Back when I lived downstate and was working for Ford, I visited a shock absorber plant for work in the middle of Nebraska, and the plant employed many farmer's wives. They put together a cookbook for their 35th anniversary of the plant, and many of the ladies had crock pots bubbling away at their work stations, making lunch to share. They gave me a copy of their cookbook, which has plenty of hearty down home recipes in it, including copper penny carrots, which is a carrot salad dressed...

Romaine lettuce, Ghost House Farm, Hancock MI I have to admit, I have a fascination with the women’s sections of the old farming magazines. As a result, I have a big collection of Farm Journal cookbooks that I have picked up at garage sales over time. And I also have a collection of vintage Taste of Home cookbooks, which is what happened when publisher Roy Reiman realized he needed to create a cooking magazine which utilized the same philosophy of reader-contributed content as his...

Spinach, baby kale, and lettuce from the hoop. Beets and carrots from the summer from Ghost House Farms Hancock, Michigan April 14, 2026 "In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer" Albert Camus Here we are, at the beginning of mud season here in the Keweenaw. I am so looking forward to fresh produce. I have never understood why many restaurants don't make salad dressings from scratch. They taste so much fresher and are relatively inexpensive to make. ...