keeping home through the rhythm of the seasons

Meet Kara

Here you will find an assortment of recipes, menu plans, home management ideas and some more personal chronicles & reflections.

I wanted to curate a space for my own brood to remember our family culture as much as share it with those navigating the lost art of home keeping in this modern world.

the cottage keeper offerings

Recipes

Here you’ll find something like the 80/20 rule in which most of the recipes are “healthy” and use a curated list of simple ingredients but I’ve left room for special events and the nostalgia of seasonal and holiday family favorites.

Meal Plans

Centering a plan around a beginning of the week crock pot or other bulk offering allows for folding that base into new meal options as the week carries on. Some of the plans venture from that formula while sticking to my simple curated list of capsule ingredients.

Chronicles and Reflections

Sometimes I just feel reflective and want a place to remember these days or sort through the mental load. Writing and journaling have always been a therapeutic outlet for me so this space is held for some of that.

Hand Poured Candle Shop

The Cottage Keeper offers hand poured soy wax candles made in my own home kitchen. I’ve been making these container candles for 8 years now. The process is truly therapeutic for me and I do love sharing them.