NEW YEAR, NEW RECIPE.
We spent our New Year's Day at Hill and Hollow - celebrating with lots of friends, old and new. It was a potluck kind of gathering - the best kind of meal when all the guests are farmers. Because we have had dried cranberries sitting around on the shelf for awhile, and because we will take any excuse to splurge on citrus this time of year (while its "in season"), I baked cranberry orange bread - inspired by my main gal Martha. The bread was a success - definitely a sweet treat that was a favorite of the children. Much like these scones I made last year, I think orange is a wonderful flavor to bake with.
Bread recipe HERE - I didn't follow all the strict rules for whipping and folding in and the loaves were still light and fluffy.Happy 2014!- Hannah.
THE LUXURY OF CITRUS.
Since coming back from our holiday break, Jesse has been a bit under the weather. He hasn't had a lot of appetite - but has been craving fresh juice.We don't normally buy things like oranges - simply because we try to only buy local and in season - but we have been stocking up this week. It is quite a luxury for us to enjoy a treat like citrus - which is one of the best things about eating the way we do. It is a lovely life when something like an orange or a banana or a simple trip to the movies is something special. I hope we never take these things for granted.HAVING SAID ALL THAT - we do have a bit of a dream to grow our own citrus some day! While you may have never heard of Kentucky oranges, there is a variety - called Trifoliate Orange (or Flying Dragon) - that grows in more northern climates. We plan on buying some plants from Hidden Springs Nursery (where we bought our blueberry plants and fig trees in October). Also, our friends Paul and Alison of Au Naturel Farm have given us hope in our citrus ambitions - they've had success growing oranges, lemons and limes in their high tunnels. If they can do it in Bowling Green, then surely it is possible in Bugtussle! Now if I can just figure out how to grow an avocado tree....- Hannah.