sweet treats and desserts
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Homemade Apple Butter: A Spoonful of Autumn You Can Keep
When I make apple butter each fall, I’m reminded that good things rarely come together quickly. They do their work slowly, quietly, filling the house with warmth long before they’re ready to be tasted. By the time the apples have… Continue reading
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The Vanilla Sugar I Keep on My Counter All Winter
This is the season when I crave small comforts, the quiet ones that don’t ask for much. On the corner of my kitchen counter sits a little bowl of vanilla sugar. It’s one of those tiny rituals that quietly makes… Continue reading
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A Slow Afternoon and a Batch of Oatmeal Cookies
I don’t know what it is about this time of year, but I always start craving the kind of cookies that taste like home…simple, and a little old-fashioned. The kind you make without needing to check the recipe too many… Continue reading
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Spiced Apple Cake with Maple Glaze
The first chilly morning of September always gets me itching to bake something warm and cozy, and this cake is exactly that. It’s one of those bakes where the smell alone makes it worth making, the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves… Continue reading
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How to Make Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew (Better Than the Café)
This time of the year has always felt special to me. It’s that golden in-between, when the days are still warm but the evenings carry a crisp edge that whispers of what’s to come. And maybe it’s no surprise that… Continue reading
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Homemade Vanilla Extract: The Sweetest Gift from the Cottage Kitchen
Every year as the air turns crisp and the evenings arrive a little sooner, I like to tuck away a few bottles of something special: homemade vanilla extract. It’s simple, cozy, and makes the loveliest little gift for holiday baking… Continue reading
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A Tart for Quiet Afternoons: Discovering Blueberry Clafoutis
I don’t know how this recipe escaped me for so long. Maybe it was the name, clafoutis, which sounds far too complicated for what it actually is. Or maybe it’s because I thought it belonged in a fancy French bakery… Continue reading
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Baking with Color: Butterfly Pea Flower Loaf Cake
If you’re looking for a cozy loaf that’s just a little whimsical and beautifully unique, this butterfly pea flower cake might be the one. It’s soft, lightly sweet, and swirled with dreamy shades of blue and purple, all thanks to… Continue reading
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Lilac Cream Soda: A Floral Springtime Treat from the Cottage Kitchen
I’ve been meaning to share this one for a while, and now that lilacs are blooming again, it feels like the perfect time. This lilac cream soda is something truly special, lightly fizzy, beautifully floral, and just sweet enough. It’s… Continue reading
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Rose Milk Mousse Cake (No-Bake, Light, and Dreamy)
This recipe is one of those sweet little creations that came straight from my imagination, something I hadn’t seen anywhere else, but wished existed. I dreamed up this Blushing Rose Milk Mousse Cake on a quiet afternoon, inspired by the… Continue reading
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