Last night, my childhood dog Hazel had a series of strokes. This morning, my parents brought her to the vet. After some blood work and a...

The weather is getting warmer, and it appears that spring has arrived in full swing down in Maryland. This means the farm projects ramp...

For background, I am a huge believer in the concept of "do a ton of work now so you don't have to do very much ever again" and I apply it...

My mom always used to tell me I had champagne tastes on a beer budget, and she is RIGHT. Granted, I don't drink anymore, so I'm always...

Okay, my ALL TIME favorite candy is Haribo gummy bears. I don't like the green ones (who chose STRAWBERRY as the green flavor???) but I...

Phew, it's been a bit since I've posted. It's been hectic around Red Bird Farm now that it's getting warmer. In my "spare" time, I've...

Okay, picture this: you've been invited to game night with a couple you definitely want to be "Real Friends" with, and you've been asked...

Okay, we know that I'm crazy, right? It's fine, I really accept it, it's a part of my personality. Last week, Charles said something...

Have you had Rainbow Cookies before? They have a bunch of names: Italian flag cookies, Napoleon cookies, tri-color cookies, seven-layer...

Okay, I married an Italian. I didn't grow up with the Classic Italian Sunday Dinner™; don't get me wrong, we had Sunday dinners growing...

Sometimes, I plan recipes. I think, "I want this thing, so I'll get these four ingredients at the store, then I'll make it." It seems...

I'll be the first to admit it: I grew up spoiled, as far as horses were concerned. I had tons of time, I had an incredible pair of...

For Christmas this year, I went as handmade as possible for every gift. The only things that I bought were a farting animals coloring...

I didn't realize that bagels are SUCH a New York thing when I moved to Maryland. In Connecticut, Stamford is basically another NYC...

I promised in my first post that I would not be the blogger who puts their full life story into recipes, and I intend to keep that...

Whoops, this probably should have been the first post. Oh well, better late than never! Welcome to the Red Bird Farm blog, a collection...

I've given up on winter, fall, summer, and spring. As far as I'm concerned, there are only three seasons here: frozen bucket season, mud...

I'm not really a "New Year's Resolution" maker type of person. It's not so much that I don't feel like I'm disciplined enough, or that I...