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March is reading month; in case you didn’t know. Which means my son’s Kindergarten teacher asked me to come in and read to the class. I decided to bring in one of the books I used to read when I was working in an elementary school. Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Williams. Fun book, [...]
Oh. My. Goodness. This is the most delightful frosting! Mike and I recently hosted a Teach a Friend to Brew Day at our house; the brewing part takes all day. Mike started at 10 AM and finished around 4PM. He made two beers, a Kolsch and an Orange Blossom Mead. And well having friends over [...]
I love this recipe. First, they are delicious. Second, you can make up a batch in a jiffy and they taste like you took all day. Third, did I mention how delicious they are. You can swap out the date filling for jam which makes them even speedier to make. Date Filling Chop and pit [...]
I got this recipe from my Aunt Mary Jo. She made a batch of these last winter, and dropped them off to us. We gobbled them up in a few days. They weren’t too tricky to make, but I think my Aunt’s looked a lot nicer than mine. Forming the loaf was the most difficult [...]
In a business meeting a few weeks ago my friend Sree shared this special face pack recipe. I have yet to try it, but I know it will be awesome. The ingredients are simple and natural ones that are easy to find. You may already have some in your pantry. I think what I loved [...]
Look at that beauty! This salad certainly took quite some time to make, but it was definitely worth it. Once I had it put together I decided to name it after my mom, Johanne. My mom is an awesome lady and probably the only person I know that would invest this much time in making [...]
While we were away for the weekend, our garden was left unsupervised. We came home to two of the biggest zucchini’s I have ever seen. It worked out into my favor since we didn’t have anything to eat for dinner. Mike ran up to the corner farm stand and picked up a dozen ears of [...]
So I couldn’t come up with a more creative name. If you think of one please leave it in the comments. Plain Jane name or not, this dish sings to my taste buds. Extra bonus is was easy to make! So here is the method: Cook brown rice (or what ever rice you like). I [...]
Well Hello There! I’m so glad you’ve come to visit my Little Cottage. Join me at my table as I cook up some yummy foods. I have a passion for cooking, and I hope you enjoy what I have to share with you!