Cottage Kitchen

“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.” ~Ecclesiastes 9:7

When it comes to cottage-style food, think of rustic, simple, and old-fashioned. I pore over old cookbooks to rediscover old favorites and bring them back!

Cookies · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · Holiday Food

Make a Cottage Gingerbread House
“An I had but one penny in the world, thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread.” William Shakespeare Make a Cottage Gingerbread House. December 11, 2025. Today’s post is the…
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Cookies · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts

Sugar Plum Oatmeal Jam Bars
“The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads” Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “twas the night before christmas’ Sugar Plum Oatmeal Jam…
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Breads & Pastries · Cottage Kitchen

Parker House Dinner Rolls
Parker House Dinner Rolls. November 10, 2025. Somehow, in two trips to Boston, we have still not stopped at the Omni Parker House hotel, the birthplace of the legendary Parker…
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Cookies · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts

White Chocolate Walnut Blondies
White Chocolate Walnut Blondies. Sept 12, 2025. One of the best wedding presents I received almost 32 years ago was a Better Homes & Garden Cookbook. It served this young…
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Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · Fruit-based Desserts

Fannie Farmer’s Peach Crumble
An apple is an excellent thing — until you have tried a peach. george du maurier Fannie Farmer’s Peach Crumble. June 19, 2025. The juicy sweetness of peaches is one…
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Cottage Kitchen · Drinks · The Home Apothecary

Honeysuckle Iced Green Tea
Anne gathered some sprays of pale-yellow honeysuckle and put them in her hair. She liked the delicious hint of fragrance, as some aerial benediction, above her every time she moved….
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Cakes · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts

Cottage Pudding Cake
Cottage Pudding Cake April 1, 2025. Many delicious and beloved recipes have been created throughout our history, although equally as many have been forgotten. Thankfully, there are resources to rediscover…
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Cottage Kitchen · Main Courses · Soups

Cream of Tomato Soup with Fresh Corn
Cream of Tomato Soup with Fresh Corn. Updated on January 13, 2025. One of my favorite childhood lunches that my mom would make was a cream of tomato soup with…
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Cookies · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · Holiday Food

Candy Cane Brownies
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” Washington Irving Candy Cane Brownies. December 22, 2024. The…
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Cocktails · Cottage Kitchen · Drinks · Holiday Food · Hot Drinks

Victorian Hot Spiced Wine
“Rynelf returned with the spiced wine steaming in a flagon and four silver cups. It was just what one wanted, and as Lucy and Edmund sipped it they could feel…
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Cocktails · Cottage Kitchen · Drinks

A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail
A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail. Oct. 31, 2024. Who remembers Shirley Temples growing up? This kid’s drink was a favorite of mine. It wasn’t often I had one, but it…
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Appetizers · Cottage Kitchen · Holiday Food

Fig Brie and Thyme Braid
Fig brie and thyme braid. Originally published Sept. 9, 2021. Keeping a box of puff pastry in the freezer is always a good idea. Puff pastry is so versatile and…
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