Building Our Dream Growing the love & Making all the things

Latest Recipes

Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe (Cottage Cheese, No Ricotta)

Mississippi Pot Roast (Easy 5-Ingredient Crock Pot Recipe)

Venison Goulash (Easy One-Pot Ground Venison Recipe)

Creamy Cheeseburger Soup (One Pot, No Velveeta)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (Vintage & Well-Loved Recipe)

Building Our Dream Growing the love & Making all the things

This is the story of JenniferMaker Farm and how you can go from virtually nothing to something truly magical with heart and hard work!

Latest Recipes

Easy Lasagna Soup (One Pot, 30 Minutes)

Marry Me Chicken (Our Wedding Recipe… He Married Me Chicken!)

Fudgy Homemade Brownies from Scratch

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

What’s for dinner?

Browse all our Recipe Ideas to make your next meal

  • Comfort Food | Fall | Ground Beef Recipes | Main Meals | Recipes | Soups & Stews | Stovetop

    Easy Lasagna Soup (One Pot, 30 Minutes)

    All the cozy flavor of a pan of lasagna, ready on a weeknight with no layering and no oven. Ground beef, a jar of spaghetti sauce, and broken lasagna noodles simmer together in one pot. Then every bowl gets a big spoonful of melty three-cheese topping, which I think is the best part! Lasagna Soup…

  • Desserts | Fall | Farmhouse Baking | Oven | Recipes | Winter

    Fudgy Homemade Brownies from Scratch

  • Casseroles | Chicken Recipes | Fall | Main Meals | Oven | Recipes

    Easy Chicken Enchiladas

  • Fall | Recipes | Soups & Stews | Stovetop

    Loaded Potato Soup (Easy One-Pot Recipe)

When your home feels like more work than it should.

A short, gentle mini guide for creating a home that supports real life. 

We’re the Makers!

I’m Jennifer, a lifelong maker and teacher at heart, and Greg is my partner in both home and work. Together, we focus on creating practical systems, useful projects, and a calm, capable home rooted in everyday creativity.

Maker Farm is our home and creative space in Michigan, where we’re learning to live a little more intentionally. It is about slowing down, using what you have, and building a good life, one thoughtful choice at a time.

Easy No-Knead Bread

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Recipe Index

Explore a collection of delicious dishes inspired by Midwest traditions and crafted with love. Find your next favorite recipe and enjoy the flavors of home-cooked goodness at its best.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Comfort Food Classics

Creamy Tuna Pasta (One Pot, 30 Minutes)

How to Make Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Better Than Olive Garden)

Million Dollar Spaghetti

Slow Cooker Pot Roast (with a Secret Ingredient)

  • Homemade Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

  • The BEST Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Ever

  • Easy Oatmeal Bars (Flavor Your Way!)

  • Crustless Quiche Recipe (Foolproof & Custardy!)

  • Creamy Tuna Pasta (One Pot, 30 Minutes)

  • Million Dollar Spaghetti

  • Slow Cooker Pot Roast (with a Secret Ingredient)

  • Tater Tot Casserole (One-Pan Comfort Food)

  • Baked Pumpkin Doughnut Recipe (Buttermilk or Sourdough)

  • Spiced Apple Butter (Slow Cooker, No Peeling!)

  • Chocolate Sourdough Babka (Chocolate Swirl Bread)

  • Easy Oatmeal Bars (Flavor Your Way!)