The Easter Weekend

Although we've spent much more time in preparation for our Easter events (Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Lent, coloring eggs, decorating a tree, crafting thread Easter eggs) Our Easter weekend begins with Good Friday...

We tell the story of the last supper, the betrayal, and the crucifixion, reading from the books of Matthew, Mark, and John.

Bread and grape juice will be provided as we take communion at the supper table before dinner tonight. Supper will include fish, broccoli, and lemonade (we kept the seeds from the lemons and are trying to grow our own lemon tree)




Saturday, we are making an Easter Garden (idea found on Pinterest) with the Lil' Farmers.
. We'll use a small flower pot buried in the soil of a larger flower pot. We'll place three crosses made out of sticks found on the farm and place them on the hill. We'll leave the opening visible and put a stone to the side of the opening to show the tomb is empty. That night we share a jar of jelly beans with a copy of the Jelly Bean Prayer. (For a free printable of the Jelly Bean Prayer, visit MamaJenn)
 

Easter  - we'll wake up with the sounds of the Lil' Farmers hunting for their Easter baskets. That bunny always hides them in the funniest places! Enjoy a nice, quick breakfast to get us out the door for church.:

Orange Juice, coffee, milk

Cinnabunny Rolls

Apple slices and yogurt



To make the Cinnabunny Rolls, simply take a can of cinnamon rolls and place them on a baking sheet. Cut one in half and shape for ears over each circle roll. Cook as directed. Let cool. Spread icing for your "white rabbit" and add raisins to decorate the eyes and nose.




Next, we'll head out to church with friends and family to celebrate this great day. We'll come home to lunch:
Mimosas and fresh squeezed lemonade

Chicken salad sandwiches
Grapes
Potato Chips

Then join the extended family for an egg hunt and dinner with the cousins. Our responsibilities:
Appetizer - Bunny Veggie Dip Tray

(photo and idea by brookesmommy)

Desserts - Mom's Apple Pie Crescents and Bird's Nest Cookies - simply melt butterscotch chips and add chow mien noodles. Place egg shaped candies on nest and let set.
(photo and idea by uh-oh-kitty)

Our family has lots of birthdays in April, and in honor of my parent's birthdays (both this week) I made this birthday balloon wreath using a foam wreath, pins, balloon and ribbon. It's currently hanging on my door, but I plan to also use it in my classroom on days that students celebrate their birthday.

Have a great holiday with your family however you celebrate!
~ The Farmer's Wife

Things to do with eggs...

This morning, the farmer's wife woke up to warm Cinnamon French Toast made by the farmer himself. His general rule of thumb is one egg for every two slices of bread. He mixed eggs, milk, and one of the lil' farmers added 4 shakes of cinnamon to the dish and mixed with a fork. 

The griddle was warmed, bread dunked and coated in the mixture and placed on the griddle till golden, flipped, cooked till golden and removed.

We sprinkled powdered sugar over top and enjoyed.  I added blackberries I'd frozen from last season on top, and yum! (Mulberries, raspberries and blueberries all taste wonderful too! and we grow them all)

For the lil' farmers, I cut the toast into bunny shapes making whiskers out of the scraps, added two blackberries for eyes, and sprinkled powdered sugar to make a white rabbit as desired. This little farmer here likes to dip hers in syrup.


See you on the farm ~ The Farmer's Wife

Honey & Eggs

As promised, today I'm adding a favorite egg recipe and honey recipe. I'll try to add one about once a week.

This morning, I enjoyed one of my favorite breakfasts drop biscuits with butter and honey.
Follow the simple drop biscuit recipe on Bisquick box. Cook till golden brown. Place warm biscuits in a bowl. Cut in butter, drizzle with honey and eat. Oh, YUM!

We also had scrambled cheesy eggs. Break eggs into small dish. Lightly beat with a fork. In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add eggs, cook and stir just until eggs begin to set. Sprinkle your favorite shredded cheese(s) and stir.

I also want to share Honey Mustard Chicken | MyDailyMoment another yummy way to add some honey to a great dish!

And I wanted to recommend for Easter Brunch
  Yum!

Hoppin' Honey Biscuits Recipe from Betty Crocker

Serve these warm honey biscuits sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar and have them ready in just 25 minutes.

Speaking of Easter Brunch... must haves - look at my next blog for my family's Brunch Eggs, Holiday French Toast, and Cinnabunnies recipes. 


~The Farmer's Wife

Welcome to the Farm

Hello. I'm the farmer's wife. I'm also the lil' farmers' mom and a school teacher for the local elementary school. I'll add a link to follow my school experiences later. Come back and look for that. Here however, I'll be sharing our adventures on our farm. You can visit our farm website at https://sites.google.com/site/simmonsupickfarms/
or "like" us on facebook to stay up on the business end.

It is March here in Ohio and everything is beginning to turn green. 
We've had to shift into high gear preparing the fields and tending to the babies growing on our farm.

Here are our newest additions: 10 Golden Comet Chicks and 10 Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks in the nursery.


This week my Lil' Farmers and I painted tree branches The Farmer cut back to place an additional chicken coop for these girls above when they get bigger.

We then blew up balloons and wrapped them with string and paste, let it dry and pop the balloons for colorful Easter Eggs.



So I simply couldn't end the day without sharing two of my favorite products we have here on our farm.
1) Our caged-free, free ranged, beautiful brown eggs from our Golden Comet hens.
  Eggs Order Form $2.00 a dozen. I'll post my favorite egg recipes next.

2) And our local HONEY - YUMMY! $16 for a quart jar. I have a recipe for Shoo Fly Pie you're gonna want. I'll be adding that on the next Blog too.
  Honey Order Form