Sunday Morning Breakfast

Fresh Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup By The Gourmet Farm Girl 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour                      1 T baking powder                                                           1 t salt 1 cup sugar 3 eggs (room temperature) 1 stick melted butter 1 ½ cups whole milk 1 cup fresh blueberries pinch of Nutmeg  Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in […]

Healthy Dessert…

I love chocolate…who doesn’t? Here is a great way to enjoy a sweet treat and get some health benefits Take a 1 oz piece of dark chocolate and top with some cracked almonds, fresh blueberries and a drizzle of my fudge sauce (see Ice Cream Cake recipe)  Microwave for 8-10 seconds just to soften…sprinkle with powdered […]

March 2010

Welcome March! The Gourmet Farm Girl                     Still a lot of snow…but were getting closer to Spring! 

Oven Crisp Potato’s

Oven Crisp Potatoe’s By The Gourmet Farm Girl   This is a great way to use up left over baked potatoe’s or bake a few and cut them up for crispy low-fat healthy side dish. 11/2 lb’s of baked (cooled) potatoes 2 T olive oil or olive oil spray 3-4 t minced garlic or 1-2 […]

Light and Yummy!

I seen this done on Food Network and thought I would give it a try…Gourmet Farm Girl style of course! All you need is some Won Ton Wraps and you have an easy and delicious sugar cookie. I placed the wraps on a cookie sheet and sprinkled with sugar on both sides. Baked them at 350 […]

Don’t Ever Give Up!!!

I found this picture in one of my cookbooks. My mother was going through cancer when my daughter colored this picture, over 20 years ago. She titled it to mom, however I remember taking this to the hospital and hanging it up for (my mom) grandma to view.  She loved it!   No matter how hard the day, […]

Seafood Gumbo with Bratwurst

Seafood Gumbo with Bratwurst By The Gourmet Farm Girl ½ cup oil 1/3 cup flour 1 cup chopped onions 1 cup chopped celery 3 chopped green onions (green parts included) 1 cup chopped peppers (I used green, red and yellow bells) 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 cups chicken broth 1 8 oz jar of clam juice […]

Sixty-six years ago…Winter!

You think we have a lot of snow here is central Ohio…take a look at this newspaper clipping I found in a box of memorabilia from my grandpa and grandma’s. It was marked 1944 -1945…it was published in the local newspaper and from what I have read it was reprinted by popular request as a […]

The Farm Girl’s Chicken Noodle Soup

Feeding the chickens! If you look close you can see the chickens at the base of great-grandma’s skirt.  I remember my grandma telling me how she would go to the barn yard and crab a young chicken, and well you know…then she would drop him in some boiling water and start to pluck the feathers. She would get this […]

Frozen Birthday Cake…

This cake is made with a chocolate graham crust with cherry vanilla ice cream, extra dark sweet cherries, my decadent homemade chocolate fudge sauce with chopped walnuts and whipped cream. All pressed into a   spring form pan and frozen. Hint; you can make the fudge sauce a day ahead and store in the refrigerator. […]