welcome to the cottage…
My name is Ariana
You’ll usually find me in the kitchen, making food for the people I love. I’m the wife of one and the mother of three (four if you count my sourdough starter). Join me as I take my time making delicious, from-scratch food for my friends and family.
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Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Confession: as a child, I didn’t like meatloaf. But that all changed one fateful day in my early-twenties. It had been a long day, I was nearing the end of a fourteen hour shift baking at the little French restaurant I worked at. One of…
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Traditional Orange Pudding
Nana and Papa’s house. The spare bedroom filled with bunnies. Nana reading us The Velveteen Rabbit and Love You Forever. Sneaking a peek at Nana, to see if it made her tear up. Every Sunday, pancakes after church. Apple pancakes sprinkled with sugar. Playing dress…
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Banana Chocolate Chip Cranberry Oat Muffins
Banana chocolate chip muffins, the OG. But elevated with the addition of oats and dried cranberries, and oh so easy to make- just mix it all in one bowl! Best enjoyed in the afternoon with a cup of coffee, preferably when the toddlers are napping….
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Garden Hamburger Relish
Anyone got an abundance of cucumbers and a deep desire for the most perfectly sweet, tangy, flavourful hamburger relish imaginable. I do! I do! Full of cucumbers, onions, celery and peppers, spiced with turmeric and mustard, after tasting this relish, you’ll never go back to…
