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    Easy Baking, Desserts and Vintage recipes

    A baker for 35+ years, I want you to step into the kitchen and have fun baking! I'm mostly self-taught, which means I made all the mistakes and now have tips and tricks to share with you using straightforward recipes and detailed instructions.

    • Chocolate fudge squares in a stack with a white background.
      2 Ingredient Fudge (with condensed milk)
    • Rows of glazed pistachio cookies on a wire rack.
      Pistachio Cookies
    • Close up of stack of chocolate mint cookies on white surface
      Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Close up of raspberry linzer cookies on a beige surface.
      Raspberry Linzer Cookies

    Latest recipes

    • Close up of pile of chocolate peanut butter marbled fudge squares. Top one is bitten.
      Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge
    • Close up brownies with cream cheese peppermint topping on white marble.
      Christmas Potluck Ideas

    • Two leaning shortbread dulce de leche cookies on a white paper and wire rack. Light grey background.
      Dulce de Leche Cookies
    • Whole slow roasted leg of lamb with fresh herbs on a glass dish.
      Slow Roasted Leg of Lamb
    • Glazed sweet potato bundt cake on a white cake plate. Slice being lifted. Light grey background.
      Sweet Potato Pound Cake
    • White cup and saucer with whipped cream topped hot chocolate. Hot cocoa jar and cup in the background.
      Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream

    Holiday ideas

    • White marbled surface with decorated and plain holiday cut out cookies.
      Sour Cream Cut-Out Cookies
    • Crumbly squares of raspberry linzer tart on wooden board.
      Linzer Tart Recipe
    • Two glasses of cranberry sangria with orange on a metal tray. White bowls with cranberries.
      Cranberry Sangria
    • Several pieces of pistachio cranberry white chocolate fudge on a white cake stand with grey background.
      Cranberry Pistachio Fudge
    • Close up of panettone bread pudding in a white oval ceramic dish.
      Panettone Bread Pudding
    • Single slice of ricotta cheesecake with berries on a white plate with a fork. Light pink cloth on a grey background.
      Ricotta Cheesecake
    • Cocktail nuts in a white bowl on a white marble surface.
      Cocktail Nuts (sweet & spicy)
    • Golden Italian Pandoro bread with powdered sugar and a cut slice on a white cloth with brownish gold background.
      Pandoro (Italian Sweet Bread)
    • Close up of caramel being poured on a white bowl with apple bread pudding.
      Apple Bread Pudding
    • Several triangle glazed scones with orange zest on white paper, metal cake server underneath
      Cranberry Orange Scones (with video!)
    • Lemon and berries pavlova on a wooden surface with grey background.
      Best Pavlova Recipe
    • Glazed gingerbread loaf cake on a wooden board being sliced.
      Gingerbread Loaf

    > More Christmas ideas

    Monthly favorites

    • Placing serving of apple cranberry slaw with silverware on a stack of three white plates.
      Apple Cranberry Coleslaw
    • Single slice of Oreo cheesecake being lifted on a metal cake server. Whole cheesecake below. Grey and white background.
      The Best Oreo Cheesecake (with video!)

    • Cake server with slice being pulled out of glazed chocolate bundt cake, white background.
      Chocolate Bundt Cake
    • Striped blue white kitchen towel with white bowl containing serving of cherry cobbler with ice cream. A gold spoon, white marble surface.
      Dump Cake Recipe
    • Close up of golden French bread on metal sheet pan
      No-Knead Baguette Recipe
    • Front view of cut hazelnut pound cake on a wooden board with parchment paper and pink background.
      Hazelnut Pound Cake
    • Close up image of bitten oatmeal cookie on white paper on a black wire rack with whole cookies behind.
      Easy Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
    • On a metal wire rack, several pumpkin whoopie pies, greyish background
      Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    Top 10

    • Close up of four raspberry muffins on linen napkin and grey wooden surface
      Raspberry Muffins
    • Pumpkin pie slice, bitten, topped with whipped cream, on a white plate
      Pumpkin Pie with Graham Cracker Crust

    • Single slice of ricotta pie on parchment over wooden table, with book, pan in background
      The Best Ricotta Pie (Italian recipe)
    • Close-up of peanut butter brownie square on gold wire rack, white surface
      Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies (with video)

    • Several stacked alfajores on a grey wire rack.
      The Best Alfajores Recipe
    • White plate with two wedges of roasted pumpkin, white background, herbs, forks, salt.
      Easy Roasted Pumpkin
    • Glazed white chocolate raspberry bundt cake on white plate, grey background
      White Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake
    • Several cut slices of juicy Rosemary Garlic Butter Steak on wooden board
      The best Rosemary Garlic Steak
    • Serving of pear cobbler in a white bowl.
      Pear Cobbler Recipe
    • Stack of several lemon shortbread sticks with yellow background and white marble surface.
      Lemon Shortbread

    > More Reader's Favorites

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    Vintage Recipes

    • White surface with several triangles of glazed cinnamon scones. Spoon and cinnamon sticks.
      Cinnamon Scones
    • Glass jar with handle and gravy on a grey and white kitchen towel.
      Turkey Gravy (easy recipe from scratch)
    • Three chocolate cookies stacked. Top one is bitten. White and red background.
      Double Chocolate Cookies
    • Partial view of stack of muffins with blueberries and crumb topping. Beige white background.
      Blueberry Crumb Muffins
    • Close up of half eaten sweet potato pecan casserole on a white dish. Silver spoon inside.
      Sweet Potato Casserole (pecan topping)
    • Close up of sliced turkey thighs with homemade gravy on a green plate. White and grey surface.
      Roasted Turkey Thighs (with gravy)

    >More Vintage recipes

    Recently updated

    • Single slice of pumpkin mousse pie with graham cracker crust. White background.
      Pies with Graham Cracker Crust
    • Close up brownies with cream cheese peppermint topping on white marble.
      Peppermint Brownies
    • Close up of cherry tomato pasta bowl on a wooden board. White kitchen towel.
      Spicy Cherry Tomato Pasta
    • Stack of two halves of turkey cranberry lettuce sandwich on a beige paper.
      Turkey Cranberry Sandwich

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    Take advantage of fresh ingredients and bake seasonally.

