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!

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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Cottage Kitchen · Drinks · Holiday Food · Hot Drinks

A Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot A Homemade Pumpkin…
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Breads & Pastries · Cottage Kitchen

Cinnamon Roll Scones
Cinnamon Roll Scones. First published Oct. 29, 2018. Today’s recipe is an update of an older post, and is a delicious one that marries the comforting taste of cinnamon rolls…
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Cottage Kitchen · Vegetables

Caprese Salad with Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette
August 23, 2024. Caprese Salad with Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette. As much as I love to cook and bake I just don’t have the time these days for complex recipes with…
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Cottage Kitchen · Vegetables

Summer Steak Salad with Red Wine & Olive Oil Vinaigrette
“For all things produced in a garden, whether of salads or fruits, a poor man will eat better that has one of his own, than a rich man that has…
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Breads & Pastries · Cottage Kitchen

Herbed Peasant Bread Recipe
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 Herbed Peasant Bread Recipe. April 10, 2024. Coming in from a long session in the garden, I find the smell of…
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Cookies · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts

Making Springerle Cookies
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24 Making Springerle Cookies. March 13, 2024. It was years ago while…
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Cottage Kitchen · Holiday Food · Main Courses · Vegetables

Mr. McGregor’s Salad Bar
Mr. McGregor’s Salad Bar. February 27, 2024. Last Easter I came up with an idea for Mr. McGregor’s salad bar. The only problem is I misspelled Mr. McGregor as can…
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Cottage Kitchen · Holiday Food · Vegetables

After Christmas Salad
After Christmas Salad. December 29, 2023. We usually have ham leftovers after Christmas, which isn’t a problem as we love ham! However, it is always nice to have some delicious…
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Cakes · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts

Peppermint Christmas Cake
“There’s nothing better than cake, but more cake.” — Harry S. Truman Peppermint Christmas Cake. December 12, 2023. My dad and I have always had a shared love of 7-minute…
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