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Today, we unveil a delightful creation — Sourdough Bagels. Picture this: A Damp Raniy morning, cuddled up next to the comforting crackle of a cozy fire, with your favorite cup of tea of coffee and a perfectly toasted, homemade honey butter sourdough bagel. Does it get any better than that? Bake along with me a […]

Sourdough Bagels & Honey Butter

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

Since I started on the journey of all things sourdough I have been experimenting with all sorts of recipes and this one has landed in the ” Keep FOREVER” pile! My family inhaled them! I have made several batches to freeze for our upcoming family vacation too. You can use any fruit! I Have tried […]

Sourdough Raspberry Muffins

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

On a list of my favorite things, lavender must be in the top 5! I absolutely love the smell, and taste and I love using lavender anywhere I can! I harvest some lavender over the summer and dried it. It makes a beautiful decoration but also is an important ingredient in many of our bath […]

Lavender Infused Oil For Lotions and Balms

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

I’m a little behind starting my tomato and pepper seeds because I have been feeling a bit under the weather, but today I felt good enough to get them started. I’m very new to gardening, I have only had a few small gardens over the past few years but this year my goal is to […]

Prepping For Spring By Starting Our Seeds

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