Faith Family & Beef

We Are Not in Control

Monday morning, as the kids and I were getting ready to walk out the door to help cake cows, Tom walks into the mudroom and says, “And that’s when you know God is looking out for you. Just take a look at the back of the pick up when you get outside.” This is what I ... READ the POST

One-Pot Pasta with Beef & Beans

One-Pot Pasta with Beef & Beans is my adaptation of Bow Tie Pasta with Beef and Beans from The Healthy Beef Cookbook. The changes I made to the recipe were a little bit out of necessity (we did not have all of the ingredients in the original recipe) and a little bit because I was anxious to use ... READ the POST

Meat & Potato Burritos

Burritos have always been a go-to meal for us. When we can't decide what to have for supper, the general rule is, "when in doubt, make burritos." However, after you eat so many burritos, they get sort of mundane. To shake up our old favorite a little bit, I started adding ingredients ... READ the POST

Unstuffed Peppers

Unstuffed Peppers is my version of one of my Grampa Jim’s famous recipes, Stuffed Green Peppers. Last fall, I got a plethora of green bell peppers in one of my Bountiful Baskets. I wasn’t sure how I was going to use them all up before they went bad, so, I chopped them and put them in the ... READ the POST

Do I Miss It?

A friend/fellow ranch wife and I were visiting, when the conversation turned to my decision to leave my full time position at the feed yard. We talked about the ups and downs of my transition from full time feed yard employee to full time stay-at-home-mom/ranch wife. Then she asked, “Do you ... READ the POST

Chicken Fried Steak

Chicken Fried Steak Chicken Fried Steak is one of those recipes (like the roast) that I had to try some different things before I got it just right. For a long time, they always turned out really dry and a little burned. My problem was that I was trying to finish the steaks in the skillet. I ... READ the POST