I recently read The Blue Zones Solution – or perhaps more accurately I should say I listened to the audiobook while driving to and from work (I heart audiobooks – they allow this busy Mama to keep up with all the books I don’t have time to sit and read anymore)…but I digress. In The…
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Good Morning Super Smoothie
Smoothies are a wonderful way to start the day – as well as a wonderful way to sneak extra greens and nutrients into your (or a kiddos) diet! In our house we are huge fans of kale smoothies. I love the vibrant and slightly peppery flavor profile kale adds to our smoothies – not to…
Potato Leek Soup
I love a nice full bowl of potato leek soup on a cold day. I also happen to think it is a wonderful go to soup when feeling under the weather (because it is gentle and far less acidic than many other comfort foods like chili or spaghetti). The other things I find wonderful about…
Oven Roasted Purple Sweet Potatoes and Rainbow Carrots
In our house we love oven roasted veg. In particular we love beautifully caramelized, oven roasted root vegetables! Both Bear and Lion will eat an adult size portion of these lovely slightly sweet, slightly earthy, & delightfully seasoned beauties. So today when I asked Lion what we should make for dinner I wasn’t at all…
Cookie Cut-out’s with Bear and Lion
One of my favorite holiday memories from childhood is making rolled cut-out cookies with my mom, sisters, and grandparents. I loved getting to dig into the chilled dough with my little fingers, get my turn trying out the rolling pin, picking all my favorite shapes from the big bin of cookie cutters, and of course…
Lion’s Chana Aloo Masala (Instant Pot Recipe!)
In this house we LOVE Indian food! We love the delicious complex spice combinations and rich comforting sauces. This is why (since my husband introduced me to the amazingness that is Nepalese & Punjabi cooking), I have been working on learning to make these dishes at home. After all – while most of us love…
Butter Ball Soup
Back in the kitchen with my lovely Mother-in-Law Linda, as well as my little lion to bring you another wonderful family recipe that is perfect for Christmas! Butter ball soup – a German/Prussian dish – is like so many heritage recipes. It has primarily the same components no matter who you ask – but there…
My Mother-In-Law’s Kitchen
Repost – I love this recipe and wanted to make sure to have it here on The Wee Lairds Kitchen. I hope you all enjoy this amazing recipe – it is a wonderful choice for a Christmas Cookie swap! Since I met my amazing husband, and subsequently his fabulous mother, I have been wanting to…
A lion in the Kitchen
My little lion has loved being in the kitchen “helping” or watching or simply being a part of the action nearly from his first day home. His love of the kitchen is so strong in fact, that cooking shows were the only thing that calmed/distracted him when he was a teething baby. Screaming, drooling, and…
Greetings and Salutations
This is, I will admit, not my first blog. It is however my first blog all about family – in particular my family! Over the last few years – perhaps nearly a decade at this point – I have been keen to learn and record the history of -and time with- family. To discover family…
The Wee Lairds Kitchen 