• The “other half” of the team….

    ….completing our “Sylvie Report” we want to acknowledge her husband Keith Rowand, who not only keeps the home fires burning while she is away amazing diners, but who builds a mean fire of his own in a monster grill.  Keith is available for cookouts, etc since the grill is big enough to be towed. And if you want to know about “Laughing Duck”, the Rowands are on Facebook and the web. http://www.laughingduckgardens.com/

  • Every kitchen needs one….

    ….a Sylvie Rowand!  Particularly when you’re having a large dinner party.  Here Sylvie squeezes out cheese puffs to be served with the “Autumn Gold Soup Demitasse (rutabaga).  You may scroll down for the full menu. Sylvie, a French chef by way of Reunion Island, is also a gardener and our dinner depended heavily on her garden and produce from Sunnyside Farm.  Featured, of course, was Thistle Hill meat, though our freezers are pretty empty. There was a pork shoulder that had escaped our customers; slow cooked with my “special” sauerkraut and kielbasa.  The final presentation was artfully arranged on a platter with the kraut and sausage around the meat. Those who preferred beef, could choose…