Lemon Cake

Whipping cream is not usually something we have in our house. Thanksgiving was the other day and we had to make lefse so we bought some whipping cream. Yes, we had to. Thanksgiving is not the same without it. If you haven’t been eating lefse for Thanksgiving, you don’t know what you’re missing out on. […]

Hummus

Hummus is so easy to make yet is super inexpensive. I like to start with dried chickpeas to keep the cost down because with a large family, we go through a lot of food. And the kids love hummus, so it goes quickly. We’ve been making this for a while now and have perfected our […]

Cauliflower crust pizza

Many people are looking for alternatives to grains and gluten.  That’s where cauliflower can come in handy.  Cauliflower can make a great pizza crust.  We have tried it several ways.  We have bought frozen cauliflower crust pizza and baked it at home.  We’ve bought bags of frozen riced cauliflower.  And we’ve tried several ways of […]

Boston Cream Pie

According to Wiki, A Boston cream pie is a yellow butter cake that is filled with custard or cream and topped with chocolate glaze. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. Boston Cream Pie is a classic American dessert made with […]

Instant Pot Bone Broth

Making bone broth in an instant pot electric pressure cooker. We have been trying to be more and more healthy, so we decided to try making bone broth in our instant pot. Bone broth is a protein-rich sipping broth made from simmering bones and meaty joints in water until they crumble, releasing both minerals and […]

The Bean Cooker

The Bean Cooker

We gave into peer pressure, and got us a bean cooker.  The rest of the world calls it an “Instant Pot”, but we have our children convinced that its for cooking beans.  I will add that it does that very well!  Anyhow, we have been reading a lot of blogs, etc written by full timers […]