I have a very simple recipe for shredded picante chicken that my family loves. Last Sunday my youngest daughter turned down a dinner invitation with her boyfriend because she was so looking forward to the picante chicken I was making for dinner. I love it because it is so simple and depending on how you […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
Every Tuesday I receive a box of fresh fruit and veggies from FarmBox California. They actually delivered on the 4th of July and my box that day included green beans. So, I took a green bean salad to our family’s annual 4th of July get together and a few family members asked for the recipe. […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
Yesterday Nancy and Merry competed in the Alameda County CattleWomen’s Dutch Oven Cooking Contest at the Alameda County Fair. There were three classes: Beef Dish, Side Dish, and Dessert. They entered all three classes and their entries were Granny’s Cowboy Beans complemented with beer bread, Dutch Oven Scalloped Potatoes, and Honey Glazed Apple Pecan Cake. […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
Our great grandmother was born Ida Jessen in 1861 in San Lorenzo, California. Her parents, James and Anna Jessen, immigrated from Denmark. They bore three daughters in the new land: Anna, Dora, and Ida. The East Bay of the San Francisco area attracted many Danes because its rich soil offered an opportunity to establish vegetable, […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
Maple Bacon Cupcakes! I started baking just for fun and family get-togethers about a year ago. My mother in law asked me to bake some cupcakes and cake pops for a church group event she was hosting and I jumped at the chance. She kept telling me to make up some kind of price list […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
For several years Fenestra Winery in Livermore has kicked off the new year with their soup and wine “Souperbowl” where they pair soups with wine. Last weekend the Calhoun Sisters were at the Souperbowl serving Country Pea Soup from our Holm Family Cookbook. Gloria Retzlaff Taylor of the Retzlaff Winery had given my sister, Nancy Calhoun Mueller, the recipe […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
Tomato basil sauce in the pot and Merry* serving the sauce with meatballs over spaghetti We recently held a self-guided ranch tour and open barn at the ranch to give people an opportunity to see some of the projects we have completed and that are in the process. I wanted to showcase my grassfed beef, […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
Our first winter garden has been producing well, and with two varieties of kale and temperatures in the 30’s, I decided to make some Caldo Verde, Green Portuguese Soup! I also had some cilantro and Italian parsley growing, to make up the three basic “greens” to get started. I needed a recipe to pair with […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
There have been some positives being sheltered in place during a pandemic in 2020, like learning to cook and bake new things. There was sourdough bread, pizza dough, refrigerator pickles, roasted cherry tomato sauce, chili verde from home grown tomatillos, and more. My friend Diane invited me to take a Zoom cooking class; who had […]| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch
I follow several family owned ranches on Instagram. Before the COVID pandemic, a few of the ranchers were selling beef directly to consumers. Some, like our sister Nancy, were selling beef to local customers, others were shipping regionally, while others were shipping all over the US. While we sheltered in place, some of the ranches could not keep up with the demand for their beef, especially after the COVID breakout at the meat processing facility in South Dakota. Since the pandemic, many fa...| 3 Calhoun Sisters' Ranch