recipes

We all need a few go-to recipe favorites, and this White Chicken Chili recipe is my number one! This lady was the best cook I’ve ever known, and this delicious recipe was one of hers.

While this recipe is super flexible (you can prepare dried beans to substitute for the canned beans, or throw in some sausage, okra, and cajun seasoning for a quick mock gumbo), this White Chicken Chili recipe will not disappoint when you prepare it just as instructed below! It’s so easy and quick, and this white bean soup always hits the spot during these cold winter months. I like to keep all the ingredients on hand so that I always have a “company meal” ready to share (and so, if you drop by unannounced and I was planning on scrambled eggs or leftovers for supper, give me 30 minutes and you’ll share in a bowl of White Chicken Chili with my family 🙂 )….

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As I have talked about on the blog before, my family enjoys “clean eating” and real food recipes. Our goal is to eat minimally processed whole foods that I can prepare in a healthy and tasty way. When I make this carrot cake loaf, I use a variety of flours and grains; local, raw honey; Tropical Traditions coconut oil, homemade yogurt from fresh Jersey cow milk, local pastured eggs, organic fruits and vegetables, homemade vanilla extract, and organic maple syrup….

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What a treat this homemade vanilla pudding is! It’s easy to make, and it is a delicious real food dessert. If you homestead or, like me, procure fresh dairy and eggs from local farmers, you’ll sometimes end up with quite the excess of milk and eggs this time of year — what a perfect way to “use up” some eggs, milk, and butter!…

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My husband and I recently bought a freezer full of grassfed beef from a local farmer. The day we brought all this meat home, I felt like the richest housewife this side of the Mississippi! Over 200 pounds of ground beef, stew meat, steaks, and other cuts — I was thrilled….

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Today’s post is all about how to make butter in a Vitamix blender! I purchase grass-fed, non-homogenized Jersey cow’s milk from a local farm, so I always have this rich layer of cream at the top of my jar of milk. I skim some of this cream and use it to make homemade butter….

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