barefootcountrygirl

about me

Hi folks! I just found this website and I'm hooked, real food from real people with real comments, I love it! I live in what used to be my Grandparents farmhouse, with a tiny little kitchen. Hubby & I both come from big families and all family gatherings end up here, I love making people feel at home on the farm, but the kitchen just isn't big enough for all that entertaining. This winter we are remodeling, making 2 rooms into one for a bigger kitchen so I can really get cooking, I can't wait, although I must admit I hate changing Gramma's kitchen. I am keeping her original old double enamel sink, I can't bear to part with it after all the hours she used it. I'm a painter and woodcrafter and gardener (I am working on turning the whole yard into a huge cottage garden, and it's working, there are flowers and roses and veggies everywhere, along with deer to eat them, but I'm winning!), and I never miss a chance to go trailriding on one of four horses I spoil to death. We also have a dalmation puppy, homing pigeons, a golden pheasant, a pond full of fish, a couple kittens, and a pet skunk that lives behind our sofa. Not quite the dairy farm it used to be, but a farm of sorts, huh? Camping and fly-fishing are our favorite pasttimes as a family.

Favorite Foods:

My family's favorite food is spaghetti, the one thing everyone will always agree on. My favorite dish to make that I have never had anyone not like is a Turkey Chowder recipe, there is never enough. I will post it here for you if I don't see that someone already did. It is expected and devoured at every gathering. I'm a big fan of comfort food in the winter when it gets cold. My Mom's boiled dinner, her meatloaf and scalloped potatoes, stews, chicken and biscuits, yum. Anything thick and hardy in the winter is for me, I love cooking things in the crockpot that take all day and fill the house with the wonderful aroma of home cooking. Nothing beats walking onto the porch hungry and smelling something mouth watering cooking. I have three kids, so finding something everyone likes can be a challenge, I'm sure there are those that agree with me. This website is going to turn into a daily event for me, I can tell already.

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