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Pie Crust – From Scratch

I thought I had some great step by step photos of pie crust somewhere in my photo storage. Apparently they are buried pretty deep because I couldn’t find them – but that’s alright. Making a pie crust is very simple. Making them pretty takes practice, but even if they don’t look perfect they will still […]

Venison Rub

My kids just love this rub on their venison steaks. It’ll season 8-10lbs of meat, so store it in an old space jar after you have used it.

Ingredients:

1/4c kosher salt 1/8 c black pepper 1/4c paprika 1tb brown sugar 1tb white sugar 2tb thyme 2tb garlic powder 1tb onion powder 1tb cayenne pepper […]

Crockpot Ham and Scalloped Potatoes

This is one of our standard meals for using up leftover ham.

Ingredients:

6c potatoes, cubed 1 medium onion, minced 1 ts salt 1/2lb cooked ham, cubed 4tb butter 4tb flour 1ts salt 2c milk 1-1/2c shredded cheddar cheese

Method:

Layer potatoes, onion, salt, and ham. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir […]

Northernized Red Beans and Rice

Definitely not the authentic southern dish – a bit more mild which was appreciated by our kids.

Ingredients:

4-16oz. cans of kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1-14.5oz can of diced tomatoes, undrained (optional) 1 lb smoked sausage, cut into slices 1c chicken broth 3 celery ribs, sliced 1 large onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped […]

Crockpot Sausage and Potatoes

I actually made this with venison sausage, but considering the general population doesn’t keep that on hand…. I know it would work great with any smoked sausage.

Ingredients:

3lb potatoes, peeled and cubed 2lb smoked sausage 8oz cream cheese 10.5 oz or homemade equivalent cream of celery soup 1tb ranch dressing mix

Method

Combine potatoes […]

Ranch Dressing Mix

When I read the ingredient list on the back of my ranch dressing bottle a few years ago, that was all I needed to figure out how to make my own (we do store a few bottles to keep on hand for moments when I may not have all the necessary ingredients to make the […]

Coney Sauce for Hot Dogs

I was able to replicate my husbands favorite coney sauce. This was pretty awesome because he hasn’t been able to find anything close to the taste he kept craving – which is about two hours away.

Ingredients:

1/2 lb ground beef, browned 1/2c onion, chopped 1-1/2 c ketchup 1/4c sugar 1/4c vinegar 1/4c prepared mustard […]

Pretzel Pizza

My husband used to love getting those pretzel crust pizzas at the local pizza joint. He was so disappointed when he learned they no longer carried them. So he asked me to try my hand at making one. I’ve made soft pretzels before and figured this couldn’t be too far of a […]

Herbed Potatoes

This comes together quick because you use canned potatoes! It does use quite a selection of herbs though, so if this becomes a common side dish you may want to mix all the ingredients up in an old spice jar and sprinkle about 4.5 ts at a time over potatoes.

Ingredients:

1 quart of diced […]

Cranberry Carrot Slaw

This was gone in no time and left my kids asking to make it again with our very next meal!

Ingredients:

1/2c unsweetened pineapple juice 2tb honey 1tb lemon juice a small splash of apple cider vinegar (1tsp max) 3c shredded carrots 1/2c dried cranberries

Method:

Combine all. Make this ahead of your meal and […]