2013 Top Recipe Posts

I have taken a look back at my most popular recipes this last year.  There are main dishes, soups, breakfasts, snacks and desserts.  I am also glad I have friends willing to share their recipes because several guest submissions made my Top 10 Recipes of 2013.

What was your favorite recipe from my blog this year?  Did it make the list?

What kind of recipes would you like to see more of in 2014?

1. Cherry Cheese Pie

2. Mexican Shredded Beef

3. Pecan Pie Cheesecake

4. Spicy Cheeseburger Soup

5. Taco Soup

6. A Longhorn Steer Head Birthday Cake

7.  Breakfast Hash

8.  Mom's Disappearing Beef Stew

9.  The Best Corned Beef Ever!

10.  Trail Mix Bars

And an Honorable Mention to the List, because I need to make these this week and it was really close and these were my most requested birthday dinner as a kid:

Barbecue Meatballs

 

You can also see the Top 5 Farm Related Posts from my blog.  You might be surprised to know that I didn't write 2 of the top 5!

-A Kansas Farm Mom

Crock Pot Time Savers

Crock Pot Time Savers

Moms whether on the farm or not love their crock pots.  When time is tight and the kids have lots of activities that bring long days, I like to load mine in the morning.  If I am lucky, I make enough to have left overs for the next day as well. 

Appetizers

 Pork Meatball Appetizers

Side Dishes

Baked Beans

Sandwich and Wrap Fillings

French Dip

Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Beef

Spicy Shredded Beef

 

 

Soups

Beefy Nacho Potato Soup

Mom's Disappearing Beef Stew

Taco Soup

Beef

Beefy Nacho Potato Soup 

French Dip

Mom's Disappearing Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Beef

Steak Roll Ups

Spicy Shredded Beef

Taco Soup

Pork

Pork Chalupas 

Pork Meatball Appetizers

A Ranch Wife's Favorite Beef Recipes

At my house, we almost always have a freezer full of beef which is a good thing because our family not only raises beef, but we love beef.

Beef is a great source of zinc, iron, and protein which happen to be the most lacked nutrients in the diets of young children and adult women.

Here are some of our family's favorite beef recipes and a few favs from some of our farming friends, too.  If you would prefer to see pictures of all of these delicious recipes, check out my Beef Recipe Pinterest Board.

Bacon Cheeseburger Jalapeno Poppers
Barbecue Meatballs
Beef Taquitos 
Beefy Nacho Potato Soup
Beefy Taco Bake

Calypso Beef Soup
Cheesy Enchiladas
Cheesy Mostaccoili

Easy Cheesy Beefy Burritos
French Dip

Kansas Farmer's Mexican Skillet
Kat's Corned Beef 
Italian Beef Roll

Mediterranean Steak Salad
Mexican Hamburger Skillet
Mom's Disappearing Beef Stew 
No Boil The Noodles Lasagna 

Overnight Lasagna
Porcupine Meatballs

Simply Elegant Steak and Rice
Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Beef
Spicy Cheeseburger Soup
Spicy Shredded Beef
Steak and Pasta Salad
Steak Rollups
Sweet Potato Beef Mashup

Taco Bites
Taco Soup
Taco Soup With a Twist

Scrumptious Side Dishes and Salads

I am one of those bad moms that gets totally wrapped up in the main dish of a meal and at the last possible minute thinks, hmmm....I guess we should have something to go with this.  I am really trying to do better.  Vegetables and salads are becoming more common at our table.  I am thinking if I put my pathetic list of some of my favorites here, maybe it will remind that I need to fix more side dishes and more vegies for my growing boys.

What are some of your favorite sides?  Feel free to share them with me, because I need all the help I can get. 

Don't have a link and would like to share?  Contact me and I will let you share your recipe here on my blog. 

