herbes de provence—
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If you read my last blog post, you’ll know that it’s super snowy & wintry hear right now. Today at the farm, I made an outstanding chicken & rice soup from a chicken we had roasted on Saturday.
If you rub this herbes de provence all over your next chicken [...]

carrot ginger soup recipe—
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There’s not a lot of rushing around here on Orcas Island as there’s only a few places to shop. Most of us either had to buy our stuff online or take the ferry to the mainland before this week to get stocked up on our holiday items.
We fully [...]

kids & cookies—
Originally uploaded by orcangie

Tripp can’t stop smiling about the holiday cookies we made in the Buck Bay Farm kitchen this week. This time we tried making our own icing. It was so easy even the kids could make it. It requires no heat and only a few ingredients. Another [...]

My best friend Annie and I were mulling (pun intended) putting together a holiday party. Every year I make a plan to have no party as there are a million reasons why it’s just too challenging to entertain during the holidays. However, if you get infected with the Holiday Spirit, it’s really difficult [...]