Tales from FAR Manor

I still remember an old  Hägar the Horrible  strip, where the family is gathered around the table. Supper is a pizza, presumably with everyt...

Wow, has it really been four years since I discovered the peach tree next to the composter? Not like there was much more to say. The peache...

I had a busy weekend, but a good chunk of it was the busy stuff I wanted to handle (for a change). One of the things at FAR Manor that had l...

Mason was out of school, this last week, and I’ve decided to try taking days off when he’s off—just in case we get the chance to do somethin...

As I’ve said, there were a few upsides to the pandemic (for us, anyway). Avoiding restaurants, for one thing, meant we made a dent in our ov...

Steak is better than sizzle. It’s winter, it was 39°F out late this afternoon, but it was partly sunny with a little breeze. What else to do...

A store-brand box of penne suggested tossing its (cooked) insides in butter sauce, so I had to have a look. I can’t imagine a recipe easie...

Coronavirus (image credit: CDC, public domain) Our “online learning” was extended through Spring Break, the first full week of April her...

Eating Season is finally behind us… maybe. A lot of us still have a metric eff-ton of meat in the freezer, we’re trying to ditch those holid...

I got a panini press for Christmas, a fairly fancy one that also has electric griddle and grill (open or closed) functions, Mason and I made...

I promise TFM won’t become a cooking blog, but eating is a big part of life here. I’ll be posting one or two more recipes in the coming week...

I’ll spare you the long-winded, self-indulgent preramble. If you live in the US, you know exactly where this is going: you have a metric cro...

Back in May, I blogged about Kroger’s Home Chef  meal kits . They’re basically raw ingredients and a recipe card. None of the prep work has ...

Recently, those “Balanced Breaks” snacks have captured some attention. It’s a great premise—a snack that concentrates on protein with dried ...

The local Kroger recently set up a refrigerated kiosk with “Home Chef” meals. These are boxed meals with two servings, running $17-$20 per b...

I’m one of those people who like liverwurst. Always have. I gave it up for a while, what with the weight gain and high blood pressure, but B...

It’s unusually warm for the bottom of the year on Planet Georgia. Our high today was around 72°F, a good 20 degrees above normal. So, when I...

As yummy as they are big! Last month saw a return to the typical summer weather we get in Sector 706—we had more 90°F days in June than ...

On Planet Georgia, the harvest begins in earnest in August. The mother in law, who was the major garden person around here, departed a coupl...

We only had three mini-winters on Planet Georgia this year, although they were pretty harsh. In mid-spring, we get a cold snap they like t...