Bacon Broccoli Salad
Baked Beans

Cherry Tomato Salad
Country Barbecue Potatoes
Freezer Coleslaw
 Mediterranean Steak Salad
One Step Mac and Cheese
Steak and Pasta Salad
Sweet corn cooked in the microwave

Breads:
2 Cheese Braided Wheat Bread

Freezer Pleasers Recipe Index

The busiest people need a resource of quick meals that either heat up great or bake with no prep.  I usually keep my freezer stocked with a variety of prepped food especially when we are busy during harvest and calving.

My Late Night Dinner Selections are those that are fully cooked and reheat tasting as good as the first time we ate them.  These are great when we get home late and no one has had time to think about a meal let alone start one.

My Company's Coming Selections are recipes that the prep can be done ahead of time and then baked/served when company is at your house, allowing you more time to spend with friends and family.

Late Night Dinner Selections

Beef Taquitos
Cheesy Enchiladas
Easy, Cheesy, Beefy Burritos

French Dip
Pork Chalupas
Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Beef
Spicy Shredded Beef

Steak Roll Ups
Cheesy Mostaccioli

Company's Coming

Barbecue Meatballs
 Lasagna

Freezer Coleslaw

Frozen Apple Rolls
Grandma Jessie's Zucchini Cake

Book Barn Review Index

I am always on the lookout for books with an Ag Theme that are mostly accurate.  My boys and I have quite a collection.  Here are some of our favorites.  Did we miss any?  Let me know.  If you would like to write a quick review of one (or more) of your favorite kids ag book, message me and I will let you know what I need. If you just want to give me a book to 2 to check out at the library that is great, too!  (The ones in blue I have written reviews that you can click on to read.)

Barntastic Board Books

Cowboy Small by Lois Lenske
Mrs. Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley
Buzz Buzz Busy Bees by Dawn Bentley
John Deere Farm ABC
Moo, Baa, LA LA LA! by Sandra Boynton

Farm Friendly First Readers and Cool Classroom Reading

Pancakes! Pancakes! by Eric Carle
Levi's Lost Calf by Amanda Radke
Where's My Cowboy Hat by Katy Williams
Barn Cat in the Christmas Tree by Katy Williams
Corey Combine and the Great Big Mess by Elana Roth
Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber
 The Little Farm by Lois Lenske
More Farmyard Tales by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
The Grumpy Goat by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright
Growing Farm, School and Me! by 6th grade students in Reading Pennsylvania
Milk Comes from a Cow? by Dan Yunk
Celebrate Wheat by Dan Yunk
Growing Up Strong by Dan Yunk
The Soil Neighborhood by Dan Yunk & Steve Swaffer

Moooving Up the Reading Ladder

Days on the Farm by Kim Lewis
Little Star....Raising Our First Calf by Rhanna and Sheridan
Johnny Appleseed by Jodie Shepherd
Hank the Cow Dog Series

Growing A Crop of High End Readers

Lamb in the Laundry by Ben M. Baglio
Animal Ark Series
Pet Finder Club Series
Misty of Chincoteague Series
The Horse Diaries Series
Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock Recommended by a Facebook Follower
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen. (Very funny book. Has mature language. Recommended for middle school readers.) Recommended by a Facebook Follower

 

 

 

Pork The Other White Meat

Most people think of pork as the other white meat, but in our house it is the only white meat we eat.  I have some great friends that raise pigs for you, me and their families.  Many of them have shared some of their family's favorite recipes with me.

I love the diversity of recipes that you can make with pork.  My boys love the recipes that have fruit cooked with the pork.

If you prefer pictures, check out my Pinterest Boards Pork Recipes and Bacon!!

Bacon Broccoli Salad
Bacon Cheeseburger Jalapeno Poppers
Breakfast Hash

Caramel Apple Pork Chops
Cheesy Enchiladas 
Christy's Not So Famous Pork Loin

Dairy Carrie's Mediterranean Pork

Hot Dog Snacks
Jalapeno Poppers

Pork Chalupas
Pork Meatball Appetizers

Sausage Soup
Spicy Sausage Skillet
Steak Rollups with Bacon
Taco Soup with a Twist