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!

Appetizers · Cottage Kitchen · Holiday Food

Brie Toasts with Microwave Peach Pepper Jelly
November rain is pouring outside my writing room while I am bundled up in a chunky knit sweater and typing. Dinner plans for homemade curry have been slightly altered as…
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Candy · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts · Sauces, Condiments, Spice Mixes

Hot Fudge Sauce & Butterscotch Sauce Recipes
Hot Fudge Sauce & Butterscotch Sauce Recipes. October 6, 2021. Homemade gifts are a special delight to receive because you know the giver has put effort and love into them….
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Cottage Kitchen · Main Courses · Vegetables

Apple Bacon and Pecan Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing
Apple Bacon and Pecan Salad with Maple Dijon Dressing. September 14, 2021. A beautiful and flavorful salad is always the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of fall. There is…
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Cottage Kitchen · Drinks · Holiday Food · Hot Drinks

Homemade Instant Pumpkin Spice Latte Mix
August 30, 2021. If you are one of the many Autumn season enthusiasts, then today’s post is just for you! Yes, Autumn is still a few weeks out, but the…
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Breakfast · Cottage Kitchen · Main Courses

Ruby Red Breakfast Parfait
Currants are an old fashioned and pretty, little berry with a pleasant, sweet tanginess that don’t make much of an appearance in the food scene at least in the United…
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Cocktails · Cottage Kitchen · Drinks · Holiday Food

Frozen Blackberry Lime Margarita
Margaritas are something we have a lot when summer rolls around. This is probably because we all love lime a lot. Lime is present in much of Asian cooking and…
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Cottage Kitchen · Holiday Food · Vegetables

Broccoli Party Salad with Creamy Poppyseed Dressing
Life just got interesting really fast in the last 24 hours. We learned that our offer on a home we liked had been accepted which was a surprise to us…
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Cakes · Cottage Kitchen · Desserts

Chocolate Chip Picnic Cake
Chocolate chips just make everything better in my world. Those tiny morsels of rich chocolate polka dotting cookies and desserts are always a welcome treat. Chocolate chips are a form…
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Cottage Kitchen · Holiday Food · Vegetables

The Seven Layer Salad
Church potlucks were a treat growing up. Our tiny, non-denominational church was filled with women who were serious cooks, and they had our church tables fairly sagging with all sorts…
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Cottage Kitchen · Sauces, Condiments, Spice Mixes · Vegetables

Asian Mango Chicken Salad with Ginger Sesame Dressing
Asian Mango Chicken Salad with Ginger Sesame Dressing. April 22, 2021. Spring is here, and so is the lettuce growing season! Our growing season is about a month behind schedule…
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Cocktails · Cottage Kitchen · Drinks

Strawberry Mint Julep
My herb garden is my place of joy. I love watching them grow and bloom with all their different and delicious smells. And of course, every effort possible is made…
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Cottage Kitchen · Main Courses · Soups

Rich and Smoky Clam Chowder Recipe
We are blessed to live in a very diverse natural environment such as Oregon. The mountains, desert, lakes, the gorge, rivers, and ocean are all within a 2 hour drive…
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