Lemke Homestead

A homesteading momma wanna be trying to learn a thing or two.

Category: Cooking/Recipes

  • Quick 2 Bean Salad

    Quick 2 Bean Salad

    Where I’m from, it gets hot. Like stupid hot. The kind of hot that makes you want to crawl into the freezer to get some relief. With the summer, comes a lack of appetite for my husband and I. It will get just so hot that we just don’t get hungry. That means I have…

  • Transform Cake Mix into Delicious Cookies with This Simple Recipe

    Transform Cake Mix into Delicious Cookies with This Simple Recipe

    For years I always thought a cake mix had to be made as per the box instructions. Until years ago I remember my mother in law mentioning something about getting a box of cake mix and using it to make cookies. At the time, my mind didn’t fully process it until years later when my…

  • Turn Bread Heels into Homemade Breadcrumbs: Waste Less, Enjoy More!

    Turn Bread Heels into Homemade Breadcrumbs: Waste Less, Enjoy More!

    Does anyone out there actually enjoy the heels of the bread ? For me, its my least favorite piece. And because I have the attitude “Waste not want not” When it gets to those pieces I will usually wind up putting them in the freezer. And very rarely will I use them. I don’t think…

  • Savory Sausage and Potatoes: A Budget-Friendly Delight

    Savory Sausage and Potatoes: A Budget-Friendly Delight

    I feel like this is one of those recipes that everyone has their own twist to. To be perfectly honest? Its one of those dishes I’m not a huge fan of. But after the recent events of the last few days (see This post for more information) I figured I might as well find a…

  • Easy Parmesan Chips

    Easy Parmesan Chips

    Step One: Preheat oven to 350 Step Two: Lay out parchment paper on baking sheet (fun fact, if you crumple it first, it will lay on the sheet beautifully) Step Three: Lay out piles of shredded cheese on parchment paper (the bigger the pile, the longer it may take to cook) Step Four: Put into…

  • Irish Soda Bread

    Irish Soda Bread

    One of the first traditions I started when I got married is making Irish Soda Bread for St. Patricks’ Day. I remember finding the recipe on Pinterest first, and the first year I made it I also made homemade butter with it. Normally, I always loose the normal Soda bread recipe I used, and scramble…

  • Homemade Applesauce

    Homemade Applesauce

    The thought of making applesauce from scratch I still remember was overwhelming. Until a friend of mine told me “Just think of it like making Mashed potatoes!” and then suddenly the thought wasn’t so scary. I never even thought about making applesauce from scratch until I had a constant supply of apples thanks to the…

  • soda Can Cake

    soda Can Cake

    Ever want a cake but never have the eggs or oil? Yeah. Same. End of the month is usually kind of difficult in my house. But I’ve also gotten into the habit of picking up the cheap cake mixes whenever they’re on sale. So there’s many times I have a cake mix, but if its…