Tall Clover Farm https://tallcloverfarm.com/ Putting in a good day on Vashon Island, and keeping it neighborly. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:48:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/tallcloverfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cropped-favicon-gate-image.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Tall Clover Farm https://tallcloverfarm.com/ 32 32 58928339 How to Make Semifreddo: Like Ice Cream Without Churning https://tallcloverfarm.com/20995/how-to-make-semifreddo-like-ice-cream-without-churning https://tallcloverfarm.com/20995/how-to-make-semifreddo-like-ice-cream-without-churning#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:38:40 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20995 Semifreddo: A Half-Frozen Dessert Like No Other                                 I never thought ice cream had a culinary contender, and then I met my new best friend: semifreddo. So what the heck is semifreddo? Italian for half-cold, semifreddo is a heavenly frozen […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20995/how-to-make-semifreddo-like-ice-cream-without-churning/feed 4 20995 Tips for Making Great Pies https://tallcloverfarm.com/20945/tips-for-making-great-pies https://tallcloverfarm.com/20945/tips-for-making-great-pies#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:28:04 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20945 Tom’s Pie Pastry Tell-All The jokester who coined the phrase “easy as pie” obviously never made one. As my sister contends, “Pies aren’t brownies.” There’s no simple mix-and-pour here; pies are detailed construction projects dictated by temperature, ingredients, touch, and in a lot of cases, confidence. Dough can read a hesitant hand at the quivering […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20945/tips-for-making-great-pies/feed 14 20945 Meet Gus: My New Bulldog https://tallcloverfarm.com/20825/meet-gus-my-new-bulldog https://tallcloverfarm.com/20825/meet-gus-my-new-bulldog#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:55:04 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20825 Mending my heart after the loss of Buddy has been no easy task. While time gently heals and helps ease the sorrow, my brain learns slowly where the heart connects. I still step around the spots where Buddy used stake claim, inevitably in front of the sink or the stove (anywhere a heavy stockpot would […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20825/meet-gus-my-new-bulldog/feed 16 20825 My Heart Belongs to Buddy https://tallcloverfarm.com/20703/my-heart-belongs-to-buddy https://tallcloverfarm.com/20703/my-heart-belongs-to-buddy#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:06:08 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20703 Buddy the Bulldog: Life Lessons from a Loyal Friend As I grow, grow up, and grow older, life-lessons befall me with greater clarity, understanding, timeliness, and (hopefully) acceptance. Much of the drama of youth is displaced by the quiet realization of knowing what I can change and what I cannot, though loss is never a […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20703/my-heart-belongs-to-buddy/feed 35 20703 Making Small Pies Under Montana’s Big Sky https://tallcloverfarm.com/20296/making-small-pies-under-montana-big-sky https://tallcloverfarm.com/20296/making-small-pies-under-montana-big-sky#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2022 14:23:52 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20296 My Trip to Wonderful My friend Jean lives in Columbia Falls, Montana, and started “Sunday Market” in her community as way to bring people together, have fun, and inspire folks to create, grow, and sell things and services for added income. Jean gets stuff done! Several mountain ranges and one time zone away, I marveled […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20296/making-small-pies-under-montana-big-sky/feed 28 20296 Buddy the Bulldog: Vashon’s New Mayor https://tallcloverfarm.com/20224/buddy-the-bulldog-vashons-new-mayor https://tallcloverfarm.com/20224/buddy-the-bulldog-vashons-new-mayor#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:32:37 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20224 Buddy the bulldog, my favorite sidekick and huggable fur-ball was elected Unofficial Mayor of Vashon Island for the 2022 Strawberry Festival. Buddy rested up after the car parade and a grueling, albeit thoroughly enjoyable, weekend of hitting the pavement, pressing paws, and feeling the support of his beloved community. Running as the Vashon Island Pet […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20224/buddy-the-bulldog-vashons-new-mayor/feed 23 20224 Bulldog Buddy for Mayor https://tallcloverfarm.com/20201/buddy-for-mayor https://tallcloverfarm.com/20201/buddy-for-mayor#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:47:39 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20201 Buddy (my bulldog) rarely talks politics, but he’s making an exception as he tosses his collar in the ring to run for Vashon’s Unofficial Mayor during our upcoming Strawberry Festival. What’s his party affiliation? That would be Vashon Island Pet Protectors (VIPP)! Near-and-dear to Buddy’s heart, this non-profit works tirelessly for the welfare of the […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20201/buddy-for-mayor/feed 21 20201 Rhubarb Pie As It’s Meant to Be: Delicious! https://tallcloverfarm.com/20144/rhubarb-pie-as-its-meant-to-be-delicious https://tallcloverfarm.com/20144/rhubarb-pie-as-its-meant-to-be-delicious#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:45:07 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=20144 Ah Rhubarb, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Let me begin and end with one way: rhubarb pie. Sure, I make jams, jellies, and compotes with the ruby-red stalk, but pie is where it truly shines. The combo of tartness and sweetness wrapped in buttery crusty goodness makes rhubarb pie a […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/20144/rhubarb-pie-as-its-meant-to-be-delicious/feed 36 20144 Vashon Vision: Future Found in a File Cabinet https://tallcloverfarm.com/19982/vashon-vision-future-found-in-a-file-cabinet https://tallcloverfarm.com/19982/vashon-vision-future-found-in-a-file-cabinet#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:26:22 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=19982 Cleaning House, Finding Treasures Ah, the new year, a time to fall in line with my better self and ponder the things I plan to do, change, rectify and/or discard in my life. Nothing too heady here; I’m thinking clean closets, no second helpings, walking more and talking less. One of my first endeavors included […]

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]]> https://tallcloverfarm.com/19982/vashon-vision-future-found-in-a-file-cabinet/feed 32 19982 A Recipe for Bread and for Life https://tallcloverfarm.com/19886/german-bread-recipe https://tallcloverfarm.com/19886/german-bread-recipe#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:44:03 +0000 https://tallcloverfarm.com/?p=19886 A friend of mine recently returned from a Zen Retreat at a German monastery, and told me about a delicious German whole-wheat rye bread he had enjoyed there. Now on quirky little Vashon, no one would bat an eye at that sentence, albeit some would be disappointed there was no mention of a unicorn. Chris […]

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