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As Autumn breaks into winter join us in the cottage kitchen as we preserve cranberries to enjoy all year long. Today we are making shelf-stable cranberry juice. This is perfect to have on hand for a sweet treat a gift for a loved one or to even help elevate a urinary tract infection. Step 1: […]

Canning Cranberry Juice

Explore the joy of baking with our go-to recipe for a simple yet charming rustic sourdough loaf. Ideal for those new to the art of sourdough, this creation demands minimal time and effort, leaving you with the delightful essence of authentic sourdough flavor. Recipe: Rustic Sourdough Loaf – View our overview video here What you […]

Rustic Sourdough Loaf

Today we are stocking up our apothecary after the winter season with bath & body provisions. Natural Diy Body wash is effortless and cost-effective to make! Body wash recipe: 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil 1 teaspoon of vitamin E 10 drops of lavender essential oil 10 drops of mint essential oil 1/2 cup of […]

Moisturizing Coconut Oil Body Wash

This is my first year making immune boosting elderberry syrup and I am hooked. Making your own batch is super easy and more tasty and affordable than store-bought brands. I love how you can customize your batch to meet your overall needs. I have a child with an autoimmune disease so this immune boosting elderberry […]

Immune Boosting Elderberry Syrup

I’m excited to share with you one of the newest dinners to make the rotation at the cottage. This Chicken pot pie was the perfect dinner to create inside my winters kitchen or any season really! While I used mostly items I had frozen during the harvest this can be made while the ingredients are […]

Chicken Pot Pie In Our Winters Kitchen

Like I said before Im not a huge apple dessert fan but what I do love is fried apples and cookies and when I found a recipe that put the two together I had to try it. I found the recipe in an old cookbook that was given to me by my mother-in-law and was […]

Apple Cookie Bars In My Winters Kitchen

Today in the kitchen we are trying an apple crisp recipe that I tracked down from The Chunky Chef. I’m not a huge apple dessert fan ( with the exception of my apple empanadas I’ll share soon) but my whole family is. So this week’s dessert is for them! Follow along on youtube where I […]

A Winters Dessert Apple Crisp 

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