Karen Biondo Blog
Founder, Owner, and Operator of LaBiondo Farm & Kitchen. Read more about Karen Biondo under the ABOUT tab.
Brunch vs Blunch
Is it “Brunch” or “Blunch” or does it matter? from Punch, or The London Charivari, August 1, 1898 Will I see you later for suckfast? Or do you want to get together for brupper? Whatever we call it, it is a meal best shared in community. It’s an excuse … Read More
Growing Dahlias Workshop
Learn to Grow Dahlias with Erin Simmons of Handpicked Homestead. Erin will share her experience and expertise growing dahlias since 2010. Catered lunch by Karen Biondo. LaBiondo Farm & Kitchen Saturday May 11 10 AM – 2PM YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO Grow dahlias Create multiple plants from cuttings … Read More
Sunday Brunch at the Farm
Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet at the Farm! Sunday, May 12, 10:30 AM. Celebrate our families of birth and choice around the table with good food, friends, and conversation. Menu Shrimp n Grits (GF) Buttermilk biscuits n mushroom gravy (V) Fresh greens Local breakfast sausage from Vashon’s Stella Maris Farm (GF) Fresh fruit … Read More
Ordinary Magic
Wine stains, cabbage stains, flower and fauna leaf, stem and petals stain, tea and coffee stains. It is all the stuff of ordinary magic. Put a frame around it and it is art. Hang it on a wall and call it art. If it brings you joy, it is art. Joy is … Read More
April Garden Prep
April is a busy time in the garden! So much to do and longer days for doing. Dream BIG and do what you can. If you are reading this, you have a garden; either well-loved, benignly neglected or somewhere in between. If you do not have a garden, read on, and … Read More
Celebrating Equinox
The Vernal Equinox: Monday, March 20, 2023, 2:24 in the afternoon. A moment in time when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, the imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator from south to north. We will enjoy 12 hours, 9 minutes and 33 seconds of daylight and Spring will be sprung … Read More
spring hopes eternal
During the first ten days or so of February, we enjoyed 45- 56 degree days, 10 hours of daylight, basked in warm sun on our faces and hopefully we watched as the hellebores, crocuses and snowdrops revealed their spring inspirations. In that instant we were drawn to early spring tasks. Digging into … Read More
EGG-O-NOMICS 2023
Maligned and disrespected for years alternating between years of cholesterol fear mongering and joyous years of the nutrient rich, low calorie, high protein sustenance. Fried, scrambled, poached, soft boiled, basted, hard boiled, scotch eggs, 3 minute eggs, shirred, coddled, omelettes, shirred eggs, deviled, souffled, dippy eggs over easy, the possibilities are endless. … Read More
Winter Solstice 2020
Monday, December 21, 2020. The shortest day at 8 hours, 25 minutes and 26 seconds. OR The longest night. Sleep tight. Hold on tight. The sun will stall for a mere moment as it reverses course and begins its journey back to us from the southern hemisphere. Monday evening also brings us … Read More
Egg-O-Nomics 2020
The Chicken, The Molt and The Egg Bears, bees, bats, groundhogs and chipmunks hibernate. Geese, Monarch butterflies, whales, wildebeast and hummingbirds migrate (Would someone please remind those geese who stick around to poop on our yards and driveways?). Chickens molt. As do cicadas, snakes and crustaceans. You may wonder what molting has … Read More