Made from scratch recipes. Perfect for a home cook looking to perfect your family’s favorite recipes. If you’re a home baker eager to try new treats, you’ll find homemade recipe and tips to suit your needs.
Learn how to achieve the perfect rise on your bread, keep cookies from spreading too much, and make the flakiest pie crusts. Discover how to use pantry staples creatively, store ingredients properly, and make meal prep a breeze.
How to get fluffy pancakes with cream cheese and almond flour every time. The secret is cream cheese, which sounds weird until you taste what it does when whipped with eggs and almond flour. It creates structure, adds richness, and somehow mimics the tender chew of real buttermilk pancakes without any of the carb load.
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Creamy Italian Sausage Soup is a hearty one-pot meal with pasta, Parmesan, and a rich, flavorful broth. There are some soups that are light and simple, and then there are the ones that can easily become dinner all on their own. I’ve made this soup many times with spinach, but today I made it with
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I’ve made this maple brown sugar butternut squash from memory many times over the years. My daughter has a large crop of butternut squash this year, and this was the first recipe I thought of. So when she had plenty of squash to use, I knew exactly where to start. When the weather turns cool
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A simple fermented homemade sauerkraut made with just 2 ingredients; fresh cabbage and salt. If you have ever grown more cabbage than your family can eat fresh, homemade sauerkraut is a wonderful way to preserve it. With just cabbage and salt, you can turn a fresh garden harvest into a tangy fermented food that keeps
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This roasted tomato marinara is one of my favorite ways to turn fresh tomatoes into something we can enjoy long after tomato season is over. Instead of cooking a large pot of tomatoes on the stove for hours, everything goes onto a sheet pan and into the oven. The tomatoes, onion, garlic, and herbs roast
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It is the perfect time of year to head into the kitchen and make a batch of these Fluffy Blueberry Cottage Cheese Muffins. As August draws to a close, we find ourselves tucked into that bittersweet, slow transition from summer to fall. The days are still warm, the mornings are just a little bit crisper,
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This Big-Batch Pumpkin Pie Granola is a wonderful recipe for making ahead, and it fills the kitchen with the warm smell of pumpkin pie spice as it bakes. When the weather starts turning cooler, I love having homemade breakfasts and snacks ready to grab. Made with old-fashioned oats, pumpkin puree, pecans, raisins, Craisins, maple syrup,
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This sweet salad dressing is a perfect example of an old-fashioned recipe that doesn’t require a long list of ingredients or complicated instructions. Made with just three simple pantry staples, it is an easy homemade dressing that comes together in minutes. Brown sugar, white vinegar, and vegetable oil create a sweet and tangy dressing that
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This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola is a simple homemade treat with chewy clusters, a little crunch from sunflower seeds, and mini chocolate chips tucked throughout. The peanut butter adds just enough richness without overpowering the chocolate. I especially like that this recipe is easy to customize. Use sunflower seeds, chopped nuts, dried fruit, or
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These cheesy broccoli muffins are a breakfast food that works as hard as you do. They bake in 15 minutes, use ingredients you probably already have, and freeze like champions. The texture is soft enough for little mouths but sturdy enough to survive a diaper bag. The flavor is aggressively savory without being weird or
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This Pearl Couscous Summer Salad is one of those recipes that feels right at home on a warm summer day. Tender pearl couscous is tossed with sweet corn, juicy tomatoes, fresh basil, scallions, and cheese, then finished with a simple lemon and garlic vinaigrette. What makes this salad extra special is the quick char on
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These Homemade English Muffins are one of those recipes that make an ordinary breakfast feel a little more special. I love the smell of homemade bread warming the kitchen in the morning. What makes this recipe especially nice is that you don’t need to turn on the oven. The muffins are cooked right in a
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This Blueberry Zucchini Bread is one of my favorite ways to turn some of that summer abundance into something we can enjoy long after zucchini season is over. When the garden starts giving us more zucchini than we can eat fresh, I know it’s time to start baking. The recipe starts with a zucchini bread
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This Classic and Easy Beau Monde Dip Recipe just became one of our favorite ways to enjoy our garden tomatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower. There is something especially good about sitting down to a meal or snack made with vegetables picked fresh from the garden. The tomatoes were the clear winner in our house. A ripe
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This homemade version of Cosmic Brownies nail the balance between fudgy and chewy. When I think about my favorite childhood sweet treats, the ultra sweet chocolate Cosmic Brownie is what first comes to mind. Years later, I am returning to this sweet treat as an adult and thought it would be fun to see how
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Skip the bakery section and make your own soft, homemade hamburger buns in less than an hour. These quick hamburger buns are light, pillowy, and finished with a golden sesame seed topping. They’re perfect for juicy burgers, pulled pork, grilled chicken, or even a simple sandwich for a weeknight dinner. What makes this recipe especially
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Farmhouse apple crisp made with fresh apples, warm spices, brown sugar, and a buttery crumb topping. Easy tips, variations, and serving ideas. We have one apple tree in the front of our farmyard. It happens to be my daughter’s favorite apple, but only for that short window when the fruit is still firm, sweet, and
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When the garden is overflowing with cucumbers and fresh plums are in season, this easy Plum Salsa is one of our favorite ways to bring those flavors together. It takes just minutes to make and is the perfect combination of sweet, crisp, and tangy. Whether you’re serving it with tortilla chips, spooning it over grilled
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This creamy garden cucumber dip is one of our favorite ways to enjoy that abundance. Made with crisp cucumbers, cream cheese, dill, and a few simple seasonings, it’s cool, refreshing, and perfect for warm afternoons. Whether you’re gathering vegetables straight from the garden, packing a picnic, or putting together a snack board for family and
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This Caramelized Blueberry Upside-Down Pancake takes everything you love about fluffy pancakes and transforms it into an easy oven-baked brunch that’s beautiful enough to serve guests. As it bakes, the butter and brown sugar melt together into a rich caramel sauce while the blueberries soften and burst into a jammy layer. Once flipped onto a
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