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Fried Okra

paige — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 02:18:13 +0000

This is going to be a short post.

I went to the farm

At home I cut the okra in 1/2″ pieces soaked it in skim milk for approx 5 min. Then I dredged it in a mixture of half plain flour and half Ezra fine corn meal with salt and pepper. Once the okra is thoroughly covered I placed it in hot canola oil and cooked until brown. Don’t turn but once! And then serve hot. One of my summer favs.

Enjoy!

XO,
Paige

Corn where it comes from and corn with jalapeño and manchego

paige — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:29:54 +0000

Long time no talk! The blog has gone unattended. So here I am! So this post is about corn.

I stopped by the family farm on the way back home from a meeting out of town. The guys on the farm were shucking corn so I brought some home…

I put some of it up for the winter.

For dinner I cooked some fresh corn. Here is the recipe…

6 ears of corn
Cut the corn off the cob
Place the corn in the skillet with olive oil (approx 1 tablespoon)
Add salt and pepper to taste
Sautée the corn for approx 7 min
Chop one jalapeño finely
Sautée jalapeño with corn in skillet for approx 3 minutes
Place corn on plate and grate manchego cheese on top of corn
Serve hot

Here are my photos of the process

It is super yummy…

Enjoy!

XO,

Paige

Oyster Roast at the farm….

paige — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:30:34 +0000

Our tradition for Christmas at the farm is an oyster roast. I love this because it requires the family to gather around the grill and table. It is first come first serve so you better gather close by!

We arrived at sunset.

We are almost there!

I can smell the fire...

The guest house.

Dad adding the butter, garlic, and parmasean cheese sauce to the oysters.

Yum!

Everyone enjoying the oysters...

Maggie enjoying an oyster!

Megan enjoying a raw oyster.

Anne enjoying an oyster!

Dad taking time to enjoy the oyster.

I hope you enjoy your family traditions as we start a new year. If you don’t have any food traditions in your family then think about starting a few!

XO,

Paige

Cotton

paige — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:07:40 +0000

ok… I know you can’t eat it but I love this photo of the cotton field from my dad’s farm.

I remember as a child when it was time for the cotton harvest and we went to the field and got to jump into the cotton trailers when they were about 50% full.