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Crockpot BBQ Beef Sandwiches
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Share on print Print BBQ Dreamin’ Some days gilling in the heat or slow smoking a roast all day long just isn’t an option. Especially on days like today for me (4th of July) when my husband is on the local volunteer fire department and they are putting on the town parade and potluck BBQ. This leaves me to handle all the kids, farm, potluck dishes, AND help out with the event. Phew! I’m exhausted already and I just sat down to drink my coffee. However, at the end of the day, it sure would be nice to…
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Homemade Yogurt
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Share on print Print Cool, creamy, refreshing yogurt! I think when someone commits to a family cow, one of the first images that they conjure up is homemade yogurt. At least I know this was true to me. It’s a great way to use up large amounts of milk and have a healthy snack for your family. I blend mine with honey power and vanilla, then add fresh fruit. Then if its not all getting eaten, the yogurt can be used for baking, pancakes, or even beauty products! Do I have to have a cow? So, a big…
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Simple Potato Salad
Simple potato salad that brings back summer memories.
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Homemade Cost Cutting
Cut Your Budget This is the beginning of how I saved my family $1200 on our grocery bill. Three years ago, we found out that we needed to make some serious chances in the food we ate due to health reasons. Everything needed to be all-natural, low sodium and have no preservatives or pesticides. Turns out this is quite a chore! Keeping Tract of Costs This prompted me to start documenting everything we did to keep track of the best recipes and decide which endeavors we could afford to tackle. We have now started growing, raising and preserving over 75% of the food and products that we consume. Putting Together…
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Food Prep Enchiladas
It just came to me one day… I have never been a fan of enchiladas with red sauce. So my Mexican Food masterpiece landed on the green enchilada side. After having a food prep day where I made a boat load of refried black beans for frozen burritos I needed a dinner to go with the left overs. Surprise, surprise, I also had left over shredded chicken. I decided to go ahead and give red enchiladas a shot. Turns out its not even necessary to use any tomato sauce or paste! News to me. All I needed was chili powder, chicken broth and a few other little things. After that…
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Homemade Chocolate Pudding
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Share on print Print You cook the pudding? When I was about 10 years old my mom told me about my grandmother cooking homemade pudding. Having been from the generation of eating everything instant and out of a box, I was appalled at the thought or cooking something that I always thought of as cold from step one. Flash forward about 20 years and my husband requested a homemade chocolate pie for the holidays like his grandmother used to make. Now I never even met his grandmother before she passed let alone getting any of her recipes! All…
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Simple Peppermint Fudge with Essential Oils
Simple and delicious homemade peppermint fudge is so rich and decadent. Plus it is versatile and can be adapted to any occasion.
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Turkey or Chicken Broth
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on print Print Share on email Email Who doesn’t love fresh, savory, and healthy broth to use in the kitchen? I really enjoy fresh broth, but I was so wrapped up in following an approved recipe for canning as well that it felt very cumbersome. Due to adding my choice of seasonings as needed for a broth that I would really enjoy wasn’t an option if I was following an approved recipe. So with many of my homemade adventures (or revelations I guess), I realized that if I made it part of my regular routine its not as much of a…
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Belle of the BBQ Homemade Baked Beans
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure and privacy policy here. When I was in my early twenties I loved to cook as much as I do now, but didn’t have the skills yet. When the company I worked for was having a pot luck BBQ I wanted to bring something fantastic. My aunt said that I could have her baked beans recipe and I was so excited to show off my skills! My excitement quickly turned to disappointment when she told me to use Pork and Beans. I thought that I was going to be making a real crowd pleaser from scratch, not from a can. I didn’t…
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Blackstrap BBQ Sauce
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Share on print Print Has there ever been a recipe that you would never believe that you could make? Maybe Grandma’s Apple Pie or a fancy dish you tried while on vacation. Well I have always had one that intimidated me for sure. My big intimidator has always been BBQ sauce. I guess I just always felt like you needed some sort of advanced degree in grilling to make your own sauce. Boy was I so incredibly wrong. I have now passed this hurdle without a degree I am very proud of myself. I picked this recipe to…
