Jordan Mitchell

When I first got married over 12 years ago, boxed mac and cheese was about the only thing I could cook—and even that I burned. Now we make macaroni and […]

This fruited rice pilaf is an easy make-ahead “Meal in Jar” side dish. Fruited rice typically calls for chopped apricots, but we didn’t have any on hand, so we substituted

We created this recipe out of necessity. My husband had just harvested his first deer on our new property, and I suddenly found myself with LOTS of ground venison. Our

For consistently tender and creamy-textured cooked beans without the hassle of pre-soaking or hunching over a stovetop, use your pressure cooker to prepare them—no soak required.  Once you know how

I recently discovered you could make fried rice in a cast iron skillet. I guess I always assumed it would stick too much, but it doesn’t—as long as you use

Fewer comfort foods are as soothing as chicken and dumplings. The convenience of the Crock Pot makes it even better. We use biscuits as the dumplings. All you have to

We grew butternut squash this year specifically to experiment with butternut squash soup. If you’ve never made soup in a blender, give it a go with this recipe. If you’re

This cranberry oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe is our absolute favorite. The dried cranberries complement the chocolate chips in a delicious way. This cookie mix can be prepped ahead of

It took one taste of this spaghetti squash spaghetti recipe for us to know that we would grow spaghetti squash in our garden forever! It’s an excellent gluten-free, grain-free alternative

I keep a stock of side dish ingredients on hand so I only have to “meal plan” for the main course. One side dish that’s a staple in our house

If you ask my kids about their favorite dish, at least one of them will yell, “stroganoff!” For years, they didn’t like deer meat, but that was before I learned

This potato soup is another meatless dish that does wonders for the grocery budget. We make it using dehydrated potato shreds and other shelf-stable ingredients, which allows us to stock

When I have a super busy day or just don’t feel like cooking, I whip out this chicken chili mac in a jar. It’s a “just add water” mix, plus

I remember making this lentil taco filling for the first time. It felt like an undercover mission to hide the fact that it was “meatless.” I quietly served it to

This Ritz or “Ritzy” chicken casserole is one of our favorite ways to stretch shredded chicken. We often make it with chicken breasts, but we recently made with a whole