Recipes

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, I thought I would begin sharing some fun Valentine’s Day treats and ideas with you all. Creating my blog, means preparing for seasonal celebrations a bit earlier than I normally would. Hopefully, my early preparations give you time to try some of these fun Valentine’s Day ideas in your

Happy Friday everyone- and a very Happy New Year to you all! We have now officially entered the part of the year where it takes me about six months to stop writing 2025 on all my dates.  I hope your Christmas was filled with joy and hope- and that the new year, is filled with

I hope you and your family enjoyed a lovely Christmas filled with many happy memories and love. Christmas can be a difficult time for many people, and I never want to be insensitive to this fact. However, the first Christmas so many years ago was meant to bring great joy- so I want to focus

Let the countdown to Christmas begin! Here we find ourselves only one week away from celebrating Jesus’ birthday. Don’t panic- take a deep breath and realize that Christmas isn’t about everything being perfect. No, Christmas is about much, much more than that. Unfortunately, this week, my little crew has been a bit under the weather.

Have you ever tried a mince pie? If you are English, then you know this traditional Christmas recipe very well. Mince pies (or mincemeat pies) are a lovely, warm, delightful dessert. I know, I know… their name sounds a little suspect- but hear me out- these little pies really are a delight.  My first recollection

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,

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

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

Hiya and a happy November to you all! I hope this post finds you well. Wednesday is a good day for a post, right?! Why not? Hold on to your hats, as this week, I plan to publish two blog posts! One today… and one Friday. So, let’s dive in. My post from last Friday

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

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

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

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

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-

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.

A quintessentially English treat is really, truly, hard to beat! What is this delicacy, pray tell? Why, none other than 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 skills

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

This year marks ten years of marriage for my husband and I. During those ten years there have been many happy happenings. Together, we have journeyed through two international moves, cultural variations, vocational shifts, home creations, and of course- the birth of four precious little ones.  I am so thankful God has blessed us with

Hello again! This week I thought I would try to squeeze in a mid-week post- on how to make my Golden Syrup recipe in your own kitchen(s).  The children and I have started back to school this week, so while they have been working on some fun back-to-school activities, I thought I would grab a