Homemade Harvest

I still had some lentils left over from my lentil mushroom stew and wanted to figure out what to do with them. I also didn't feel like...

The winter months always make me want something warm from the summer months. I have quite a bit of peaches that I canned over the summer,...

This is one of my favorite cold-weather venison recipes that can be done in the crockpot, dutch oven (I don't have one), or stovetop....

Okay, so this (technically) isn't a family recipe, but it is a family favorite! I baked these about a week before the deer rifle season...

Deer rifle season has ended and I was fortunate enough to get a doe this year, so this means lots of venison needs to get used up to make...

This recipe is very easy and makes for great sandwiches, or if you just want to toast a couple slices to dip in olive oil and balsamic...

I had a bunch of small potatoes I needed to use up, so I thought I'd try to make my version of smashed potatoes I've seen online....

Normally on Thanksgiving I bake the pumpkin pie (I use Libby's Famous Pie recipe) and my mom bakes the apple pie, but this year I got to...

I have thick, curly hair which means I go through conditioner like crazy, and my hair is prone to frizz. I also have dark under eye...

This is easily one of my favorite cold-weather recipes made by both my mom and Gram. They each made it slightly differently, I think mine...

Pap got 2 deer last year and we're still trying to go through all the ground venison before the rifle season starts. Venison is lean so...

I'm trying to challenge myself by using up everything (or almost everything) in my freezer to reduce grocery trips. I have bags of frozen...

This is more of a summer recipe, but I wanted to try and make something easy and healthy for lunches that I can make in advance. You can...

This may not be the fanciest of recipes, but it is one of my favorite ways to eat green beans. I can't take full credit for the recipe; a...

This recipe has several variations, but I always remembered it as the banana bread my mom made for us growing up. It was her way of...

I've started getting into foraging to try and discover how to use native (or invasive!) plants in my neighborhood. I forage throughout...

As much as I love rice and pasta, I wanted to try to experiment with lentils to make a stew. This doesn't have any meat and surprisingly...

Ever since I was a kid Pap has almost always made French toast for breakfast when I go to visit. I used to sprinkle about a pound of...

It's fall hunting season which means it's time to bake cookies to enjoy with a cup of coffee hoping a deer or turkey shows up. It is...

While this recipe may be from scratch, it's definitely one that you can take some shortcuts on if you don't have time (using frozen...