Spiced Applesauce Cake with Icing

https://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/10/anne-byrns-1917-applesauce-cake/
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/white-glaze-icing-for-pastries-cinnamon-rolls-and-danishes-454978
Spiced Applesauce Cake with Icing

I made a tiny fraction of the icing recipe. Probably used only 2-3 Tbsp powdered sugar and it was plenty. The clove in the cake is a significant amount. It will be spicy and add a big kick to the cake. But it was great! I used more like 3/4 cup sugar since my homemade applesauce was slightly sweetened.

Clyde wanted applesauce for this birthday cake and this was what I made. It was a hit! It was great that it was a small cake in an 8x8 pan also.

Brownie Cheesecake

https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/brownie-cheesecake-low-carb-and-gluten-free/

I used swerve in this recipe but in slightly smaller amounts. It was terrific dessert. I served it to guests and they said they liked it.  I weighed the flour and cocoa.

I might make the brownie part less so its more of a crust next time. Also will use straight up erythritol next time since i'm nearly out of swerve.

Chili Spaghetti Squash Casserole

https://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2013/12/cheesy-chili-spaghetti-squash-casserole-low-carb-gluten-free.html

This was great. I made it while on week 1 of the authors free low carb meal plans. I cooked the spaghetti squash according to these instructions using the "softer spaghetti" option. Since this is oven cooked also, next time i'll try al dente and see if it's any better.

One pot meal Chicken and Brown Rice Instant Pot

http://www.superhealthykids.com/all-in-one-instant-pot-chicken-and-brown-rice/
One pot meal Chicken and Brown Rice Instant Pot

This was great. It made a huge amount though. I'd say 1 cup of rice would have been more than enough for our needs. I made this with 2 huge chicken breasts and cut them in thirds. They shredded easily after 28 minutes + natural release.

note: my kids hardly ate this at all. They don't like their dinner mixed together I guess. Too bad.

Old Fashioned Potato Salad

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/16729/old-fashioned-potato-salad/

Old Fashioned Potato Salad

I made this as written except put in half the relish. And i put in onion powder instead of onion. It was really great!

Instant Pot Pulled Pork

http://www.allergyfreealaska.com/2017/01/13/crowd-pleasing-instant-pot-pulled-pork-with-dry-rub/

I used a 9 lb bone-in pork shoulder for this. I cut off the top skin/fat layer and cut it into 3 pieces: 1 large piece that would fit into the bottom of my pot, and then 2 smaller pieces that could squish in beside it. I let the pot heat up to high on saute function and browned the pieces on multiple sides after applying the rub. This made a huge amount of  meat, as expected! After searing (~4-5 min per side) I pressure cooked it for 2 hours and 30 minutes. So yes I had to add another 30 minutes onto the end since my pot only goes up to 120 minutes. 150 minutes was enough time to make the pork super easy to shred and the bone literally fell off, which was what I wanted. It tasted great.