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Join me, Stefanie, as I adventure through marriage, parenting, learning the homestead life, and feeding my family. There will be love, laughs, chaos, and Jesus along the way!

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One Pan Chicken & Rice Dinner
Easy, quick, and only one pan to wash at the end. This rendition of the Campbell’s 15 Minute Chicken and Rice Dinner that my mom made often when I was young is a great recipe for a weeknight family dinner. Easy ingredients and a quick cook time make this an all-in-one meal that your whole…
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Chocolate Protein Nut-Free Granola
Crunchy. Chewy. Chocolatey. Contains fiber, protein, antioxidants, and more. This, my friends, is the best granola I have ever tasted. As I have said before, I love granola but have a difficult time finding delicious types that don’t have tree nuts or coconut – I have an allergy. Learning to make my own has cleared up that struggle, and now I am trying out…
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Easy Lasagna for Beginner Cooks
I was never much of a cook until I was a few years into my marriage. Growing up, my mom always had delicious, healthy, home cooked meals on the table most nights of the week. We almost always sat down to eat as a family, though sometimes on the fly as we ran in and out from…
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Delicious Homemade Fish Fry Breading Mix
Walleye. Northern Pike. Crappie. These are some of our favorite fish to catch in our area to have a fish fry with. While we love many different species of fish cooked in all kinds of ways, a big fish fry with fish we caught and cleaned is our favorite! Fishing is a big part of…
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Bread Machine Mini Sourdough Blueberry Bagels
My family LOVES bagels. We buy and eat them bags at a time. I am on a mission to try making our bread and snacks myself to cut out unnecessary ingredients and be more cost effective, and bagels are next on my list. My hope is that I can get into a groove with bagels…
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Chicken & Pasta with Lemon Garlic Sauce
Chicken and Pasta with Lemon Garlic Sauce Once in a while, I really like to get my “chef” juices flowing and create a meal from scratch without a recipe. Once you get comfortable making a few basics in the kitchen, this comes with repetition and practice. This lemon garlic sauce served over chicken and pasta…
