Easy Homemade Mascarpone Recipe
By team member, Annie Rivers. Tiramisu, the Italian dish made of lady fingers, coffee, and sweetened mascarpone cheese, is probably my favorite dessert. I love the creamy sweetness of the cheese meeting the bitterness of the coffee, and the squidge of the soaked lady fingers. Getting my tiramisu fix is not a problem. It’s one […]
Jiaozi (Chinese Steamed Dumplings) Recipe with Easy Homemade Wrappers
Last week, when we were grocery shopping, my daughters saw Chinese dumplings, also known as jiaozi (pronounced jee-ow-dzuh) in the freezer section and requested that I buy them. Without even looking, I knew they’d be expensive, and had an idea. “Why don’t we make them from scratch together as our next mother daughter activity?” Lately, […]
Cucumber Greek Yogurt Salad: Easy and Frugal Recipe
I have my 12 year old daughter, Rose, to thank for this recipe. She found a recipe like it on Youtube shorts, and then we played around with it, and she made it so many times in a row, eating it for many meals and taking it for lunches to school. It is quite delicious. […]
Fiskesuppe: Norwegian Fish Soup (Gluten-Free & Shellfish-Free)
When my daughter and I were in Norway back in March, I found out that one of the traditional dishes in Norway was fish soup. We were traveling a lot and didn’t have much time to be cooking, so didn’t get to make this until we got home, but fiskesuppe, which is how you say […]
Easy Chewy Cinnamon Cookies Recipe – Gluten Free and Vegan
I have a new favorite type of cookie; I’ve made it 3 times over the past 2 weeks and it tastes delicious and gets rave reviews. It is basically an updated version of my cream of tartar free gluten free vegan snickerdoodles, except these are no fuss, no rolling in cinnamon sugar, no needing measuring […]
Gizzards and Mushrooms in White Wine Reduction Recipe: Frugal, Gluten Free, Paleo, Allergy Friendly
I used to make gizzards all the time. I even wrote a manifesto about gizzards. Why? Because they are the absolute cheapest type of meat I can get round these parts, since at $1.42 per pound, they cost around the same price as chicken wings, the other cheapest cut of meat, but they are pure […]
Gluten Free Honey Sweetened Carrot Cake Recipe — Dairy Free and Egg Free Options
My daughter Anneliese just turned 14! Can you believe it? She was just born! (For those of you who’ve been around here that long, I even wrote her birth story on this blog.) For her birthday, we celebrated with our family, with cake, fruit salad, and games, a low key and healthy birthday party, just […]
Homemade Tasty Low Sugar Electrolyte Drink Recipe
I’ve been attempting to lose weight in a gentle fashion, by making concious lifestyle changes, not doing a specific diet. Just paying attention to having more veggies than carbs, enough protein, etc. And I’ve lost over 11 kg (25 lb) by now. But I think the biggest thing I did was stopping to make my […]
Sweet and Sticky Gluten Free Gingersnap Chicken Recipe
Sometimes I have a stroke of genius in the kitchen, and I daresay this was one of them. I had defrosted some chicken wings and drumsticks for dinner but was undecided how to make them, so I opened my cabinets for inspiration. I saw the molasses, and it hit me: what about using molasses and […]
Homemade Smirnoff Ice Copycat Recipe and Price Calculation
I like a nice cold alcoholic drink from time to time. I prefer mine sweet and cocktail like. I’ve long wondered if it is cheaper to make your own cocktails than to buy something like a Bacardi Breezer or Smirnoff Ice, because, while they’re not too expensive if you’re just getting one, if you’re getting […]