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A review of The Birch Cottage blog reader favorite ideas for 2019. Come be inspired by the most popular craft, crochet, sewing and recipe ideas of 2019! If you are reading this blog post, thank you! It’s because of you and your return visits that I am able to continue to bring you creative ideas from my home to yours! I share a variety of
This creamy potato soup recipe is by far one of my family’s favorite homemade soups. Loaded with potatoes, bacon, cheddar cheese and cream! Every once in a while, I’ll get a phone call from our daughter or one of our other six children asking for a particular recipe, like this homemade Creamy Potato Soup. It’s absolutely no exaggeration when I say “My family loves this
This free to download Christmas Cookies Cookbook in PDF format contains over 60 recipes from the 1st Annual Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange. I am so excited to make available the first ever Christmas Cookies Cookbook by The Birch Cottage. This cookbook is the result of the 1st Annual Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange. 1st Annual Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange I had this idea that it would
Want to learn how to make creamy mashed potatoes for your Thanksgiving dinner? It all starts with selecting the right potato! If there’s one dish that I happen to know quite a bit about, it would have to be creamy mashed potatoes. I would even venture to say that I’m somewhat of a snob when it comes to homemade mashed potatoes. In fact, my husband
Submit your favorite Christmas cookie recipe in the 1st annual virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange and receive a free cookie cookbook! Every year, one of the teacher’s in the high school where I work hosts a Christmas cookie exchange. Everyone pays a set amount, the teacher purchases all the cookie baking supplies, then we get together one evening and bake cookies. It’s a great way to
It’s amazing what a little ground ginger will do for your pear jam. This Ginger Pear Jam recipe is easy to make and doesn’t require pectin. I bet you thought I would be done sharing pear recipes with you by now, right? Afterall, I already shared my Pineapple Pear Jam and Pear Bread recipes with you. But, guess what? I have even more recipes to
Biscuits made with baking powder and butter are pure comfort food and making Stand Mixer Biscuits just gives you reason to make biscuits more often! Ever since I won my KitchenAid® Stand Mixer (thank you KitchenAid!!), I’ve been baking up a storm. I’ve made these easy Stand Mixer Biscuits no less than twice a week for the past several weeks. There are purist biscuit bakers
Learn how to can Pineapple Jalapeño Jelly. This jelly has just the right amount of sweet and spicy. Plus, the free printable labels makes it perfect for gift giving! I told you a couple of weeks ago that I made Jalapeño Jelly for the very first time this summer. I had never even tasted Jalapeño jelly before, so I wasn’t sure if I’d like it
Learn how to can pineapple pear jam using fresh pears and canned crushed pineapple. Perfect for toast, biscuits or on chicken or pork. My husband’s father planted an Asian Pear tree in the yard (pictured above) beside their driveway many years ago. I had never even heard of Asian pears prior to meeting Lenny’s mom. I honestly didn’t have a clue what to do with these
This home canned Jalapeño Jelly recipe adds a little sweet and spicy to your favorite meat dish or serve with goat cheese and crackers as an appetizer. I made jalapeño jelly for the very first time this summer. I had never even tasted jalapeno jelly before, so I wasn’t sure if I’d like it or not. But, you know what? I was amazed at just
Zucchini naturally contains a lot of water, but your dishes don’t have to be watery when you follow these tips to learn how to make zucchini noodles, also called zoodles, that aren’t watery. Zoodles are a low carb and healthy alternative to traditional pasta. But, zucchini naturally contains a lot of water. If you are new to making zucchini noodles, which are also called zoodles,
If you’re looking for a moist, decadent and chocolate lovers dark chocolate zucchini muffins recipes, you’ve come to the right place! I love zucchini. Just about any way you cook it, I love it. I’ve also discovered I love zucchini as a pasta substitute (zoodles), thanks to Misty Blue and her spiralizer attachment. But, that’s a story for another day! Today, I’d like to share
