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Herbed Sourdough Cheesy Zucchini Biscuits
Ok, I know that title is a mouthful but I'm having a hard time describing these! We have way too much zucchini and yellow summer squash...
Roasted Tomato Salsa
I’ve made countless jars of this simple salsa with both red and green tomatoes. One year we had an early frost warning and I picked ALL...
Sourdough Discard Banana Bread
Currently OBSESSED with this banana bread! It has been making an appearance on our summer breakfast table at least a couple times a week!...
Peanut Butter Sweet Potato Dog Training Treats
The puppies LOVE these quick and easy training treats and I feel good knowing the ingredients that are going into them! Ingredients: 2...
Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough
You can use discard or ripe starter for this recipe. It all starts with my master dough recipe, but after the second rise you stretch...
Sourdough Discard Dutch Baby
This giant, puffy pancake couldn’t be simpler to make and you don’t have to stand around flipping ‘cakes, you just dump the batter into...
Sourdough Focaccia
This recipe uses my master dough, but instead of shaping it after the initial two rises, it gets popped into the fridge for an overnight...
Smoked Pepper-jack Mac n' Cheese
A little food story today. Not about the Mangalitsa pork Boston butt that Pete smoked on the grill yesterday, which was pretty...
Isabelle's Lemon Cheesecake
My 16-year-old daughter loves baking, in fact she recently opened her own home-based bakery business (glassfrogpatisserie.com) and is...
Sourdough Doughnuts
My 12-year-old (Hutch) asked if we could develop a sourdough doughnut recipe together. I guess that kid knows the secret to getting me...
Wild Morel Risotto with Garlic Mustard Pesto & Violets
Last week we harvested the elusive and fleeting morel mushroom! Just one big one that we found right in our yard, but that was enough...
Strettine (Nettle Pasta)
Strettine comes from Emilia Romagna, just north of Rome in Italy. This same region is also famous for Parmigiano (parmesan) cheese and...
Sourdough Bagels
We loooove our sourdough bagels around here! Baking your own bagels is not only easy, but a huge money saver compared to buying at the...
Sourdough-discard Cinnamon Roll Muffins
A little-known fact that we discovered about sourdough starter discard - you can use it as an egg substitute!! One day I was making...
Sourdough-discard Pancakes
Wet ingredients: 1/2 cup sourdough discard 1.5 cups kefir or buttermilk or clabber 2 eggs 2 tbsp grass-fed butter or pasture-raised lard...
Sourdough Crackers
Making sourdough crackers is so incredibly easy, and they are so delicious that I would argue that it's worth keeping a starter JUST for...
Ground Beef "Shawarma" Sandwich
Ingredients: For the naan bread: 125g warm water 2.5 tsp active dry yeast 1 Tbsp sugar 400g all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking...
Huevos Rancheros con Chorizo
Ingredients: 1 pkg Mangalitsa Chorizo (removed from casings) 6 pasture-raised eggs 1 can black beans, drained 1 small onion, chopped Salt...
Shrimp & Grits with Smoked Mangalitsa Sausage
It's been on the blog before, for the Spring CSA, but we're bringing it back for summer because it's just so darn good! Ingredients:...
Baked Chicken and Hand-rolled Gnocchi with Arugula
Ingredients For the Gnocchi: 3.5 cups / 500g mashed potatoes 1.25 cups / 150g flour 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper For the Chicken:...
B.L.T. with horseradish sauce
Isabelle (our 16-year-old daughter and head chef at Wildheart Farm) is a wee bit obsessed with horseradish sauce right now. She makes...
Perfect Pork Chops + 3 Ways to Top Your Chop!
You will never eat a dry pork chop again! These chops are something very special. Do not fear the fat! Because our pigs are raised out in...
Bratwurst Sandwich with Pickled Red Cabbage, Cucumber Relish, and Horseradish Sauce
Ingredients: For the buns: 1.5 tsp / 6 grams dried yeast 1 cup / 250 grams warm milk 3.25 cups / 400 grams flour 2 Tbsp oil or lard 1...
