An Oregon Cottage

Make A Cake (and Eat It Too!)

March 31, 2009

Sunday was my daughter’s thirteenth birthday (oh my…) and we used this fun idea for decorating her cake that we saw in a magazine. It was a hit, but more importantly, it was EASY and fun, too. Here’s what the table looked like. We weren’t sure whether the cake would be enough, so we made [...]

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Weekly Menu

March 30, 2009

We start a crazy month of track practices and meets this week. Between that and the kids youth nights, we are going to be having a lot of sandwich meals! I’m going to be looking for some new picnic-type meals, I think… Monday- Turkey wraps, carrots/celery, chips Tuesday- Spaghetti, salad, birthday “giant chocolate chip cookie” [...]

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Spring Break

March 27, 2009

This week is Spring Break in Oregon. Last year we were in Arizona and were able to wear our shorts and swimsuits (and we were able to fly there because we used our credit card reward points and stayed with family. Love those kind of vacations…) But in Oregon, we are lucky to see the [...]

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Chicken Noodle Soup

March 26, 2009

I love soup and make it at least once a week, if not more, in the cooler months. I didn’t grow up watching people make soup (other than open a can), so I thought it must be hard. Guess what I learned? It’s EASY to make! Seriously, it’s one of the easiest things to make [...]

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Pantry Basics: Homemade Chicken Stock/Broth

March 26, 2009

Homemade chicken broth (or stock) epitomizes the “cottage mentality” of using what you have as well as my pantry basics recipes: it’s something we can actually make for FREE that lots of people buy. Free? How? I utilize my freezer by keeping neck and wing pieces from cutting up a whole chicken and/or bones from a [...]

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