 
							
					
															
					
					 by Kate Otterstrom | May 31, 2023 | 60 Minute Meals, Gluten Free
When I was a little girl and Mom had book club or an evening meeting, she often left a frozen lasagna for Dad to make for dinner. I loved lasagna nights! Dad always served lasagna with frozen peas and he loved to eat the peas with bites of the lasagna. Although I was...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Kate Otterstrom | May 27, 2023 | Gluten-free Treats
I think that it’s apparent that I like to make rice crispy treats with some regularity since the previous post was on a gummy bear rice crispy cake and here is a toffee rice crispy treat. I love achieving my ideal ratio of marshmallow to crisp in the basic treat, but...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Kate Otterstrom | May 23, 2023 | Gluten-free Treats
When Bear told me that he wanted to start playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends, I really didn’t have any idea what we were getting into with the starter kit. Now, about a million (yes, hyperbole) books and characters and campaigns into it, I have come to...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Kate Otterstrom | May 21, 2023 | Food, Gluten Free, Gluten-free Treats
I am going to tell a story that I hope won’t sound too whiny. To give a bit of perspective, I will say that Mom and Dad still live in the same house and town where I grew up and I was never accustomed to the idea of moving as a child. That being said…when I was just...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Kate Otterstrom | May 16, 2023 | 40 Minute Meals, Food
When I was growing up I always was excited when Mom made tacos for dinner. The four of us, Mom, Dad, Kleine, and I, sat at our round kitchen table with little bowls of taco toppings in the center of the table. My first taco memories are of the crunchy, slightly stale,...