Magic Cottage Creations

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May 24, 2026

A Reason To Slow Down

 By Maryanna Gabriel 

"Here or there does not matter
    We must be still and still moving."
    - TS Elliot



A summer with fewer plans sounds dreamy. The garden is a good reason to slow down. There are little baby apples and cherries in the making so I have been madly using up last year's preserves in order to make way for the new. I used this recipe for the last of the canned cherries and I thought you might like it as well. It is really good. 

Olive Oil Cake

1 eggs
3/4 olive oil
3/4 c sugar 
Mix the above until smooth
Add:
1/2 c cherry juice (or milk)
1 tsp vanilla
zest and juice of one lemon
Mix then add:
1 c flour
1/2 tsp bak powder
pinch salt

Mix and bake roughly 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
Top with whatever you like... (cherries?).