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Category Archives: Blog
Latino Donor Collaborative – learned a lot about the powerful economic force of the community
I am proud to serve on the Advisory board of TELACU Foundation which serves the Latino/a community nationally but especially in the LA area. I also serve on the board of a Latina businesswoman who runs a Construction company of significant … Continue reading
Our eldest grandson Jack turned 10 ! He wanted me to make a Jack in the Beanstalk Cake – so I did! And he was accepted into Junior Lifeguards for the summer!
It is always my pleasure to make cakes for my grandsons – and our eldest grandson Jack who turned ten – asked for a special one. This was a really tough week with the loss of my dear friend and … Continue reading
Passover – an important holiday with family and friends – how blessed we are!
We were blessed this year to have a full house – family mainly with a few dear friends. I took special care with the table – since our children may well take on the seder responsibilities in years to come … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Fruit, Live Events, Prayers and Religion, Raising Children
Tagged Cooking for family, cooking with kids, family, Grandma, Passover, Pesach, praying, Reading, religion, Sharing with children, stories
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Carrot Cake – my favorite – love the cream cheese frosting!
I found this recipe for Carrot Cake – and tried it . OMG it is divine. I could eat the frosting all on its own – huge temptation while making this. So use the recipe on a NON DIET day. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Desserts, Family, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Vegetables
Tagged Carrot Cake, carrots, cream cheese frosting, pudding mix, vanilla
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Such fun with our goat babies this year!
We have been bottle feeding three goat kids this year – and they are now so tame that they follow us around like puppies! Such fun for the grandkids! And us too! Also three new baby kittens – no more … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs, Family, Goats, Raising Children
Tagged Cooking with Grandma, cooking with kids, family, Goat kids, having fun at home, raising children, raising goats, urban farming
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Rhubarb Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Ice cream!
All throughout making this I kept thinking this is NOT going to work out – and then amazingly – it was perfect! So dont be put off by the stickiness and globby nature of the batter – it doesnt spread … Continue reading
The Larraine Segil Scholars Quarterly Dinner
The LSS group met for dinner at The Little Farm – Each of these remarkable women impress me more every time we get together. And what gives me tremendous joy is that they have formed such a bonded group – … Continue reading
Zucchini Soup – Low Calorie — you will LOVE this!
This is a great low calorie soup – it fills me up and I love it! You will too! Zucchini Soup Ingredients: · 1/2 small onion, quartered · 2 cloves garlic · 3 medium zucchini, skin on cut in large … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Soups, Vegetarian Mains
Tagged chicken soup, pepper, salt, soups, sour cream, yogurt, zucchini
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Another recipe from Kraft Food and Family Magazine – using Kraft products – yummy!
I love this shortcut strata using lots of good stuff – kale, chicken sausage ( they use turkey sausage – we prefer chicken) and more. I found it in the Kraft Food and Family Magazine. Kale and Turkey Sausage Egg bake … Continue reading
Using Kraft Food Products from their Magazine – love their ideas – and their CEO Denise Morrison – a role model for all women executives!
I get the monthly Kraft Food and Family magazine – and love it. There are tons of short cuts and great recipes. I made two of them just this week – my family was HAPPY! I modified this one to … Continue reading
Kids moving into a new house! Such fun!
Our son and his family moved into a new house recently – so much fun and work! We all got involved – both sets of parents unpacked and drove kids back and forth to sports and more – so exciting … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged moving boxes. fun with family, Moving homes, unpacking
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A wonderful new organization called LOOK WHAT SHE DID!
I found out about this new non profit and immediately loved what they are doing! Look What She Did! tells stories of astonishing women, past and present. That’s their mission. What started as a backyard art project has grown into … Continue reading
Chicken Herbs Capers and Blood Oranges – from Bryna!
A young friend of ours was visiting the LIttle Farm and took home a bunch of blood oranges – she sent me this recipe, I tried it and it is terrific! Thank you Bryna! Chicken with herbs, Blood Orange and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Poultry, Uncategorized
Tagged blood oranges, capers, chicken, Cooking with Grandma, cooking with kids, herbs
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Goat babies -kids- tough for one little one who almost didn’t make it
We were very busy this week with our goat mommy’s and their litter. Julia had two kids, and ignored both of them. Finally we got her interest up and helped her let them suckle. Then the next morning we found … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Goats
Tagged animal husbandry, animals, bottle feeding baby kid goats, goats, kids, Little farm, urban farm
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Its Kidding Time at The Little Farm – seriously – that is what it is called – 5 new baby goats
Yesterday 5 new baby goats were born at The Little Farm – two of them at midnight – and their mommy Julia, didn’t want them so she kicked them, tried to stand on them – and so we had to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Goats, Little farm products
Tagged Birthing of Goats, Goat kids, goats, goats milk, kidding, Little farm, Miracle of birth, Miracle of life
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Chilaquiles – with Max’s mole sauce – OMG incredible!
Chilaquiles are so delicious and with our farm manager’s Mole sauce truly divine. Here is the recipe: Max’s Chilaquiles Ingredients FRESH corn tortillas cut into strips – one per person (you can take a short cut and use tortilla chips … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Little farm products, Max Arteaga Recipes, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Snacks
Tagged ancho chiles, breakfast food, Chilaquiles, corn tortillas, cream, green onions, Mexican Food, Mole, non fat sour cream, Nuevo Mexico Chilis, salso, sour cream, stale tortilla chips, tortillas, verde
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Making Mole – the Mexican way – another of Max’s grandmother’s recipes
Our farm manager Max had a wonderful grandmother – Florentina – and this is her recipe. Of course she made this decades ago in Mexico when there were no blenders, and so she ‘pureed’ by rubbing stones together with the … Continue reading
Max Arteaga Blue Cheese Pineapple Sauce -truly – its amazing!
Max Arteaga Blue Cheese Pineapple Sauce Max is our farm manager – and is an amazing cook, florist and handyman – and he and his family are friends since he has worked for us for 34 years. A beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Family, Little farm products, Max Arteaga Recipes
Tagged blue cheese, cooking with kids, garlic, Little farm, pepper, pineapple, pumpkin seeds, Salsa, salt, sauce
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Our son, daughter in law, nephews and nieces in law all surprised us with something special!
Last night we were so touched and moved by a wonderful surprise – dinner with the family – our son and daughter in law, nephews and one of their wives – and two surprises! How blessed are we to have … Continue reading
Little Farm Mango Chutney
We have lots of mangoes growing in our farm – and with the recent storms we found 6 of them on the ground in the mud. We washed them off, peeled and cut them and VOILA! MANGO CHUTNEY! Here is … Continue reading
