Family Farm Favorites

🍯 Honey Glazed Tenderloin & Brussels Sprouts (Cast Iron Skillet) If you’ve ever stood in front of your freezer thinking, “What am I even making tonight?” — this is your answer. This honey glazed cast-iron skillet meal isn’t about following a rigid recipe. It’s about having a go-to method that works with what you already have—whether that’s chicken, pork… or even beef. Same pan. Same simple ingredients. Totally different meals depending on what you pull out to thaw. Brussels

This carrot soufflé has quickly become a must-have at our family holiday table. It’s one of those dishes that disappears fast—because everyone goes back for seconds (and sometimes thirds). With its soft, fluffy texture and just the right touch of sweetness, it almost feels like dessert… but we still get to call it a side dish! One of my favorite things about this recipe is how simple and flexible it is. I love using my own home-canned carrots when I have them on hand—it adds

This southern baked pineapple casserole with Ritz Crackers could be a side dish…or a dessert! This unique recipe with sweet pineapple and cheddar cheese is always a hit at holiday meals. The first time my Aunt Donna made me try this Baked Pineapple Casserole recipe I thought she was crazy. Does cheese and pineapple together? Yes. In a beautifully weird way that you’ll experience in the first bite. Now, it’s a side dish staple for any holiday ham! Baked Pineapple Ingredient

Ok, ok… I know it’s not beef, but, it’s a favorite of mine! Grandma always had these ready for us. Just 3 ingredients. Crispy, golden perfection without a lot of carbs.. I have made them with pork rind crumbs in place of the crackers for completely no carb option. They were still tasty and texture was good but be prepared for skillet popping- At first I thought someone threw pop-it’s in there!!! This 3 Ingredient Salmon Patties recipe is the perfect quick and budget-friendly

I originally created this recipe because I was looking for something that was high in protein, lower in sodium, and packed with real ingredients that actually leave you feeling satisfied. By blending cottage cheese with eggs, you get a creamy texture while boosting the protein without relying on a lot of processed ingredients. Add in roasted red peppers, spinach, feta, and Parmesan, and the result is a savory breakfast that feels a little fancy but is incredibly easy to make.

Growing up, my grandma made all kinds of gravy. Sausage gravy, chicken gravy, roast beef gravy—you name it. But one thing she never made was hamburger gravy. The first time I ever had it was years later when I started dating my husband. After Sunday night church one evening, we stopped by his grandparents’ house for a late supper. That’s where I had my very first experience with hamburger gravy. To my complete surprise, she served it over pancakes. I remember thinking to myse

There are certain meals that instantly transport you back to simpler times, and this Classic Patty Melt Recipe is one of them. For me, it brings back memories of my grandfather. He and my grandmother loved to go out to eat (when I was a kid, it was a REAL treat to get to go out with them). They had a handful of favorite places to eat and he usually ordered the same exact thing from whichever one he was eating at. A patty melt was his go-to at Eat N’ Park and anytime I s

Juicy beef meatballs stuffed with melty mozzarella and baked in rich marinara. These cheese stuffed meatball Parmesan are juicy, oven-baked meatballs filled with melty mozzarella and baked in rich marinara sauce. Topped with bubbly Parmesan and fresh herbs, this easy ground beef dinner is perfect for weeknights, Sunday supper, or comfort food cravings. This is one of my favorite dishes to make for a ootluck, or family get-together. Who doesn’t love a good meatball? And thes

The kind of meal that smells like Grandma’s kitchen and keeps everyone hovering around the stove. Beefy Onion Mushroom Tips & Noodles Ingredients 2 lbs beef tips (sirloin tips or stew beef) 1 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup (or 1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms + 1 cup beef broth for from-scratch option) 8 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced (optional but recommended) 2 cups beef broth 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ te

A hearty, comforting classic loaded with seasoned beef, tender potatoes, and colorful vegetables simmered in a rich tomato-beef broth that tastes just like grandma used to make. Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup Ingredients: 2 pound beef stew 1 teaspoon Seasoned Salt 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder 1 teaspoon Onion Powder Black Pepper & Salt to taste 15 ounces Diced Tomatoes 15 ounces Tomato Sauce 1 cup Yellow Onion diced 4 cups shredded cabbage 1 cup Carrots diced 1 cup Celery dice

This is the kind of meal Grandma would’ve made when she needed to stretch a good cut of beef and still put something hearty on the table. Eye of round might be known as a lean, hardworking cut, but this pressure cooker recipe proves just how comforting it can be. By first searing the steaks and slowly caramelizing onions, then letting the pressure cooker do the heavy lifting, this dish transforms an affordable cut into tender, flavorful steak bathed in a rich onion gravy. Pre

Creamy Porcupine Meatballs are one of those old-fashioned comfort foods that never needed fancy ingredients to be unforgettable. Tender meatballs studded with rice, simmered low and slow in a rich, creamy gravy — this is the kind of meal that filled bellies, stretched groceries, and showed up on tables when feeding a crowd mattered. It’s simple, hearty, and exactly the kind of recipe Grandma would make “because it just works.” Porcupine Meatballs INGREDIENTS UNITS: US 1 lb gr

A Leeper farmstead classic - When I began dating my husband, many Sunday suppers were spent around the table with breaded pork chops or pork chops with apples. To this day, his mom’s breaded chops are still my favorite — no matter how hard I try, I just can’t make them quite like she does. But, pork chops with apples? There’s just something about that combination that makes your taste buds dance. These pork chop meals take me back to those years… before kids, before marriage,