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Grandma Sally’s Soft Gluten Free Ginger Cookies

April 30, 2023January 4, 2021 by Carlotta

That title may be a mouthful, but you will not be happy until your mouth is filled with these tender, tasty ginger cookies! My Grandma Sally was probably the strongest-willed, most stubborn, and frugal woman on the planet. Immigrating alone from Sweden to Minneapolis in the late-1920’s and then raising 3 boys through the Great … Read more Grandma Sally’s Soft Gluten Free Ginger Cookies

Bailey’s Fudge

July 24, 2021December 31, 2020 by Carlotta

Yup! This is totally happening right now! This year may have been unpredictable, challenging, and downright weird, but Bailey’s released their own chocolate chips! I hear angels singing! My favorite dessert cocktail is the “iron butterfly”, which is vodka, Kalua, and Bailey’s. If I were to choose a favorite milkshake, it would be a “mudslide”, … Read more Bailey’s Fudge

Crockpot Chicken Chili

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 by Carlotta

Fall, winter, spring — we all need to eat. And some times we all need something easy and convenient. And we ALL need food that tastes good and satisfies. As always in this blog, there are no ads and no pop-ups. (I get so annoyed when constantly having to close boxes in order to read … Read more Crockpot Chicken Chili

Crowd Pleasing Chicken Taco Salad

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by Carlotta

One of the most difficult questions in my life is, “What shall I bring to the potluck supper?” I know that it sounds crazy! Why would someone who loves to cook struggle so intensely with this quandary? I’m guessing that the answer has something to do with a gang of unknown appetites and travel-ability for … Read more Crowd Pleasing Chicken Taco Salad

Carnitas – Mexican Pulled Pork

July 17, 2021September 16, 2020 by Carlotta

Food trucks are my newest fascination. How can someone – in very close quarters – make such incredible food? Quickly? While people stand there, waiting in line? Possibly in snow or pouring rain? Or suffocating heat? It is more than I can process…. There is a mexican food truck in our small town that serves … Read more Carnitas – Mexican Pulled Pork

Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken Thighs

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 by Carlotta

Some times a fave could use an update. Think of how many design changes blue jeans have experienced in the past decades! From bikini-bellbottoms to high-waisted straights, mom jeans to boyfriend jeans, trip-over-your-own-legs-baggies to skin-tight-can’t-breath-jeggings. They are all great, EXCEPT for the ridiculous style in the late 1980’s when we tucked the hem of our … Read more Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken Thighs

Basil Lemonade

July 11, 2020July 10, 2020 by Carlotta

I am not a fan of heat and humidity. In fact, I basically shut down when the dew point tops 60 degrees or the temperature rises above 80. During the “dog days” of summer, it’s all I can do to eat, sleep, and take care of the bare necessities. This is why I don’t live in the tropical South!

Gluten Free Coffee Cake

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Carlotta

Saturday. Sleeping late. Brunch. Family. Relaxing. Traditions. I’m all over that! At the end of a crazy, stressful week, there just isn’t anything better than a calm morning with delicious treats.

Buckwheat Buttermilk Waffles – Gluten Free

February 10, 2023May 8, 2020 by Carlotta

Like many families, we read the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. In fact recently, I’ve been reading “Farmer Boy” outloud to my husband. He loves to hear about the adventures of young Almanzo, and all the buckwheat cakes he ate. 😊

Rich Tomato, Vodka, and Roasted Garlic Sauce

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 by Carlotta

Homemade pasta sauce puts every store bought-brand to shame. There truly is no way to replicate the combination you have simmering on the stovetop at home, and my family is always happy when a mega-batch of this sauce is ready to go.

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