The Kitchen Window

The Kitchen Window
Antique Milk Bottles with Herbs and Flowers

Welcome!

Welcome to the Frog Hollow Farm blog! I've been blogging since January 2010 and have switched from Blogger to Word Press, but I'm back to Blogger because, for me, it's easier to use. My husband and I live on a little farm in Northwest New Jersey. We have some chickens and a very large vegetable garden with asparagus and raspberries, and rows and rows of sunflowers, snapdragons and zinnias. Traveling, entertaining, gardening, spending time with family, studying Italian, blogging and reading keep us busy and happy. With all of this going on, moving towards a simpler life seems almost impossible but it's definitely a daily goal.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

I'm just not feeling winter this year - maybe for a few days when we had snow on the ground.  The way things look right now I'm expecting to see the forsythia begin to bloom.  The sun is shining but I need that cold, blustery weather to get into the winter mood.  I'm confused, should I be thinking about making comfort foods or begin making salads?  I'm buying tulips every time I go to the grocery store, but I tend to do that anyway.

So, I've been cleaning out lots of our closets and drawers, which always makes me feel good.  I feel better when the things I see on shelves and in closets are all things that we use - our old farmhouse doesn't have a ton of storage so we need to maximize the space that we have and fill it with things that are functional and of course pretty and meaningful.

Even though I love clearing closets and drawers, I actually have to stop myself from buying new things to fill the spaces I've just cleared!  

Tonight we are trying a new recipe at Frog Hollow Farm, from the February 2012  issue of La Cucina Italiana that I picked up at our Whole Foods last week.  I guess I'm going with comfort foods and not salads, at least for tonight.

The recipe is called Scalloppine di Maiale all'arancia - that's Pork Scaloppine with Orange and Lentils for all of the non Italian speaking bloggers out there :).

This is the photo from the La Cucina Italiana website.



Here's the link - http://lacucinaitalianamagazine.com/recipe/pork-scaloppine--with-orange-and-lentils
If you highlight the link you should be able to link right over to it.

I already had all of the ingredients and am even trying to clear out some of my pantry and freezer items, this seemed like a healthy way to go.

For last week's Giant's game I made a new appetizer recipe from skinnytaste.com called  
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites 

I ate them all....they had me at BACON.  

I'm reading and hearing a lot about people switching over from Blogger to Word Press - I'm not sure if it's something that I need to do but began reading about it today.  I've been wanting to develop my blog into a business of sorts and have some ideas - Word Press may be the more dependable source.  

What are your feelings on switching?
Ciao, bella!

4 comments:

  1. WELCOME BACK FARM GIRL...MISSED YOU....I HAD NO IDEA THAT CONNOR WAS SICK...I FEEL SO BAD .....THERE WILL BE PRAYS SAID FOR HIM EVERYDAY.....
    IT MUST BE SO HARD FOR JAN AND BOB......HOPE JENNIFER AND HER HUSBAND ARE OK.....HE IS A BEAUTIFUL CHILD....GOD BLESS HIM.......TAKE CARE..
    AUNT RIZ

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  2. I love that header!
    I don't know about word press - everything seems to be in flux right now - hard to know what to do with blogger.

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  3. So glad to see you back! I know, this winter is rather crazy, isn't it?

    xo
    Claudia

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  4. I've GOT to try this
    recipe ~ I'm loving
    oranges this winter
    and like the idea of
    using them in a savory
    dish....adding some
    sunshine : ) I have
    thought about switching
    from Blogger when I've
    had past problems, but
    luckily {knock on wood}
    that hasn't happened in
    quite a while. Stay cozy
    and enjoy these winter
    months!

    xx Suzanne

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