Tres Leches Cake

As you all know, I am originally from from the land of Dairy. So I only sot it fitting to prepare a cake containing three different types of milk. Now, I have been watching this recipe pop up around the Blogsphere for the last month or so and have been very intrigued by it. It was so moist and flavorful that I literally had to force feed it to the Farm Boy's so that I wouldn't eat the whole pan by myself (*insert gasping loud sigh* Mommy needs to fit into her jeans again one day). And Boy, Oh Boy, was it worth every delicious morsel!

For more information regarding this recipe please click HERE.

Wishing You A Fabulous Weekend,
Farming Fabulously

Eye Ball Meatballs!

All-Hallows Eve brings out all of the ghosts and goblins, what better meal to prepare for them then Eye Ball Meatballs! Afterall, they require only the spookiest of dishes. This tasty ensemble has been enjoyed at the farmstead each year around this scary time. We must prep these sort of dinners in order to fulfill our inner ghouls.

For more information regarding this recipe please click HERE.

Enjoy,
Farming Fabulously

Program Note: What side dish goes wonderfully with Eye Ball Meatballs? Well Breadstick Bones of coarse! We will post that recipe tomorrow.

Ghostly Delightful Shepard's Pie!

If you have a dinner party, potluck, or even goblin shindig coming up, I would definitely recommend preparing this dish! Not only is it a home style meal that your "meat and potato man" would love, but it is topped with spooky ghosts that the smallest of warlocks at your homestead could enjoy.

Picky eaters beware! Don't tell your kiddo's but this wholesome pie is filled with flavorful vegetables!



Ghostly Delightful Shepard's Pie

1-2 lbs of 93% Ground Beef
1 large Onion
1/2 tsp Garlic
2 TBSP Butter
1/4 cup Flour
1/2 cup Peas
1/2 cup Carrots
1/2 cup Whipping Cream
1 cup Beef Broth
Salt & Pepper

Ingrediant list does not include anything for the ghostly potato's. Your preference.

Begin by cooking ground beef (salt & pepper) in a large skillet, once brown pour into a monstrous bowl. In the same skillet on medium heat, add butter and chopped onions and garlic cook until translucent. Add flour and mix until incorporated (you are beginning to make your gravy mixture). Grab your whisk and slowly add in your cream (whisking continuously) and beef broth, once your desired gravy consistency is reached liberally salt and pepper (I prefer thicker gravy for this dish). Pour into meat mixture, then stir in all of your vegetables. HH likes his carrots cooked slightly on the mushy side so I cook those ahead of time in the oven at 350 degrees until the appropriate mushiness (I like that word, mushiness) is achieved. Pour all of the ingredients into a 9 X 13" baking dish (unless you do not want to make many ghosts, then use smaller dish, as I did)



For your ghosts, peel approximately 10 large baking potato's (Or simply make your favorite mashed potato recipe). Cut into pieces and add to boiling water. Once your potato's are cooked (can insert fork into potato's and they brake in half), drain and put back into pot. Add cream/butter and salt and white pepper, then begin to mash potato's. When potato's are cool enough to handle without burning your fingers, take a Ziploc bag and add all of the mash potato's to your bag. Cut a hole in the corner, this will be used as your decorating guide. Then in a circular motion, make your ghosts! Use peas for the eyes, and Voila you have yourself a Ghostly dinner!

Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until warmed throughout!

Enjoy,
Farming Fabulously

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Bars: OOOH LA LA!

You really can't go wrong with a Chocolate/Peanut Butter treat! This delicious snack was gobbled (Halloween is drawing near, I can't help my cheesiness) down by all of the FB's at the farmstead. I loved the fact that this recipe only called for few ingredients that I already had in my pantry.

If you really wanted to spice up the All-Hallow's Eve theme, you could place a spooky spider on top of each of the bars to serve to all of the goblins at your homestead. I have a felling I am going to start preparing Halloween nibbles early this year. *insert cackling*

For more information regarding this recipe please click HERE.

Enjoy,
Farming Fabulously

Program Note: Tomorrow, Baby D will show off one of his Trick or Treating ensembles. It is one of those outfits only a mother can love, and a son will have to vent about to his therapist in the future. I love it!

Compound Garlic and Chive Butter

With summer dwindling away, you have to capitalize on the remaining goodies that you have left in your garden.



Last spring I planted some fragrant and tasty, Garlic Chives (how in the world would you cross garlic and chives?). I just love this pungent combination of udder deliciousness.

Set out 2 sticks of butter until they are softened to room temperature. Now gallivant out to your garden and snip any herbs that are to your liking (approximately half a cup to a cup, finely chopped). Mix together herbs and butter until well incorporated.




Place compound butter on a piece saran wrap and roll tightly. I then place all of my Herby butters in a plastic storage bag, ready for the freezer. You see, by freezing this compound butter ahead of time, I will be ready for whenever I am ready to cook my Thanksgiving Bird for the year (tuck butter underneath turkey skin, or even chicken would be Divine). Or if I want to pair my butter with a Baguette, during a dinner time feast, this farmers wife will be good to go.



Enjoy,
Farming Fabulously

Pondering What To Do With All Of Your Kiddo's Halloween Candy?

By now your thinking to yourself, what on earth am I going to do with all of the pounds of Halloween candy that my kiddo's collected last Saturday? Well, this is my suggestion to you. Make some bark baby!

Back in the day when I was a mere lad in High School, I worked in a candy department. I was fortunate enough to apprentice with some of the finest "Candy Connoisseurs" in all of Wisconsin and they taught me alot. Making "Bark" was a simple technique that they would use in order to decorate even the oddest of candy's up. All you needed to do was melt a pound of any color chocolate and then mix and match a variety of candys with it. So what I am trying to say is grab thous Snickers, Reece's, Butterfingers, Carmel's, Twix, ect...Chop them up and swirl it into the melted chocolate. Easy right!

1 lb of Baking Chocolate (any color)
Handfuls of a variety of Halloween candy roughly chopped

Melt chocolate in a NON-stick skillet on the stove top. Do not over cook chocolate or you will have a goopy (word?) mess. For approximately 5 minutes. Grab a sheet pan, and cover it with parchment paper. Pour melted chocolate on paper evenly. Take your chopped up candy and sprinkle it over chocolate. Voila.

Enjoy,
Farming Fabulously

Bread Stick Bones!

This is one of the easiest Halloween side dishes ever! Or if you just want a "Change Up" for your kiddo's every day meal solutions. When your tiny tykes think they are gnawing on bones, look out, they will devour all of them.

Bread stick Bones

1 Package of Pillsbury Bread sticks in a pop can
2 TBSP Butter
1/2 Cup of Parmesans Cheese
Salt & Pepper

Preheat your oven as per package directions on Bread stick container. Next pull apart sticks, stretch out each "Bone" individually, tying a knot on each end, then place on baking sheet. Once all of the bones are made, melt butter in microwave and brush on top of all "Bones". Sprinkle cheese, salt and pepper on Bones. Cook until desired crispiness is achieved. And Voila!


The dinosaur could only stay in his custom for our Halloween arrival(he was a bit toasty in it) at each of our stops. So we had to strip him down to his onies once everyone got a glimpse of him at each house. Here Grandma was attempting to redress our little munchkin.

Enjoy,
Farming Fabulously

Program Note: Are you wondering what to do with all of the Halloween candy your kiddo's collected? I will show you what the farmstead does with all of the treats tomorrow.