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!

Cakes · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts

White Cake with Strawberry Jam Frosting
A slice of cake is a satisfying thing. Moist, sweet, satisfying, and oh so versatile! It would be too hard to pick a favorite when there are so many choices….
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Cocktails · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · Drinks · Icy Treats

Sparkling Peach & Raspberry Winesicles
The flowers are daily wilting in thirstiness this week. We are wilting too. It is a hot July. Every night I go out to give the garden a good long…
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Cottage Kitchen · Drinks · Hot Drinks

Peppermint Vanilla Tea Latte
June 28, 2022. Peppermint Vanilla Tea Latte. SomeTyme Place is the place to come for cozy, hot beverage ideas to enjoy while snuggling up to a book or a loved…
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Cottage Kitchen · Vegetables

Chive Blossom Garden Salad
Slowly, the garden vegetables are making their way to our plates. After a long, cold, and wet spring, it is a joy to have homegrown veggies to serve. And today,…
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Cottage Kitchen · Sauces, Condiments, Spice Mixes · The Home Apothecary

Blushing Chive Blossom Vinaigrette
Blushing Chive Blossom Vinaigrette. June 20, 2022. If you’ve never grown chives before, I highly recommend it for several reasons. First, fresh chives are delicious on many things, such as…
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Cottage Kitchen · Drinks · Drinks for Health · Holiday Food · Mocktails

Patriotic Iced Tea
Patriotic Iced Tea. May 5, 2022.As an avid coffee and tea drinker, I am always interested in trying new products, and recently, a fun-looking iced tea package on the Harney…
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Cakes · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · The Home Apothecary

Rosebud Tea Cakes
May flowers are finally here! It is such a joy to see them coming into the local nurseries. My favorite local nursery knows my face well as I fairly haunt…
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Cakes · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · Holiday Food

Old Time Ritz Carlton Lemon Poundcake Recipe
Today’s recipe takes us back to the 1920’s Ritz Carlton Hotel for an amazing Lemon Poundcake they were noted for. Vintage recipes are always fun especially because cooking was simpler…
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Appetizers · Cottage Kitchen

Homemade Wheat Thyme Crackers Recipe
Thumbing through an old Victoria magazine I saw this cracker recipe I had been meaning to try (along with a lot of other recipes). This time, however, I earmarked the…
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Cottage Kitchen · Holiday Food

How to Antique Easter Eggs using Tea
My kids are grown up and on their own, and I still dye Easter eggs. Is that strange? Not that it matters because I will keep doing it anyway. Easter…
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Candy · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · Holiday Food

Vintage Cream Cheese Butter Mints
Vintage Cream Cheese Butter Mints. February 28, 2022. Remember those soft, melt-in-your-mouth cream cheese butter mints that were served once upon a time at weddings, parties, and showers? Those were…
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Cottage Kitchen · Main Courses · Vegetables

Meatless Taco Salad
Even a taco salad can use an upgrade once in a while. Especially when you are trying to encourage your husband to eat less meat. No, we are not vegetarian,…
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