Happy December! It is hard to believe we are so close to celebrating Christmas again. I anticipate this being a busy month for my blog, and I am excited to share some of my family’s favorite Christmas recipes and traditions with you all. Over the next few weeks, I plan to feature some simple Christmas […]
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Welcome back, I hope you and your family enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving celebration (if you are an American reader of course). With one special day now passed, the influx of Christmas preparations will commence. Naturally, I am thrilled to share some of my family’s Christmas traditions with you all. Before I get ahead of myself,
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Are you familiar with the old hymn, “Count Your Blessings?” When I was a young girl, I remember singing the well-known chorus of this classic Sunday school song. In fact, my children and I sometimes sing parts of this hymn today. Listen to the words of this old, yet relevant, song: “Count your blessings name them
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Hiya everyone and welcome back! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought it would be fitting to share one of my husband’s favorite recipes with you all- cauliflower cheese. Cauliflower cheese is a delightful English dish that is simple to make and delicious to eat! Now that is my kind of a recipe! Please join
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Hello again and happy Wednesday! In a last-minute decision, I decided to split my blog post for the week into two separate posts. The post I am sharing with you guys today- has an element of the post I will share with you all on Friday. While one post features beautiful crafts for children, the
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Meanwhile, in America, Thanksgiving is on the horizon. Therefore, all the planning, the prepping, and the baking will soon commence. So, before life gets too busy, I wanted to squeeze in a fun autumn craft and an extra-special harvest treat for my extra-special pupils. This week, the children and I made adorable, un-be-leaf-able turkeys and
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Cotswold Kitchen Mom is back again. Happy Friday to you all. Let’s share a slice of chocolate orange cake, shall we? As promised, I am signing back on to share another recipe that utilizes leftovers. Isn’t that a lovely concept? Particularly in this day and time- where throwing away, instead of reusing- is commonplace. Not
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Hiya and a happy November to you all! Those of you who follow my post regularly may recall my Banbury cakes’ recipe from last Friday. In that post, I alluded to sharing recipes that would utilize the leftovers from my Banbury cake filling. (If you missed that post, you can read it right here). Therefore, as
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Does your town have a food that it is famous for? When I was a home economics teacher, my students and I would learn about the origins of food. I found this topic of study fascinating. Therefore, this week’s post was of particular interest to me. So, what famous English recipe did we try to
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Have you ever tried a pork Cornish pasty with an apple surprise? Would you like to? This week I promised an English recipe that was both logical and delicious. A “logical” recipe you may be asking yourself? (Keep reading to find out more). As many of you have gathered, I enjoy making sweet treats. While
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Hello again, and welcome to my blog! I do not know about you…but toffee, apples, pumpkin, and cinnamon “scream” autumn to me. Seeing as autumn has arrived at my blog, I wanted to incorporate one of those seasonal ingredients into my post. Therefore, this week, I decided to feature an iconic English dessert that has
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Autumn is in the air, and this lovely season has also arrived at my blog. My most recent posts have featured the iconic fall flavors: earthy pumpkin, spicy cinnamon, appetizing apples, and warm vanilla. However, this week the children and I decided to take a break from the baking, by work together to create some
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Hiya and welcome back! In Wednesday’s post, I alluded to an English-inspired, autumn treat. Eve’s pudding is that treat. Eve’s pudding is a delicious dessert that features cooked apples and a lovely sponge topping. It is often served with custard or cream. This was a new recipe for me to try, and it was a
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I am excited to share my DIY autumn table decor with you all today! Today, we will discover how to create a cozy cottage tablescape and how to make a DIY leaf garland. I will also show you some of my favorite Autumn inspired thrift finds that we will
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How many of you enjoy the autumn season-look forward to it even? If you live in a hot climate, you may be a bit like me- yearning for a reprieve from the heat. I suppose I can only speak for myself, but when the first cool day arrives- and promises the faintest hope of autumn-
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Hello again, I wanted to write an impromptu post to share a sweet, easy recipe with you all. In the end, I decided to carve out time to write this post for two reasons. Last week, I made a homemade lavender and rose milk bath. The milk bath recipe I made called for powdered milk.
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Hello! This week the children and I enjoyed learning about Bath, England. We used this beautiful city as our inspiration for this week’s post. Welcome to our Thrifted Powder Room Decor Ideas + DIY spa treats blog post! Veering off our normal path, which often leads us into the kitchen- we took a sharp turn, leading us to
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A quintessentially English treat is really, truly, hard to beat! What is this delicacy, pray tell? Why, none other than traditional English scones and rose jelly- an exceptional feast for your belly! This week the children and I turned to the kitchen for much of our learning. We applied our reading comprehension and math measuring
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Flowers-the Gift that is Guaranteed to Keep on Giving This week, I happened upon a few spare moments. I am sorry, let me stop the laughter right here…spare moment(s)? You moms out there know these spare moments don’t generally exist. In any case, I am here signing in for a mid-week mini post to share
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Our precious baby girl recently had a birthday. My family celebrated her birth, by making a birthday cake together- complete with homemade vintage fondant. We took our birthday celebrations a step further by sewing a sweet nursery-rhyme inspired table runner, and by making a set of birthday bunting flags. Being ever so thrifty, we used
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