Made From Scratch
Come to into our kitchen and hang out a while while we explore recipes like grandma used to make
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Easy Homemade Strawberry Lemonade Recipe
Strawberry Lemonade is the taste of summer! Sweet ruby reds meet tart and tangy in this refreshing and simple homemade strawberry lemonade recipe. We are a pretty simple family when it comes to drink selections. Usually we are water or milk, but in the summer there is nothing better than a tall glass of ice cold tea or lemonade. Unless of course it is strawberry lemonade. This recipe is one of my kids favorites. It is so easy to make with just a few simple ingredients that you will be front porch sitting with a tall cold pink glass of goodness in a snap! Strawberry Lemonade Ingredients Strawberry lemonade only…
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31 Easy Dinner Ideas for Every Night of the Month
Choosing what’s for dinner is literally my least favorite thing to do and that my friends is why I am putting in all the work up front for you. I am giving you a months worth of dinner ideas! Not only are these some tasty dinners, but they are also easy to pull together. Talk about your win win! Our Favorite Easy Dinners Casseroles and Soups Easy Southern Dinners International Dinner Ideas Kid Friendly Easy Dinners Easy Grilling Dinner Ideas Breakfast for Dinner Our Favorite Dinner Ideas This first list is a list of our top 5 favorite easy dinners at our house. These simple meals come together in minutes…
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Easy Sloppy Joes in the Ninja Foodi
Easy one pot dinners are essential for the busy homesteader and parent. That is why these easy Sloppy Joes in the Ninja Foodi are a lifesaver midweek. The kids love how fun and messy they are and I love how was they are to clean up! Baseball, gardening, and construction are really ruling our lives right now. Couple that with my husband traveling some and dinner is the last thing I have on my mind until little ones start asking my least favorite question…. “What’s for dinner?” When that question pops up I know it is time to spring into action. I have really leaned into using my Ninja Foodi…
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Root Vegetable Medley in the Ninja Foodi
This simple and quick root vegetable medley in the Ninja Foodie is not only healthy, but also delicious. if you are looking for an easy side dish tonight, this is the one for you! Busy weeknights are the norm nowadays here at the farm. Between baseball, renovations finally moving at a good clip, and taking care of animals and a garden it is hard to get dinner on the table some nights. That is why I have my arsenal of quick cook favorites, but sometimes I just crave something a little different. What are considered root vegetables? There are two classifications of root vegetables. There are taproot and tuberous roots.…
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Easy Bratwurst with Potatoes and Sauerkraut
I love easy dinners and this one is a super easy throw together on a busy weekday night. With minimal prep and one skillet nature, this easy Bratwurst with Potatoes and Sauerkraut is a tasty twist to the weeknight menu. I know you all have had a week like me this past week where everything you do takes longer than expected. You can’t seem to get out of bed in the morning, and by dinner time you are not in the mood to cook. That has been my week this past week. I have been a little off, which is why this post is a little later than it should…
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Easy Strawberry Jam without Pectin Recipe
Strawberries scream summer decked out in their bright ruby red flesh and bright green hats. Picked straight from the vine is always a special summertime treat. This simple recipe for strawberry jam without pectin brings back the taste of summer no matter what time of year it is. A few weeks back my husband and I purchased two flats of strawberries to support our local cheerleading team. Our kids love strawberries and we couldn’t pass up the chance to help out. We were all so excited when we got the call that they were in. Knowing that although my kids can crush a two pound container of strawberries in just…
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How to Make Sourdough Discard Biscuits (Ninja Foodi)
Sourdough discard can over run your kitchen if you aren’t careful. These delicious Sourdough Discard Biscuits in the Ninja Foodi are a quick and easy breakfast or dinner bread that is sure to please! I have made a lot of things in my Ninja Foodi, but I have never made bread until these biscuits. What to do when your oven gives up the ghost My oven crapped out on me about five weeks ago and life has just been crazy so I told my husband to not sweat it! The eyes still work, and I have my Foodi and a toaster oven. To me it was like challenge accepted. My…
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Simple Sourdough Discard Pancake Recipe
This simple sourdough discard pancake recipe is one of the best ways to use up that unfed sourdough starter. Reminiscent of buttermilk, sourdough discard gives these pancakes an extra special something that makes them irresistible. Weekend mornings are for sit down breakfasts filled with all of the deliciousness that breakfast brings. Eggs, breakfast meats, fried potatoes, but most of all pancakes. We love a butter covered stack of steamy hot pancakes dripping with syrup. Add in a handful of plump blueberries while you are cooking them and we are in heaven. While pancakes in their own right are special, this recipe has a little extra something. Sourdough discard gives this…
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Easy Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas
Love is in the air ya’ll! And Valentine’s Day is around the corner bringing along with it all the expectations for romance and fancy dinners. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have time to cook a complicated three course meal, but I do still love to make my husband feel special. That is why I put together these Easy Valentine’s Day Dinner Ideas. So you can spend more time on the romance and less time in the kitchen. Ahhh do you remember Valentine’s Day when you were still young and in love? He would buy you flowers and jewelry and take you to a nice dinner at a…
