Chili
Chili & Garlic Toast There is cold, and then there is coming in from milking the cows in the dead of winter cold. The chilled-to-the-bone state of being that doesn’t even resolve with a hot shower. The kind of cold that calls for a piping …
Author: Nixon Farm
Banana Bread
Nixon Farm Banana Bread | The Origin Story The Scene: It’s 2020. In the midst of a worldwide pandemic. We could have just made another loaf of banana bread. But oh no. We went the more expensive route…. And made a baby. At Nixon Farm, …
Pesto Pasta and Beans
Sweet-and-spicy basil star in this fresh and flavourful Pesto Pasta and Beans recipe. Pesto.. Pasta.. and Beans Now pasta with beans may not sound that yummy, but hear me out. The Italians came up with the idea of combining beans and pasta. ‘Nuf said. Pesto …
Obituary : Farewell to a dear friend
February 2021 Teaa Bear passed away peacefully in our arms today, after giving us 12 years of happiness. She will be forever missed and forever remembered. Teaa was adopted when she was 2 years old, from a place where she had been used for breeding. …
Apple Skillet Pancake
Nothing says ‘weekend’ like homemade pancakes! Weekends call for easy and delicious breakfast recipes. Our Apple Skillet Pancake is light, fluffy and simple to make. I particularly love this recipe because it’s delicious, but more importantly, it doesn’t require the training, athleticism and hand-eye coordination …
Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burger
Delicious, hearty and nutritious. Homemade veggie burgers are where it’s at. I mean, so many vegetables, beans and legumes can be turned into a burger. You could have a different veggie burger every night of the week! Let’s start with this roasted sweet potato and …
Cacciatore
Tofu and Pineapple Cacciatore with Brown Rice The Nixon Farm rendition of this cacciatore includes pineapple and tofu. Certainly not authentic, as the very word cacciatore means ‘hunter-style’ in Italian- this is more of a ‘gather-style’ and in lieu of birds, we gathered beans. At …
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
A warm cup of tea and bakery style lemon poppy seed muffins make for the most perfect afternoon snack. Today, while the baby napped, I ate muffins, and sipped on a warm cup of tea. It’s the small things in life we hold near and …
Minestrone Soup
Noodles and potatoes IN THE SAME BOWL?! This is the kind of stuff (my) dreams are made of. Minestrone is a hearty veggie soup, perfect for snow days. Today, it snowed as hard as it’s snowed since the ’70’s. At one point 12 cm fell …
Old Door Headboard
How to turn an old door into a headboard Know what rhymes with ‘paint colour’? ‘Annoyed husband’. You hear it, no? Michael has lugged this heavy DYI beauty up and down the curved staircase a couple of times now. It’s made from a 1920’s old …