With fall settling over us, and winter quickly approaching, it feels like it’s time to start making and enjoying warm slow cooked meals. Today Bear and Lion wanted to help cut and cook – and I wanted to take adorable pictures of them cutting and cooking – so we decided on Bears Winter Stew. Plenty…
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Lion’s Cooking Show
If we are being honest we already have a version of this recipe on the blog – but Lion really wanted me to make a video of him making these muffins. What can I say – as long as the kitchen is in tolerable order I’m generally happy to make a mess of it cooking…
Meal Planning & Prep
If I’m being entirely honest I have a real love hate relationship with cooking, meal planning, and meal prep. I love cooking and trying new recipes – but I hate having to come up with something and be creative at the end of a long and stressful day. Cue the awe inspiring meal plan! Meal…
Pesto Presto!
Today in the Wee Laird’s Kitchen we took a little culinary trip to one of my favorite places – Italy! I have made pesto many times over the years – with many variations on the traditional pesto recipe – but Lion’s recipe today might just be one of my favorites. Simple, quick, and super delicious!…
Grammie’s Pumpkin Bread
This wonderful pumpkin bread recipe is traditional in the fall but honestly I love it so much I don’t like waiting until the fall to make it. If you’ve got roasted pumpkin in your freezer from last falls harvest, or your local market has canned pumpkin available, you can whip up this delicious crowd pleaser…
Banana Nice Cream with Strawberries and Dark Chocolate
I must admit, I love traditional ice cream, heck I love just about all dairy products. However, I know having excess amounts of sugar and heavy cream isn’t the best thing for you. That’s why I love this recipe! It has all the wonderful satisfying qualities of a great ice cream with so much less…
Grain Free Breakfast Muffins
Bear and Lion are back in the kitchen whipping up some delicious breakfast confections this morning. To be honest I tried out this recipe last week to make sure it worked and to make sure the baking times were correct. After making a few adjustments to the original recipe we landed on this version –…
How to: Homemade Chicken Stock
Homemade stocks and broths are wonderful additions to many dishes including soups, pasta, rice, and sauces. You can use them as the base of meal such as a hearty soup, or you can simply use them to impart more flavor into a dish such as using them to cook your pasta, rice or potatoes. No…
How to: Breakdown a Chicken
Breaking down a whole chicken into different pieces can sound intimidating, but with a quick guide anyone can do this with success. The wonderful thing about breaking down a chicken is how many meals you can make, and many times – how much money you can save yourself versus buying the pieces separately. I have…
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
At the beginning of the year I picked up a new cookbook ‘Instant Loss’ by Brittany Williams. We’ve been working our way through the recipes and meal plans – many of which are a big hit with my two Wee Laird’s! In particular this delicious cinnamon apple oatmeal made with steal cut oats is one…
The Wee Lairds Kitchen 