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    Approachable recipes for any home baker and cook

    Welcome fall

    Comforting and cozy vibes everywhere

    • Oven baked gnocchi with sausage and vegetables in a bakng dish with a serving fork and spoon.
      Easy oven baked gnocchi with sausage and vegetables
    • overhead view of brussel sprouts with bacon and sherry vinaigrette in white bowl
      Brussel sprouts with bacon and sherry vinaigrette
    • sweet potato bundt cake with warm spices and a homemade toffee glaze
      Sweet potato bundt cake with toffee glaze
    • An easy, 3 ingredient pumpkin mousse recipe is the perfect fall dessert.
      3 ingredient pumpkin mousse

    Happy Holiday

    • slice of chocolate macadamia nut tart on a plate
      Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart
    • Ferrero rocher cake with slice being lifted out.
      Ferrero rocher cake (chocolate hazelnut cake)
    • Slice of salted caramel mocha cheesecake with fudge drizzle on a plate
      Salted caramel mocha cheesecake
    • Slice of a festive holiday gingerbread bundt cake with vanilla glaze.
      Gingerbread bundt cake
    • Slice of Reese's peanut butter cheesecake on a plate with whole cheesecake on stand.
      Reese's peanut butter cheesecake with chocolate
    • Chocolate peppermint bundt cake
    • slice of chocolate brownie cake on a plate with chocolate ganache drizzle
      Chocolate brownie cake
    • Front view of Raffaello cake being sprinkled with coconut.
      Raffaello cake (almond coconut cake)

    Cookie favorites

    • The best Christmas cutout cookie recipe
    • Overhead shot of chocolate dipped peanut butter cookies stacked with sprinkles of chopped peanuts around the cookies.
      Chocolate dipped peanut butter cookies
    • Peanut butter cookies with salted peanut caramel
    • overhead shot of potato chip cookies on a plate with powdered sugar on the side and potato chips on side.
      Potato chip cookies
    • A closeup of whole matcha cookie in a hand.
      Matcha and White Chocolate Cookies
    • key lime cookies on a white plate, limes in a white bowl, cookies and powdered sugar on the side.
      Key lime cookies
    • Orange cookie on a cooling rack with glaze dripping down the side.
      Orange cookies
    • Argentine alfajores on a cake stand stacked on each other.
      Argentine Alfajores

    Pie season has arrived!

    • Honey pumpkin pie with pastry leaves and cinnamon sticks
      Honey pumpkin pie
    • slice of Kentucky bourbon pecan pie, perfect for your Thanksgiving dessert table.
      Kentucky bourbon pecan pie
    • Chocolate tart with cranberries
    • Butterscotch pie
    • Overhead shot of whole italian almond tart on a plate with a napkin.
      Italian almond tart
    • Overhead view of a whole chai spiced pumpkin pie
      Chai spiced pumpkin pie
    • Whole turtle pie with whipped cream, a spatula, chocolate ganache bowl and bowl of caramel.
      Turtle pie
    • slice of chocolate macadamia nut tart on a plate
      Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart

    What we're making now...

    latest and greatest recipes

    • Stack of raspberry and white chocolate muffins on a plate with other muffins in the background.
      Raspberry and white chocolate muffins
    • Glass jug of honey lime dressing on a stack of plates with a lime half.
      Honey Lime Dressing
    • Stack of biscoff brownies with scoop of cookie butter in background.
      Biscoff Brownies
    • Scoops of mint oreo ice cream in a glass dish with spoon and crumbled oreos on the side.
      Mint Oreo Ice Cream

    What we're loving right now...

    • overhead view of a plate of Maggiano's rigatoni d.
      Rigatoni d (just like Maggiano's)
    • Overhead crispy greek fries with toppings.
      Crispy Greek fries
    • Strawberry coulis being poured into a mason jar, strawberries in background.
      Easy strawberry coulis recipe
    • White bowl with sugo and basil, crushed red pepper in small bowl.
      Sugo (classic Italian tomato sauce)

    The best holiday cocktails

    • Boozy peanut butter hot chocolate being poured into a glass.
      Boozy peanut butter hot chocolate
    • Caramelized white chocolate white russian
    • Sparkling Pear Cocktail
    • Homemade eggnog
    • Candy Cane White Russian and a couple of drunk elves
    • Pomegranate, lime and mint vodka cocktail
    • Overhead view of a grapefruit gin cocktail in a glass with bruleed grapefruit garnish.
      Gin grapefruit cocktail
    • Vanilla bean champagne cocktail

    Hitting refresh

    Recently updated recipes.

    • Chocolate coconut bars stacked with chocolate chips scattered around.
      Chocolate coconut bars
    • Overhead shot of chocolate dipped peanut butter cookies stacked with sprinkles of chopped peanuts around the cookies.
      Chocolate dipped peanut butter cookies
    • Orange cookie on a cooling rack with glaze dripping down the side.
      Orange cookies
    • overhead shot of potato chip cookies on a plate with powdered sugar on the side and potato chips on side.
      Potato chip cookies

    About Katie

    My mission is to bring life to amazing food and recipes with a few tips and humorous stories (and a few swears) about life with a big, loud and crazy family. My recipes are accessible, adaptable and designed for any home cook to prepare and enjoy.

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    Hi, I'm Kate! My mission is to bring life to amazing food and recipes with a few tips and humorous stories (and a few swears) about life with a big, loud and crazy family. My recipes are accessible, adaptable and designed for any home cook to prepare and enjoy.

    More about me →

    My favorite recipes

    • Overhead crispy greek fries with toppings.
      Crispy Greek fries
    • Overhead shot of whole italian almond tart on a plate with a napkin.
      Italian almond tart
    • Maple syrup poured into a maple bourbon cocktail
      Maple Bourbon Cocktail
    • overhead view of a bowl of irish seafodd chowder with a spoon.
      Irish seafood chowder

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    October favorites

    • Closeup of chicken pita wrapped in parchment with lettuce, tomato, onion and feta cheese.
      Chicken pitas
    • Bowls of hearty and thick chili with no beans.
      Hearty and thick chili recipe
    • Squash soup in a white bowl with pumpkins and gourds on the side.
      Panera autumn squash soup (copycat recipe)
    • An easy, 3 ingredient pumpkin mousse recipe is the perfect fall dessert.
      3 ingredient pumpkin mousse

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