Hand-rolled Sweetpotato Gnocchi with Hot Italian Sausage and Arugula
Ingredients: For the Sweetpotato Gnocchi: 2lbs or 1kg sweetpotatoes (boiled for 15 minutes or until very soft) 8oz or 200g-250g flour 1...
Bucatini all'Amatriciana
Ingredients: 1 lb bucatini 8 oz guanciale (jowl bacon) 1 26oz box crushed San Marzano tomatoes (Pomi brand works well here) 1/4 cup white...
Jambalaya
Our two favorite dishes to show off our smoked Mangalitsa sausages are Shrimp & Grits and Jambalaya. You can find the shrimp & grits...
Queso Fundido con Chorizo
If I allowed it, my children would eat Queso Fundido con Chorizo all day, every day, with a spoon. HA! This Tex-Mex favorite is insanely...
Burgers + Sourdough Burger Buns
I honestly can't understand why people must fuss with burger patties. Adding breadcrumbs, eggs, seasonings, pressing into a perfectly...
Skillet Country Ham with Honey Glaze
There's no easier weeknight meal than a good ol' country ham steak, slapped in a skillet and topped with a honey glaze. When the ham...
German Bratwurst Method
The traditional method of preparing bratwurst is to simmer them in butter, onion, and ale and then finish them on the grill. Ingredients:...
Schwenkbraten - German Grilled Pork Chops
My apologies for the very late recipe post! Last week I was struck with a stomach bug and I didn't cook, eat, or do much of anything for...
Freginat
Freginat is a traditional dish from Catalonia, in the northeast corner of Spain. It was made after the pork slaughter using a little bit...
Paella de la Granja
Paella "from the farm" This one-pan meal looks delightfully fancy and complicated, yet nothing could be simpler. This recipe is not about...
Traditional Spaghetti alla Carbonara
When I was studying abroad in Rome (20 years ago) a chef taught me how to make traditional Roman spaghetti alla carbonara. It uses only 5...
Perfect Sausage Biscuits
For the biscuits: 2 and 1/2 cups (313g) all-purpose flour 2 Tablespoons aluminum free baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick or...
Bratwurst & Sauerkraut with German Potato Salad
We are excited to share our Mangalitsa pork bratwurst for the first time this week! Brats are great for the bbq grill, but equally...
Simple, Nourishing Bone Broth
We almost always have bone broth brewing. A steaming mug of bone broth is a great way to start the day and it is not only delicious but...
Whole Roast Chicken
We have made roast chicken dozens of different ways, but this simple butter, garlic, and rosemary version is a classic. You really don't...
Reverse-seared Mangalitsa Pork Chops
I grew up hating pork chops, they were bone dry, flavorless, and almost inedible! The Mangalitsa pig has completely changed the way I...
Curried Pork Neckbone Stew
Pork neckbones are SERIOUSLY underrated! These are the key to a flavorful broth, soup, stew, or sauce. Sear the meaty bones, then cook...
Country Ham Pot Pie with Leek and Asparagus
For the pie crust: - 300g all-purpose flour (2.5 cups) -150g lard (2/3 cup) - 3/4 tsp salt - cold water as needed For the pot pie: - 1 lb...
Piri Piri Chicken Burgers
Our Piri Piri Chicken Sausage is full of flavorful pasture-raised chicken with just the right amount of heat. Cook it up patty-style and...
Baked Grits & Eggs with Smokehouse Bacon and Arugula
This one has been on the blog before with our home-cured pancetta and it's still one of our favorite breakfasts! This week in the CSA...
Shrimp & Grits with Smoked Jalapeño Sausage
Better late than never, as they say! This recipe was supposed to post for our CSA members yesterday, but we ended up spending the day in...
LARD HELP US!!
There’s a lot of talk right now about being healthier in the new year, especially around eating. There’s also a lot of talk about vitamin...
Baked Grits & Eggs with home-cured Pancetta and Arugula
A sunny solstice breakfast of cheesy baked yellow corn grits and eggs with home-cured Mangalitsa pancetta and arugula. Celebrating the...
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