Author Archives: Kelli Miller

Garden 2015 : Tomatoes, part 1

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Kelli Miller

An impressive Hungarian Heart tomato This year, for the first time in several years, I started my own plants indoors from seed over the winter. And anyone that knows me knows that I get a little carried away when it … Continue reading →

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How to Cook :: Stuffed Pepper Soup

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Kelli Miller

This has been a fantastic year for growing just about anything. The bell peppers in particular have been beautiful. I froze something like 4 cookie sheets full of them a while back – just cut them in half, scooped out … Continue reading →

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Coming into his own

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Kelli Miller

Sunday we loaded batch #2 of chickens out to the processor. It’s always interesting to see what our numbers end up to be. I try to keep track of how many we start with and how many we end up … Continue reading →

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Soaking it in

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Kelli Miller

It’s August. Everyone, including me, is wondering where the summer has gone. It’s been a glorious summer, weather-wise. Rain at just the right times. Not an excessive amount of heat and humidity. And I have been doing my best to … Continue reading →

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What I Bought at Farmers Market :: June, Week 2

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Kelli Miller

Remember the first post in this series, where I mentioned that I had bought the food, prepared the food, and taken pictures of the food, but didn’t get around to posting about the food right away? Apparently that happens a … Continue reading →

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What I Bought at Farmers Market :: June, Week 1

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Kelli Miller

When I’m selling at market I usually try to buy some things to take home as well. A couple of weeks ago I had the idea to start a weekly post on what I bought at the market that week, … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Slow Cooker Beef Fajitas

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Kelli Miller

It all started with tortillas. My sister-in-law asked if they could bring us anything from Texas when they came to visit Memorial Day weekend. Since shrimp doesn’t travel so well when you’re flying + driving, we settled on fresh, authentic, … Continue reading →

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Kids and blogging

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Kelli Miller

Those of you who have been with me a long time know that I used to blog a lot. Like, a lot a lot. And I’ve written before (also here) about how or why I just sort of tapered off. … Continue reading →

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How to Cook : Chicken, Two Ways

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Kelli Miller

(Plus a bonus recipe!) With fresh chickens coming soon – next month! – it’s time for me to get the ones I still have in the freezer used up. Of course I love the internet for new recipe ideas. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Free rangers in training

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Kelli Miller

I’ve got some seeds started in the basement this year. The brassicas I start 2 seeds to a pot and then clip one seedling out if they both germinate. These fresh, tender little greens are perfect for introducing the chicks … Continue reading →

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