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Dad’s Road Trip Chocolate Chip Cookies are made using ground oats, chocolate chips, grated chocolate and chopped walnuts for a soft, chewy cookie. My husband, his parents and his grandparents had been taking a road trip to French River, Ontario every July 4th for over 50 years. My husband and I have made that trip every summer as well since we’ve been together, sometimes multiple
The Columbus Dispatch shares 25 reader submitted recipes in its 10th annual Holiday Cookie Guide, including the Egg Nog Cookies recipe by The Birch Cottage. The Dispatch reported: More than 200 readers responded to our call for recipes, with many sharing their family favorites and the stories behind them. We have selected 25 of those here, lovingly testing each one with the help of Dispatch
Learn how to make this custom glass sign using an SVG file, your Cricut and a glass front picture frame. I have been wanting to make a glass sign for our home for a few years now. Actually, every since all saw the ones that say “Fresh Baked Pies Served Daily” like you can buy at World Market. Of course, I couldn’t simply BUY the
This Pear Bread Recipe produces a moist, cinnamon infused and fresh picked Asian pear loaded bread. My father-in-law passed away before I became Mrs. Baker. But, I have heard so many stories about him that I feel like he was a part of my family. In fact, he planted some fruit trees on his property, including an Asian Pear tree. When my mother-in-law passed away
If you like cheesecake, you’ll love this Instant Pot Keto Cheesecake with Pecan Filling and Strawberry Sauce topping! I shared with you my new low carb and keto strawberry sauce recipe. This Instant Pot Keto Cheesecake with Pecan Filling is the perfect low carb and keto friendly dessert for that amazing strawberry sauce! Did you know that prior to making this cheesecake I had never
This low carb or Keto Strawberry Sauce recipe has all the rich syrupy flavor you’ve come to expect in strawberry sauce, but without all the added carbs and refined sugar. My husband and I are trying to eat healthier, including converting to a ketogenic diet. We aren’t strict “dieters”, but rather we look at this as a new way of life on our journey to
Are these really the best ever cinnamon rolls? I found this cinnamon roll recipe in an old cookbook and also have seen some very similar ones online. They say these are the “best ever.” So, of course, I had to put them to the test. I’ve already shared my all time favorite overnight cinnamon rolls recipe with you, but as we were preparing to send
August round-up of ideas for the home, including must try recipes, DIY projects, fabric, lookbooks and a new Facebook Group for creatives just like you! I thought I’d try something a little different today. You know how I love sharing handmade gift ideas, DIY tutorials, family friendly recipes and free printables here on The Birch Cottage blog. But, I thought it might also be nice
Learn how to make bacon salt with this super easy and amazing recipe! I really enjoy giving handmade or homemade gifts – no matter the gift giving occasion. Handmade gifts are priceless, unique and can be customized specifically for the gift recipient. Today, you’ll find the recipe for bacon salt and two sets of free printable labels (perfect for gift giving) over on Kenarry: Ideas
This Strawberry Gelatin Poke Cake recipe is the perfect dessert recipe for summertime! We celebrated Independence Day this year with most of our children at home. Probably not too dissimilar from how most of you celebrated July 4th. My husband smoked brisket – it was amazing! We also had baked beans, corn on the cob, potato salad, pasta salad, hot dogs, watermelon and so much
One of the most useful features of a bread machine is its ability to bake quick breads easily and consistently. As I searched online for various bread machine recipes to try, I ran across numerous comments on recipe forums where people were complaining about the fact that a particular recipe did not contain yeast and wasn’t a real bread machine recipe. So, I thought I’d
Learn how to make Banana Pecan Bread in your bread machine! This recipe for Banana Pecan Bread has got to be one of my favorite recipes for the bread machine. Wait a minute, who am I kidding? It’s gotta be one of my favorite bread recipes ever – regardless of how it’s baked! I promised you a few months ago that I would share more
