Pantry Meals

This pear pancake recipe is one our make-ahead “meal in a jar or bag” recipes. I usually prep 4-5 jars for quick dinners or weekend breakfasts throughout the following months. […]

This chicken and rice recipe has been in our family for years, and my husband’s family for years before that. Since the rice cooks directly in the onion soup and

Using just five ingredients, this is truly a simple pantry meal that you can throw together within minutes. Even though it calls for a pint of canned ground beef, you

I created this shelf-stable smoothie recipe over the course of a year. My criteria? If that sounds good to you, don’t miss this recipe for a homemade, budget-friendly superfood smoothie!

This two-hour bread beat all the rest of the bread recipes I’ve tried. If you want a bread recipe that is: Then this is the recipe for you! Tips for

Crazy crust pizza gets its name from the crust, which is a little peculiar. In this case, however, peculiar is spectacular! Tips for Making Homemade Pizza: Crazy Crust Style Use

This Spanish rice skillet is a twist on the classic side dish. We add meat and powdered greens to make it a complete, one-pot meal. Tips for Making This One-Pot

Have you ever heard of Butter Dip Biscuits? We recently discovered them and have officially added their fluffy goodness to our rotation for “Breakfast for Supper” night. They’re called “Butter

Do you ever cook with cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, or cream of celery soup? We do! The only problem is I don’t love the ingredients in it. About

This quick tortellini dish with peas in a homemade alfredo sauce can be largely prepped ahead of time using shelf-stable ingredients. We like to keep four “ready to cook” bags

Venison is a free source of wild game around here, so we eat a lot of it. This venison gravy recipe is one of our favorite ways to enjoy it.

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