Category Archives: Barbie’s Life

Beets Me!

I really wanted to do a post on my beautiful beets…….. But then the next week a vole (or family of voles) ate the entire crop! They also ate all our carrots, potatoes, and garlic! Just makes me sick I … Read More

Canning at the Farmhouse

Posted on September 10, 2013 by gerknoop

I always look forward to this time of year as we always have such a bountiful array of veggies from the garden! I feel like I’m in foodie paradise! We eat from the garden every night and I “can” the … Read More

How to Make your own Sauerkraut

Posted on October 12, 2012 by gerknoop

Sauerkraut 101 My husband is 100% German. This means we make sauerkraut every year. Fresh sauerkraut…..sauerkraut and spareribs kind of sauerkraut….homemade sausage and sauerkraut kind of sauerkraut, sit and ferment for a few months kind of sauerkraut …..Well, you … Read More

Birds Nests on Bed Springs

Posted on February 16, 2012 by gerknoop

I felt it appropriate for this time of year to have something kind of “spring-ish” or “Easter-like” Its only fitting and it’s about all I have to show you at the moment, and since I really NEED to get a … Read More

A Sexy Valentine Dinner

Posted on February 10, 2012 by gerknoop

PASTA ROSES WITH HAM AND FONTINA “Roselline di Pasta alla Romagnola” is the proper Italian way to say it and I think this is a perfect Valentine dinner. It is a speciality dish from Italy and it is supposed to … Read More