Home-Cooked Meals

Bring the warmth of a farmhouse kitchen to your home with simple, from-scratch recipes using real ingredients.

Close-up of simmering sausage and kale soup in a pot, showing tender kale, browned Italian sausage, and diced unpeeled potatoes in a rich broth.

Sausage and Kale Soup

This hearty sausage and kale soup is one of our favorite rustic, from-scratch meals on cold days. It comes together quickly with simple ingredients and has that old-fashioned feel we love around here.

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A close-up of rustic potato soup in a green-rimmed bowl, filled with chunks of red potatoes, sausage, carrots, and celery in a golden broth — hearty, homemade, and ready to serve.

Rustic Potato Soup

Scott’s rustic potato soup is hearty, simple, and made from the heart — just sausage, bacon, potatoes, and garden vegetables simmered together until perfectly tender. It’s an old-fashioned meal that brings everyone to the table on chilly nights.

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A hearty bowl of homemade chili topped with shredded cheddar cheese, served in a blue and white bowl on a wooden table with a glass of water — a simple, comforting homestead meal from Hill River Homestead.

His & Hers Homemade Chili (Easy Family Recipe)

This hearty homemade chili is the perfect mix of sweet and spicy — made with home-canned tomatoes or salsa, three kinds of beans, and a little friendly family rivalry. Around here, his chili brings the heat, mine leans sweet, and both hit the spot on a cold night.

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