’m on kitchen duty with food to spare and recipes to share! When time allows, here’s where you’ll find one of my how-to-convert-to-an-organic-diet recipes.
My DIL, Ashley, and son, Brian, brought their little bundle of baby joy to visit everyone at the farm yesterday.
Alina Kathleen Ogle is a little treasure, born at home, weighing in at 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Look at her … already reaching for the stars. Or would that be a touch-down pass?
She already has a little sass. 😉
Ok, that was exhausting! Back to sleep now …
Nice to meet everyone!
Winnie Nielsen says: Mmmmmm, fresh made butter from your girls?? It looks so beautiful all wrapped in papers! I bet it is very creamy and delicious on a hot scone!
Karlyne says: Ah, butter!
Debra says: Oh, memories of Gramma’s house in the 70s…she churned every couple of days and stored the butter in the freezer. Grew up eating that butter on buckwheat pancakes with dark honey. Yum. I have the wooden bowl, paddle, and mold she used. Hope to use them myself some day…
Winnie Nielsen says: Hmmmm, this might be the perfect idea for that left over baked chicken in the fridge. Healthy, quick, and I have everything I need!
Denise Ross says: Wow this looks really yummy, will have to make it. Thank you
Judy Kutchi says: This sounds delicious. Can’t wait to try it.
toni says: This looks so healthy, colorful, and delicious! I am a vegetarian so I will just replace the chicken with tofu!
Thank you for the great step by step graphic directions, they are wonderful and helpful! Have a great weekend! Toni
Sharon Pickerd says: Oh, I can almost smell it cooking
pam white says: was really excited to get this email from you today. The recipe sounds awsome. I will be looking forward to receiving them every friday! Thanks.
Jacorn says: Got broccoli in my bountiful basket this week…am trying this receipe.
Jacorn says: Yummy. I actually made this tonight using shrimp instead of chicken. Easy and delicious!
MaryJane says: I certainly ate more than my share of it:)
Nicci Cagan says: I love the way you show the recipe in pictures! Well done.
Steven says: Could I replace the nuts in this recipe for something else or leave them out all together? Reason being, allergies.
MaryJane says: Of course!
With so many cows running around the farm these days, we have plenty of milk for things like a weekly batch of Parmesan cheese, butter, and occasionally some ice cream. Nevertheless, we were more than happy to receive a special ice cream delivery from Susan at Halo Top Creamery. “Why, yes, of course, we’d be happy to taste-test ice cream made with a gamut of organic ingredients, cage-free eggs, and hormone-free dairy.” Hmmm, but we have all this milk of our own and … wait a minute, this sounds like a recipe for 4th of July MILKSHAKES!
It’s been a little warm around here and our crew is pretty awesome and we have an important holiday to celebrate this week and we’re swimming in fresh strawberries and milk …
Saralou was the first to take the taste test and … it’s good!! Like, really, really, really good.
Karina was wide-eyed with amazement. At only 80 calories for one 4 ounce serving of ice cream, it’s as healthy as it is delicious!
Happy 4th of July from all of us at MaryJanesFarm!
QUICK N’ EASY MILKSHAKES
1 cup Halo Top Ice Cream
1/4 cup organic milk plus things like chocolate chunks, fresh plucked strawberries, apricots …
Winnie Nielsen says: Now that is an amazing set of statistics for 1 pint of pure delight! Those milkshakes just look so delicious!
Winnie Nielsen says: Are these baby apples????? Oh, I love apple trees. They don’t grow here in Florida because of the heat. There is one yellow cooking apple that sort of does OK here but not the big juicy red eating apples=D!!
Elizabeth says: You & your mate keep a very tidy office Megan. And it looks as if America has a petite Jane Austen in the making? I love the natural light shining through the windows & what I can see of your lovely countryside view. Seems like the perfect spot for creative writing?
melodygamble says: I love the desk made out of an old piano or organ.You remake reuse recycle the way I do but ive never came across the chance to do it to this level. Awesome. And they say us ‘old Vermonters” are resourceful
Winnie Nielsen says: I love the flower photos from the farm nestled in vintage equipment. There is something about a bunch of colors all placed together against an unlikely vessel that makes for a blue ribbon combo! so pretty!
Karlyne says: Love the dandelions! I have beautiful sage flowers going into my daisy mixed-bouquet today. “Native” flowers!
very lovely! My favorite is lilac, but I love all flowers, no matter how small or how lowly.
Darlene Ricotta says: Beauty in the drops of rain.
I love to see the rain on the leaves and things it is like a glitter from God.
Thanks
darlene
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5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
Newborn babies are just the sweetest ever! Alina is beautiful. Before a blink of an eye, she will be joining her other cousins and romping about the farm! Congratulations Brian and Ashley!!!
She is so precious! I was wondering yesterday if she’d been born yet. Thanks for sharing such great news! And congratulations to Brian & Ashley. Enjoy every minute you can.
Why, she’s almost as cute as my newest grandgirl! Adorable, obviously smart, family!
Gorgeous! Welcome little Alina! Congrats to everyone!
Alina is precious! Thank you for sharing her visit with us. Congratulations Brian, Ashley and of course her big sister too!
Babies are so precious :). Love the name, and what a beautiful little girl!
Brian I am so proud of you and Ashley. When you were helping me to get set up and told me how close you were to being a Father I almost felt like I was a Great-Grandma. So Proud, and her middle is spelled the same as my youngest Daughter’s First name. Which some how makes me feel slightly more connected.
Love the pictures. I know Mary Jane you are busting at the seems with pride. Brian you were a God send in helping this old cowgirl. Mary Jane he is the best at helping people you should be proud of his help.
She is just precious. I know you are all so thrilled. Congratulations!
BORN AT HOME……THE BEST PLACE FOR A BIRTH TO HAPPEN
THIS COMING FROM AN OLD HOME BIRTH LAY MIDWIFE
BUT STILL FACT AND TRUTH
BEAUTIFUL BABY
AWESOME PARENTS
PEACE AND LOVE FROM MY HEART
XXO
She is so beautiful our future little farmgirl. Look at the smiles on their faces all are happy.