simple recipes
Dairy-free Egg Saladgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | May 23, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. This dairy-free egg salad is the perfect homestead recipe to make with all those farm fresh eggs! It’s creamy,...
Gluten-free Carrot Cake Baked Oatmealgluten-free | dairy-free option | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 28, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I love carrot cake, and I love baked oatmeal….. so let’s just say when this amazing combination...
Grain-free Baked French Toastgluten-free | grain-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | December 28, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Warm, sweet, and bursting with maple cinnamon flavor… this grain-free baked French toast is everything...
Grain-free Pigs in a Blanket (gluten-free)gluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free option | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | July 20, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. If your definition of comfort foods includes soft bread dough and some cheese, then...
Simple Grilled Chicken Salad Bowlsgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | July 06, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. One of my favorite chicken recipes is grilled chicken salad! These simple grilled...
Gluten-free Maple Granola (nut free)gluten-free | tree nut free | egg free | peanut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | June 1, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. To be honest, this was kind of a ‘spur of the moment’ recipe, but...
Pudding… made from seeds? Can that even be any good? I know, those were my thoughts too when I first heard of chia pudding. And, much to my surprise, if you make the pudding the right way and have the right expectations, chia pudding can be a delicious and healthy...
French toast fresh out of the skillet, topped with a slab of soft butter and a drizzle of real maple syrup is certainly a great way to start the day on the homestead. However, when the chores start stacking up combined with other daily obligations, you might just not have...
Quick and easy, flavorful and nutritious. What more could you ask for in a homestead meal? This gluten-free Instant Pot rice and chicken is all that and more! I love how quickly this meal comes together, and the rich flavor of the moist wild rice and chicken go perfectly together....
Don’t let the healthy sounding name scare you off from this recipe! These grain-free chocolate chip banana collagen muffins are one of the best chocolate chip muffins I have ever had! If there’s one food that can hide a healthy ingredient perfectly, it’s chocolate chip muffins. You would never know...
Sometimes I wonder if sharing such simple recipes, like oatmeal, is really helpful. Then I think back on the struggles I’ve had with making just a bowl of oatmeal and I realize that even simple recipes are sometimes necessary! For the longest time I could not make a perfect bowl...
Gluten-free venison bean chili is totally a modern pioneer comfort food! I love how easy and simple this chili is to make, it is a delicious and nutritious dinner meal that can quickly be whipped up in the crockpot. Venison bean chili is full of chili flavor and is loaded...
Despite peanut butter and jelly sandwiches being one of my favorite sandwiches, I don’t get to have them very often. Maybe that’s why I’m drawn to making peanut butter and jelly snacks! These gluten-free peanut butter and jelly bars were a spur-of-the-moment snack idea that turned out fantastic! I wanted...
I never thought a salad could have it so good, but this homemade taco salad was amazingly delicious! The most exciting part, at least for me anyways, is that the entire salad can be made from scratch and it is totally a modern pioneer recipe! From the homemade taco seasoning...
Super simple, super quick, and super delicious. This grain-free chocolate chess pie is all those and more, because it is also allergy-friendly and perfect for modern pioneers who want something sweet but healthier! In my quest to make every kind of pie, chocolate chess pie was on the list even...
Grain-free blueberry waffles that are super delicious, flourless, and easy to make!? Yup, I’m serious, these are my go-to grain-free waffles when I want a sweet, savory, healthy, and filling breakfast. I love that I can whip these simple waffles up in my blender and have them ready in minutes!...