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This quick homemade Cajun spice seasoning is the perfect seasoning for burgers, steaks, chicken, seafood and even Cajun dishes like Jambalya! My husband and I were grocery shopping at Kroger and we were perusing the meat section when we noticed that smoked sausage was on sale. I was already thinking that some homemade Jambalaya sounded good. And then my husband said, “You know some black
Learn how to stencil a galvanized pail using an SVG file, your Cricut and paint to create a French flower market inspired stenciled pail. I’m sure you’ve seen the beautiful aged patina on these French flower market inspired pails. I just fell in love with the look of them and decided to create my own. There’s something almost nostalgic about the look of patina. Often
Who can resist Beatrix Potter’s adorable Peter Rabbit? Download free Peter Rabbit Gift Tags and other Easter printables on The Birch Cottage blog. I was thinking about Easter this weekend as my granddaughters participated in an Easter Egg Hunt at church. Then it got me to thinking about all the different Easter themed printables I’ve shared here on The Birch Cottage blog over the past
These soft, vanilla infused keto strawberry muffins are not only low carb but amazingly delicious, too! Keto Strawberry Muffins are perfect for breakfast or anytime! Your family will love them. My husband’s favorite low carb muffins are Flax Muffins or Flax Muffins with Walnuts, but he’ll settle for just the Flax Muffins. He just loves the texture that the flax adds to the muffins. I
Learn how to make Grandma Baker’s Egg Noodles. This easy egg noodles recipe uses four simple ingredients: eggs, flour, milk and salt. When my husband was a little boy, every year for Thanksgiving, Christmas and any other family get-together, his dad would load up the car and they would head to Grandpa and Grandma Baker’s. Grandma Baker always made a huge pot of homemade egg
Airbnb can be a great way to not only make travel less expensive, but to stay in some unique places that meet your accommodation needs! My husband and I decided to take a short trip over spring break. We wanted to head south, but we didn’t want to fly or drive too far. We also wanted to take our two German Shepherd Dogs, Remo and
Make these Anthropologie inspired DIY Dowel Rod Frames and display your child’s artwork, vintage illustrations, posters, family pictures and more! For Valentine’s Day this year, we received two beautiful hand prints from our twin granddaughters. I wanted to find a way to display them besides just hanging on the side of the fridge with a magnet. How to Make Dowel Rod Frames These frames are
These super soft, moist and decadent Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting are decadent, smooth and just plain amazing! So, for Valentine’s Day this year, I wanted to make my husband a special treat. He is absolutely crazy about peanut butter, so I thought I’d try to make my favorite decadent chocolate cupcakes and top them with this creamy peanut butter buttercream frosting. You
Learn how to sew this easy zipper pouch with lining and flat bottom. Once you know how, you can easily sew up 1 or 100 zipper pouches in no time! This past February, I showed you how to create an embroidery pattern using an image file from The Summery Umbrella. Well, I used that embroidered design to create a zipper pouch with lining and flat
Learn how to make a reverse canvas sign or wall art using an artist canvas, some paint or stain, heat transfer vinyl, an SVG design and your Cricut! In preparation for my grandson’s visit, I wanted to make some wall art that my daughter could hang or display in his nursery. When I saw the “dream big be brave” SVG file from The Summery Umbrella,
Don’t pay for cross stitch patterns when you can find so many beautiful and free cross stitch patterns for free from DMC and Country Living Magazine! I was admiring the latest free cross stitch pattern in my March 2019 digital issue of Country Living Magazine when I realized that maybe you weren’t aware that there are so many free sources for cross-stitch patterns available online.
Snickerdoodle cookies are soft, buttery, slightly chewy cookies that are covered in cinnamon sugar. But, the secret to perfect snickerdoodles is using chilled dough. I’ve shared several times now that Snickerdoodle Cookies are some of my family’s favorite cookies. They’re actually our son Owen’s favorite cookies. In fact, we just recently took a little road trip up to Baldwin Wallace University to visit him and,
