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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.
      How to Make Brown Gravy from Scratch
    • 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.
      How to Cook Breakfast Sausage in the Oven

    Cookbooks

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

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    Fall Baking

    Cooler days are made for baking. Fill your kitchen with cozy fall favorites, from apple and pumpkin treats to warm breads, muffins, and more.

    • A slice of Apple Coffee Cake on a small plate.
      Apple Coffee Cake
    • Pumpkin muffins with a streusel topping on a white cake stand.topping
      Pumpkin Apple Muffins
    • A puff pastry apple tart on a wooden cutting board.
      Apple Tart
    • Cranberry Apple Crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
      Cranberry Apple Crisp
    • A loaf of bread topped with sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
      Pumpkin and Sunflower Seed Bread
    • A plate of waffles topped with butter and syrup.
      Pumpkin Waffles
    • A loaf of pull apart bread with a white glaze drizzled across the top.
      Apple Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
    • A slice of chocolate bundt cake topped with whipped cream.
      Cocoa Apple Cake

    Favorite Categories

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

    All the Latest

    The newest recipes on the blog!

    • Two Shredded Beef Enchiladas on a blue plate.
      Shredded Beef Enchiladas
    • BBQ Beef Sandwiches on a bun.
      BBQ Beef Sandwiches
    • Roasted Shredded Beef in a white dish.
      Shredded Beef
    • Sauteed Corn with Butter in a white dish.
      Sauteed Corn with Butter
    • A white bowl filled with Asian Slaw.
      Asian Slaw
    • Crispy Chicken breasts sliced thinly on a white plate.
      Easy Chicken Dinners for Busy Weeknights
    • Slices of Homemade Peach Bread stacked on top of each other.
      Peach Bread
    • Black Bean Couscous Salad in a white bowl.
      Black Bean Couscous Salad

    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.
      Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe
    • Strips of cooked meat topped with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
      Mongolian Beef (with elk meat)

    A baked pasta dish topped with cheese and parsley.

    Family Favorite

    Baked Rigatoni with Sausage

    A hearty, cheesy baked rigatoni loaded with Italian sausage and rich marinara sauce.

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    Kitchen and Baking Basics

    • A large ham in a casserole dish.
      How to Thaw a Ham: 4-6 Hours Per Pound Guide
    • 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.
      How to Can Tomatoes Safely (Water Bath)
    • 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.
      How to Can Peaches: Easy Step-by-Step Guide
    • 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.

    • Two sandwich halves on a plate with a bite out of one half.
      Ham and Swiss Panini
    • A fried egg cut in half.
      How to Make Over Medium Eggs
    • An apple banana muffin on a small blue plate.
      Banana Apple Muffins
    • A platter filled with banana walnut muffins.
      Banana Walnut Muffins
    • Mini Banana Muffins stacked on a black plate.
      Mini Banana Muffins (Easy One-Bowl Recipe)
    • A pan filled with Shrimp Sausage Pasta.
      Shrimp Sausage Pasta
    • Honey Dijon Chicken thighs on a white plate.
      Honey Dijon Chicken
    • Cooked chicken thighs on a white plate.
      Baked Honey Chicken Thighs

    Join me in my kitchen, where I'm cooking up some of my favorite recipes!

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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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    Popular Recipes

    • A single muffin topped with a crumbly topping on a plate.
      Banana Oatmeal Muffins
    • Breakfast sausage cooked in the oven.
      How to Cook Breakfast Sausage in the Oven
    • Crispy fish fillets topped with lemon wedges.
      Pan Fried Walleye
    • Gravy pouring over a pile of mashed potatoes.
      How to Make Brown Gravy from Scratch
    • 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

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