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Homemade Recipes & Country Living

Beyond the Chicken Coop features homemade, from scratch recipes that are simple, flavorful, and perfect for everyday cooking.

Reader Favorites

See what everyone is raving about! These are the top recipes that readers come back to again and again. They have been tested and approved by my readers!

  • A single muffin topped with a crumbly topping on a plate.
    Banana Oatmeal Muffins
  • Stacks of crispy golden fish on a white plate with a blue rim.
    Beer Battered Fish
  • Crispy fish fillets topped with lemon wedges.
    Pan Fried Walleye
  • Gravy pouring over a pile of mashed potatoes.
    Homemade Brown Gravy
  • A chicken thigh with a sauce on a plate with rice and peas.
    Baked Apricot Chicken Thighs
  • Crispy fish cakes on a white platter with lemon wedges.
    Fish Cakes
  • Pasta twirled around a fork and in a large white bowl.
    Garlic Butter Pasta
  • Breakfast sausage cooked in the oven.
    Breakfast Sausage in Oven

Cookbooks

Check out my two cookbooks! Quick Breads and Quick Meals!

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Get Outside and Get Grilling!

  • Skewered shrimp on a plate.
    Honey Lime Shrimp
  • Grilled ribs on a bed of lettuce.
    Smoked Baby Back Ribs
  • Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers on a white dinner plate.
    Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers
  • Grilled chicken thighs on a white plate.
    Italian Dressing Chicken
  • Flatbread rounds on a brown paper bag.
    Grilled Flatbread
  • Grilled lemon chicken breast on a plate with baby potatoes and a green salad.
    Honey Lemon Chicken
  • A glass jar filled with an orange glaze with jalapenos.
    Jalapeno Apricot Sauce
  • A whole chicken on a can of beer on the grill.
    Beer Can Chicken on Grill

Favorite Categories

  • Chicken Recipes
  • Fish
  • Pasta
  • Wild Game
  • Salad
  • Soup
  • Side Dish
  • Vegetable

All the Latest

The newest recipes on the blog!

  • Blueberry Peach Cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a white dish.
    Blueberry Peach Cobbler
  • Jars of Blueberry Basil Vinegar tied with string.
    Blueberry Basil Vinegar
  • Blueberry Watermelon salad with mint in a white bowl.
    Blueberry Watermelon Salad
  • A jar of homemade blueberry jam with a spoon.
    Blueberry Jam
  • Tomato Basil Salad with mozzarella in a white bowl.
    Tomato Basil Salad
  • Asian Noodle Salad in a white bowl with a wooden spoon.
    Asian Noodle Salad
  • A freeze bag filled with frozen blueberries.
    How to Freeze Blueberries
  • A slice of Blueberry Coffee Cake on a white plate with a fork next to the cake.
    Blueberry Coffee Cake

Weeknight Dinners

Meals perfect for those busy weeknight dinners.

  • Shrimp on top of pasta in a bowl.
    Pan Fried Shrimp
  • Spaghetti with sauce and meatballs on a white plate.
    Crock Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs
  • A casserole dish filled with pasta and chicken.
    Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Bake
  • A bowl filled with soup topped with cheese and avocado.
    Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup
  • A fish fillet coated with bread crumbs and crushed almonds on a white plate.
    Almond Crusted Fish
  • Italian sausages on top of onions, peppers and potatoes.
    Sheet Pan Sausage, Peppers and Onions
  • A pulled pork sandwich on a hamburger bun.
    BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe
  • Strips of cooked meat topped with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
    Mongolian Beef (with elk meat)

Kitchen and Baking Basics

  • A large ham in a casserole dish.
    How to Thaw a Ham
  • An old glass jar filled with Homemade Vanilla Sugar
    Homemade Vanilla Sugar
  • Toasted pecans next to other toasted nuts.
    How to Toast Pecans
  • Toasted almonds in a glass jar.
    How to Toast Almonds

See more Kitchen & Baking Basics →

Canning

Stock your pantry with these great canning recipes!

  • A jar of home canned tomatoes.
    Canning Tomatoes - Easy Step by Step Guide for Beginners
  • Canning jars filled with tomato sauce.
    Homemade Tomato Sauce
  • Canning jars filled with chopped carrots.
    Canning Carrots
  • Canning jars filled with pickled jalapeno peppers.
    Pickled Hot Peppers
  • Glass jars filled with sliced peaches.
    Canning Peaches
  • A canning jar filled with smoked fish.
    Canning Smoked Fish
  • Canning jars filled with chicken stock.
    Canning Chicken Stock
  • A glass canning jar filled with blackberry jam.
    Blackberry Jam Recipe without Pectin

See more Canning Recipes →

Recently Updated

Recipes and posts that have been recently updated.

  • A seasoned fish fillet on a white plate.
    Blackened Walleye
  • A jar filled with oven roasted tomato sauce.
    Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
  • Raspberry Cobbler in a bowl topped with a scoop of ice cream.
    Raspberry Cobbler
  • A glass jar filled with a purple vinegar and chive blossoms.
    Chive Vinegar
  • A plate filled with BBQ wings.
    BBQ Wings (Grilled)
  • A bowl of rice topped with chopped parsley.
    Homemade Rice a Roni (Copycat Recipe)
  • An English muffin covered with peach jam.
    Peach Preserves
  • Fresh cut veggies with crumbled cheese on a white plate.
    Greek Cucumber Salad
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About Kathy

I'm Kathy, a busy working mom who loves to cook from scratch, grow a garden, and raise farm animals. Take a look around and find all my recipes, gardening tips, and country living antics.

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I'm Kathy, and I love to create delicious recipes from scratch utilizing many ingredients that we grow and raise. I'm a recipe creator, food photographer, and cookbook author!

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Grilling Time

  • Skewered shrimp on a plate.
    Honey Lime Shrimp
  • Grilled ribs on a bed of lettuce.
    Smoked Baby Back Ribs
  • Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers on a white dinner plate.
    Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers
  • Grilled chicken thighs on a white plate.
    Italian Dressing Chicken
  • Flatbread rounds on a brown paper bag.
    Grilled Flatbread
  • Grilled lemon chicken breast on a plate with baby potatoes and a green salad.
    Honey Lemon Chicken
  • A glass jar filled with an orange glaze with jalapenos.
    Jalapeno Apricot Sauce
  • A whole chicken on a can of beer on the grill.
    Beer Can Chicken on Grill

Popular Recipes

  • A single muffin topped with a crumbly topping on a plate.
    Banana Oatmeal Muffins
  • Breakfast sausage cooked in the oven.
    Breakfast Sausage in Oven
  • Crispy fish fillets topped with lemon wedges.
    Pan Fried Walleye
  • Gravy pouring over a pile of mashed potatoes.
    Homemade Brown Gravy
  • Crispy fish cakes on a white platter with lemon wedges.
    Fish Cakes
  • Pasta twirled around a fork and in a large white bowl.
    Garlic Butter Pasta

Cookbooks

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