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    Cookie jar

    • Glazed coconut shortbread rounds on a wire rack with citrus zest on top.
      Coconut Shortbread
    • Bitten chocolate peppermint cookie on a pink surface with chips and crushed candy around.
      Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
    • Close up of halved warm milk chocolate chip cookie on white parchment paper.
      Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Several white and black sesame cookies enclosed by silk paper.
      Sesame Cookies (shortbread-style)
    • Stack of several chocolate chip cookies. White marble surface. Light grey background with milk bottle and bowl.
      Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Green wooden board with several snickerdoodles piled and a cinnamon stick.
      Easy Snickerdoodle Recipe

    >More Cookies & Crackers


    Pies & Tarts

    • Pumpkin custard pie slice being lifted with a cake server from a teal pan. Light grey background.
      Pumpkin Custard Pie
    • Pumpkin mousse pie with whipped cream rosettes on a teal dish. White background.
      Pumpkin Mousse Pie
    • Cut sweet potato pie with cream in the pan on a white surface. Slice on a white plate.
      Sweet Potato Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
    • On a white plate and surface, an eaten slice of sweet potato pie with pecans, a silver fork
      Sweet Potato Pie (with Condensed Milk)
    • White spoon lifting apple pie spice mix from a jar. White background.
      Apple Pie Spice (3-minute recipe)
    • Whole baked apple galette on beige parchment paper. Apple halves. Top view.
      Rustic Apple tart (galette)

    >More Pies & Tarts

    All the Chocolate

    • Glass jars and a silver spoon with cocoa mix. Dark grey marbled surface.
      Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix
    • Brownie squares with Halloween sprinkles and candy eyes on a white surface.
      Halloween Brownies
    • Fudgy chocolate mint brownies
      Fudgy Mint Brownies
    • Pile of white chocolate fudge squares on a wooden surface.
      White Chocolate Vanilla Fudge
    • Holding a chocolate chip blondie square. More blondies below.
      Chocolate Chip Blondies (easy recipe)
    • Wooden board with three chocolate chunk cherry scones stacked. White beige background.
      Chocolate Cherry Scones

    >More Chocolate

    Cake & Cheesecake

    • Several frosted red velvet cupcakes in white paper liner with red sauce drizzle. White surface and background.
      Bloody Cupcakes (easy Halloween recipe)
    • Close up of glazed banana bundt cake, some is sliced on a white plate.
      Banana Bundt Cake
    • Bitten square of frosted pumpkin cake on a white plate with a silver fork.
      Pumpkin Cake (easy recipe)
    • Single frosted slice of pumpkin bundt cake on a white ceramic cake server. Brown background.
      The Best Pumpkin Bundt Cake
    • Single slice of cinnamon coffee cake on a white plate. Light grey surface.
      Cinnamon Coffee Cake
    • Caramel topped ice cream scoop over apple dump cake in white bowl, white napkin.
      Caramel Apple Dump Cake

    >More Cake & Cheesecake

    Heritage recipes

    From travels around the world and well-kept family recipes.

    • Top view of glass jar with chimichurri sauce and silver spoon, white surface
      Chimichurri Sauce (authentic recipe)
    • Close up of jar with dulce de leche on a white surface
      Homemade Dulce de Leche (BEST tips & video)
    • Hand holding metal tray with baked scones and a green cloth.
      Buttermilk Scones
    • On white marble a white ramekin with lentil stew. Grey cloth beside it.
      Lentil Stew
    • Scoops of strawberry ice cream in white bowl, more strawberries around, white surface, grey background.
      No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream (best recipe)
    • Grey plate with single serving of chocolate flan with dollop of cream and a silver spoon.
      Easy Chocolate Flan

    >More Heritage & Family

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    Thanksgiving recipes

    • Cut sweet potato cinnamon swirl yeast bread with sugar topping on a wooden table.
      Sweet Potato Cinnamon Bread
    • Hand lifting slice of brown sugar cheesecake with a cake server from whole cheesecake on a white plate. Grey background.
      Brown Sugar Cheesecake
    • Close up of white plate with arugula pear salad being dressed with vinaigrette in a jar.
      Arugula Pear Salad
    • A slice of pumpkin cheesecake topped with cream, grey background
      Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake
    • Lifting a fork of cheesy mac and cheese from a white dish. Grey background.
      Blue Cheese Mac and Cheese
    • White plate with square of apple crumb bar with ice cream. Green cloth in the background.
      Easy Apple Crumb Bars

    Popular Recipes

    • Square of pumpkin cake with apples and crumble, white greyish surface
      Pumpkin Apple Cake
    • A single golden muffin on a white surface, open paper liner
      Best Oatmeal Muffins
    • Purple bowl with almond cream being lifted with a silver spoon. Grey and white surface and background.
      Frangipane Recipe (almond cream) with video!
    • Lifting a slice of ricotta cheesecake from the whole cake on a white plate with a silver knife. White background.
      Orange Ricotta Cheesecake (crustless)

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