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Give Dad the gift of a delicious and satisfying dinner with these tempting Father’s Day dinner recipes ideas from The Birch Cottage. With so many tempting and tasty recipes floating around on the Web, sometimes it’s hard to know exactly which recipe just might be a “good” recipe. Well, I like to think I’ve taken all the guesswork or wondering out of the equation with
These super soft, yet dense parker house rolls are topped with melted butter and sea salt. They are amazing dinner rolls and perfect for pulled pork! This Parker House Rolls with Sea Salt recipe is one of the very first recipes I ever shared here on The Birch Cottage blog. It’s been long overdue for an update! My family loves these Parker House Rolls! And
Take all the soggyness out of cauliflower with these tips and recipe for the best ever Cauliflower Crust Pizza that your family will love. Low Carb Pizza! Although it takes a little bit of work to create cauliflower crust pizza that tastes amazing, the extra effort is so worth it! So, before I share with you how to make this cauliflower crust pizza, I’d like
These low carb chicken enchilada stuffed peppers are loaded with shredded chicken, cheese and savory ingredients that you crave in a Mexican dish! I’ve been wanting to share this chicken enchilada stuffed peppers recipe with you ever since the very first time I made them. My husband and I instantly fell in love with all the savory flavors. Plus, they’re totally good for you and
Learn how to make Snickerdoodle Cupcakes. Your favorite Snickerdoodle Cookie in a cupcake form is sure to be a new family favorite! Our son’s favorite cookies are Snickerdoodles. When we found out he was coming home from college Easter weekend, I wanted to make him a special treat. However, I had recently made him some snickerdoodle cookies and taken them to him at school, so
Everything you ever wanted to know about Figs. Not only are figs a super food, but they’re high in fiber and naturally sweet. I became interested in figs when I ran across these beautiful vintage illustrations of figs on the New York Public Library Digital Collections website. Aren’t these illustrations just amazing? I know, I say that about all the vintage illustrations I share with
This Cajun inspired low carb Jambalaya recipe is made with chicken, smoked beef sausage, black beans and cauliflower rice or cauliflower pearls. I made this low carb version of Jambalaya for dinner a couple of weeks ago and we absolutely loved it! I had been toying around with the idea of making a low carb or keto Jambalaya dish for some time. Cauliflower makes for
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
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
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
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,
