With the exception of a few tomatoes and some basil, we have given up on the garden this year. The drought is simply too severe, and the raised beds were taking more water than they are worth.
But professional farmers with drip irrigation systems are surviving, if not thriving, and we have been eating well [...]

There are two types of shoofly pie, wet bottom and damp or dry bottom. Both feature a molasses custard with a crumb topping; the only difference is the consistency of the molasses filling. The drier versions can be eaten by hand and (as was once common, for breakfast) dunked in coffee. The wetter versions require [...]

Hearty but not heavy, as golden in flavor as it is in color, this must be one of the world’s great soups. It is, at heart, simply a well-made chicken noodle soup, and the double-strength broth identifies it as farm food. Yet the aroma of saffron makes the soup seem a bit exotic, [...]