Introducing The Farm Food Blog
In 2012, my mom Helen and I (Anna) self-published a cookbook of all the family recipes we serve to our guests at Palmquist Farm.
In 2020, we found ourselves, like the rest of the world, faced with a global pandemic brought on by COVID-19. We had to make the difficult decision to close our doors for the safety of our family, guests, and staff.
We were disoriented by this new reality and wanted to find a way to stay in touch with our guests. While we couldn’t sit down together at the same table and have Helen cook for us, we believed that through the sharing of the farm’s recipes in blog format, we could still connect.
Now that we are back open, we will try to keep it going!
The recipes shared here are the ones I grew up with. They were passed down from great grandma to Grandma Toinie and then to Helen and me. The ones that have been made for countless farm hands, friends, and guests over the past 100 years or so. They are that kind of home-cooked, farm food that’s been lost in some ways. It’s hearty, simple comfort cooking that any level of cook can make. None of these recipes are technical. They just require a little love. And plenty of granulated garlic.
The true lesson of the pandemic is that we never really know what tomorrow will bring. In the mean time, let’s cook something tasty together!
-Anna and Helen