Lefse is a holiday tradition I was introduced to when I married into the Carlyle family. Both of my husband Chris’ parents are 50% Norwegian. Therefore, my oldest two children are 25% Norwegian. Grandma Bette has been making Lefse for our family for years at Christmas time. Lefse is a traditional Norwegian
Make the with Italian Sausage or Turkey Sausage, Easy to Make and a Fan Favorite! Well this is my first “New” recipe that I have created since my brain surgery in November. This was a modified recipe, based off a sausage roll my mom made using Bisquick growing up. I made a few changes, using Mama’s Pancake Mix instead (to be gluten free), using an Italian Sausage verses the pork breakfast sausage, made a turkey version with added spices for those who don’t like pork sausage, (like my kids), and added green onions. Make your favorite dipping sauce to go with them or use Honey BBQ sauce for the Pork Italian Sausage version and for the Turkey Version add 1...
These will delight any family member or guest. Top them on soup for a fun and festive topping or add them to a bowl at a fiesta theme party for dips. Enjoy them with taco dips as a garnish for soups, salads and more. Guaranteed smiles every time! At Valentines day, Mama uses a heart shape, at Christmas a mini-tree, just all year round a fun hot pepper works great! Cater it to your event and time of year.
Saint Patricks Day is tomorrow and you at probably wondering, “What should I make?” If you are like me, this is one of those holidays, I wait til last minute to figure out. So I got you covered today. My gluten free Blogger friends and I have gathered a group of recipes that you can choose from. Most are super easy to make. Any of the ones that call for flour, Mama’s Almond and Coconut Blend Flours will work perfectly! Gluten Free Mama’s Pumpernickel Bread works Fabulously with St Patrick’s Day Patty Melts or Reuben’s. Click Here. Around My Family Table’s Irish Soda Bread, a St. Patricks Day Classic. Click Here Petite Allergy Treats Shamrock Shake. Click Here Petite Allergy Treats Vegan Chocolate Chip Mint Ice Cream. Click Here...
Multi Seed Flat Bread ~ Gluten and Dairy FreeAnd Mama’s Hummus My friends and I have been on a hummus kick. Nearly every time we see each other someone has made hummus. The recipe was passed on from a friend, to a friend, to a friend, to a friend. Some of them have secret ingredients, some of them add less garlic (not me) and some add more or less oil and lemon juice. We all seem to have our way of making it. Nonetheless, it is delicious and healthy! Hummus is great served with chips, crackers, veggies and pita bread. Being that Pita Bread is one of my favorite breads for dip I decided to create a gluten free version. ...
Small town America is the home of the most fun street fairs, art shows, festivals and more. In Mama’s small town of Polson, MT, is the Flathead Cherry Festival. People drive from all over Montana to visit our little cherry festival. It is happening in the flathead valley this weekend Saturday and Sunday, everything from booths with Made in Montana products, cherry themed booths and baked goods, lemonade and food carts, people watching, oh and we can’t forget to mention the Cherry Olympics! The Cherry Olympics include Pit Spitting, Stem Tying, Pie Eating and a Cook-off! So in honor of my humble little towns fabulous Cherry Festival, I am including my recipe for Gluten Free Chocolate Cherry Muffins and 9...
We use lemons in baking, cooking, adding to water and other drinks. When we juice the lemon we are leaving behind a wonderful ingredient that is just usually discarded, the lemon zest. Lemon zest is great used in baked good, adding to savory cooking, and you can also make butter, oil, candied zest and more. Simply zest your lemon before juicing and you can use this delicious ingredient for future use. Store in a ziploc container and freeze until ready to use. Then you can happily juice all of your lemons. There are two zesters I recommend using. 1. Microplane Zester, Click Here. With a Microplane zester you can easily zest the lemon and it is minced perfectly without any chopping necessary....
Look at this delicious Organic Focaccia Bread with Sun-Dried Tomatoes! This is so easy to make and is perfect for serving up as an appetizer at your summer parties. Wanda’s Organic Sun-Dried Tomato Focaccia is just one of the 12 Organic Mixes Heartland Gourmet offers, with this particular mix being over 95% organic. You can indulge in this delicious bread and know that it’s healthy too! Focaccia is bread dough that is very similar to pizza dough, but often rolled out thicker and dotted with fingers, tops basted with olive oil, and topped with spices, tomatoes, peppers, garlic and a variety of other toppings. It is delicious served alongside any meal, and your family and friends will eat it faster...
No matter who you are cheering for this Super Bowl we are all fans of good food. Here’s an awesome recipe from our guest blogger Tim Vollink that will have you cheering with each and every bite. With these cheese crackers you can enjoy the game and the party food! By Tim Vollink The Super Bowl without some killer Cheese Crackers would just be a BowlThe Super Bowl unites us all. We are drawn to the camaraderie for teams we favor, we find excitement wagering monies in the office pools, anxiously we wait to see the half time show and we are curious to know what advertising agencies dream up this year for commercials. Regardless of ones proclivity to professional...
Gluten Free Mama’s delicious Banana Applesauce Streusel Muffins make for a delicious light breakfast or mid-morning snack. The banana and applesauce are a natural sweetener to these muffins and the streusel topping will delight the taste buds. I made a batch up and between my children, all teenagers and their friends, they were enjoyed all on the same day! So today, I made another batch with my leftover bananas. The kids will be excited when they get home from school.These are perfect to make when you have 2 or 3 ripe bananas that need to be used up. The riper the better. I also sneak nutrition into these muffins with a couple of teaspoons of chia seeds. They hide well...
Mama’s Cheesy Onion Biscuits are so easy to make, and they can be used for Mama’s BLTA sliders, biscuits, or bread for your favorite sandwich. Mama decided to make her BLTA sliders out of them. Who doesn’t like Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwiches? Make them even better with fresh avocado slices. I slathered the biscuit [...]
