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Chicken and Dumpling Casserole
Delicious and filling, this chicken and dumpling casserole is a great comfort food recipe to make for your family on those brisk fall and winter days. As I am writing this blog post, we are just over 10 days away from Christmas. The tree has been decorated, the gifts...
White Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream
Serve up the flavors of Christmas with this homemade white chocolate peppermint ice cream recipe. Made with real milk, creamy chocolate and crunchy peppermint pieces. Everyone needs a little sweet treat during the holidays. Something that is only made at Christmas...
Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe
Warm your belly this winter with a bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup. Packed full of beef, sausage and tender veggies, this soup recipe is sure to become your family’s favorite. When the weather changes from the heat of the summer to crisp fall days and eventually...
Fresh Milled Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
Creamy, soft, and delicious, this fresh milled flour peanut butter cookie, from Great Grandma’s recipe box, is one you must try! Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your FREE printable recipe cards. There are some recipes that stick with you...
How to Roast Sunflower Seeds
Learn how to roast sunflower seeds at home with this step-by-step tutorial — from planting the flower and harvesting the seeds to roasting and storing. Salty, nutty goodness. That’s what packed into one of those tiny sunflower seeds, along with plenty of vitamins and...
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Calling all pumpkin spice lovers! This pumpkin pie ice cream recipe combines your favorites — real cream, pure pumpkin and notes of rich, warm spices like cinnamon and ginger. Serve in a cone or bowl. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small...
Easy Lasagna Recipe
Classic, easy and delicious is what this lasagna recipe is made of. Created with simple ingredients you already have in your pantry, this quick meal will become your family’s favorite. Quick Dinner Idea for a Family There are three major food groups in my husband’s...
Strawberry Applesauce
Made with just 3 simple ingredients, this sugar free strawberry applesauce recipe is a healthy twist on a classic snack. Applesauce Recipe Without Sugar Warm spice and everything nice. That is what many applesauce recipes are made of. Sprinkle a dash of cinnamon...
Sugarless Apple Pie
Warm, flaky and filled with cinnamon spiced apples, this homemade sugar free apple pie recipe is a perfect treat to serve your family year around. Homemade apple pie is one of those classic, all-American desserts that satisfies you from head to toe. Grab a slice, a...
Easy Freezer Salsa Recipe
Do you have a mountain of fresh tomatoes from your garden? Use them to create delicious freezer salsa that you can enjoy all winter long. It’s harvest time! Baskets and baskets of tomatoes are covering our kitchen countertops. Our small gardening space comfortably...
Easy Homemade Grape Juice
Sweet, tart and delicious, homemade grape juice is packed full of nutrients to keep your body going. Learn how to easily make juice from scratch without any special tools or equipment. “Are you going to make wine?”. This is the question I receive most often when I...
Fresh Concord Grape Sorbet
Homegrown grapes are incredibly delicious. But if you have an abundance and don’t know what to do with them, try turning them into a grape sorbet. A few summers ago, my parents planted a couple of grape vines on their 3 acre homestead. After a late spring frost and a...
Simple Homemade Italian Dressing
Make this easy homemade Italian dressing in just 5 minutes using simple ingredients. Perfect to drizzle over salads or used as marinade for grilled chicken. When you live in the country, access to a grocery store isn’t always easy. Or convenient. Usually you’re miles...
How to Make Homemade Yogurt
Enjoy creamy, thick, nutrient rich yogurt at home with these two simple recipes to make homemade yogurt — no special tools or skills required! This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In any case, I only link...
Root Beer Float Ice Cream
Churn up this delicious recipe of root beer float ice cream. Deep caramel notes and creamy, soft vanilla come together to create a flavorful easy to make ice cream recipe. How to Make Homemade Ice Cream When my husband and I met several years ago, I loved to bake, he...
Sugar Free Orange Creamsicles
Delightfully creamy with a pop of tangy citrus, these homemade sugar free orange creamsicles are made with natural ingredients and will satisfy your sweet tooth without giving you a sugar overload. You know those hot, humid summer days on the homestead when the air...
Raspberry Iced Tea
Cool down this summer with a tall glass of homemade raspberry iced tea. Big on fruit flavor, low on sugar, this summertime drink will rejuvenate any individual searching for a little relief from the heat. My husband works in a manual labor job. The days can sometimes...
Naturally Sweetened Strawberry Lemonade
Forget the store bought powdered lemonade! Upgrade to homemade strawberry lemonade that is bursting with fresh fruit flavor and not sugary sweetness. Grab this easy to make lemonade recipe below. Every summer when strawberries are in season, I love to whip up a recipe...