A delicious and easy dinner idea for weeknights! This slow cooker eggplant pasta recipe made with a rich sauce of tomato, dry white wine and sausage. Add a little heavy cream (optional) and parmesan to finish it off! Early autumn is an ideal time to use up that eggplant you’ve been eyeing in your garden for weeks. I’d walk by the growing purple bulb on my way to the basil and think about how I really needed to do something with it! Is Eggplant A Fruit Eggplants are actually a ... READ MORE
Hot Chicken Salad Recipe
A delicious make ahead hot chicken salad recipe that is perfect for entertaining or dinner at home. The combination of celery, toasted almonds and potato chips give this salad a crunch! There are not too many unique make ahead simple recipes to serve when you're making lunch for a friend. And while the traditional chicken salad recipe is delicious, this time of year hot chicken salad is where it's at. I love the crunch this recipe has with the celery and the almonds, but the salty ... READ MORE
Lemon Lime Jello Poke Cake
A refreshing lemon lime jello poke cake made with boxed cake mix, lime jello and topped with a homemade lemon pudding dream whip frosting. Everybody likes cake. Well, maybe not 100 percent everybody, but there's enough people in the world that like a good cake to make jello cake - and make it well. But with all the box mix opportunities that stare at you from the grocery store shelves, it's hard to know how to make a cake unique - moist and amazing, while at the same time harnessing the ... READ MORE
Life At Our Farmhouse (September 2018)
As the weather turns chilly (finally!) it is all systems go on harvest time. After a hot August into September the cooler temperatures were welcome this past week. This past month we were able to spend time together as a family at Cedar Point as well as visit the local county fair. All in all a fun month of outside adventures before we're closed up inside by the weather a few months from now. Labor day weekend for us means a trip to the local independent fair. We spent two evenings ... READ MORE
Hunters Casserole with Ground Venison
A ground venison recipe that will have all your family rejoicing! Layers of golden potatoes, green chilis, lots of garlic and a savory blend of soft cheeses make this hunters casserole a big win! If you didn’t already know, my husband is an avid hunter. We pray every Fall for a deer to fill our freezer with roasts, tenderloins, steaks and ground meat. I enjoy making and creating recipes that use organic ground venison meat. Recently, I made Instant Pot Venison Steak and today, I'm going ... READ MORE
Belgian Waffle Recipe + Taste of Home Subscription Box
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Taste of Home. This fluffy authentic Belgian waffle recipe is the perfect addition to any breakfast. Made from scratch it makes the best waffles! Since school has started we've begun a tradition of a big hot breakfast on Monday mornings. I'm sure the idea of this tradition sounded wonderful in the summer, but every time my alarm goes off on Monday morning, I wonder... what was I thinking?! Nonetheless, it's been a great time for ... READ MORE
Homemade Taco Seasoning
This homemade taco seasoning is the perfect addition to ground beef for tacos! Make your own taco mix using chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and more. Every Wednesday, our church shares a meal together with a theme. Without a doubt, ‘taco night’ is a favorite. You can have tacos with just about any diet out there. Our family usually brings a big bowl of seasoned venison to the meal and we often get compliments – not for the type of meat, but for the homemade taco seasoning! If you're ... READ MORE
Life At Our Farmhouse (August 2018)
Get ready for lots of serene pictures of the landscape around our home. With August came the peak of green beauty and I've found myself capturing little moments here and there savoring them for when, in a few months, it will be too cold to take the long walks I've become accustomed to. But before that, here's a frog in my toilet. Yep, it's what we came home to this month. How it got there, I do not know. By some miracle the boys had flushed the toilet and left the seat down, so the ... READ MORE
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe
Pulled pork slow cooker recipe that's made with a few simple ingredients and takes just minutes to prep! The first time I perfected this pulled pork recipe was last year during harvest. My brother was out in the fields and it was my night to contribute dinner. I threw a pork butt into the crock pot and hours later had super delicious and moist pork bbq sandwiches for our families to enjoy - out in the fields, of course! Here's why this is my go-to feed a crowd recipe: It's super ... READ MORE
Easy Lasagna Recipe (Made with Bowtie Pasta!)
This easy lasagna recipe is easy because it's not made with traditional lasagna noodles! Instead you can use bowtie pasta, rigatoni or anything you like! I think most of us will agree that lasagna makes the heart happy. It’s comfort food for a crowd and thrives on a thousand variations. I have yet to make a lasagna that I don’t like, but this recipe for easy lasagna is my current favorite. Ok, ok, so technically, it's not "lasagna" because it's not made with lasagna noodles, but you ... READ MORE
