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    Approachable recipes for any home baker and cook

    Hello winter

    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 a plate of Maggiano's rigatoni d.
      Rigatoni d (just like Maggiano's)
    • Braised beef shank ragu and pappardelle on a plate with a fork.
      The 15 best ragu recipes for winter
    • overhead view of a bowl of irish seafodd chowder with a spoon.
      Irish seafood chowder

    Taking it easy

    Simple and delicious cakes

    • Chocolate loaf cake, sour cream fudge frosting being spread with a spatula and a small white bowl on the side.
      Chocolate loaf cake
    • Slice of red velvet bundt cake on plates with a fork.
      Red velvet bundt cake
    • slice of chocolate brownie cake on a plate with chocolate ganache drizzle
      Chocolate brownie cake
    • Slice of carrot walnut cakes on a spatula served out of a whole cake.
      The best carrot walnut cake

    Pies for winter

    Make it through the produce drought with these great pies

    • Slice of old fashioned lemon pie on stacked plates with whipped cream and a lemon slice.
      Old fashioned lemon pie
    • slice of old fashioned coconut cream pie with meringue
      Old fashioned coconut cream pie with meringue
    • Whole turtle pie with whipped cream, a spatula, chocolate ganache bowl and bowl of caramel.
      Turtle pie
    • Fresh pineapple crisp

    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)

    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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    • Brownies + bars
    • Ice cream
    • Everything else desserts
    • Cocktails + drinks
    • Breakfast + brunch
    • Appetizers
    • Main course dishes
    • Side dishes
    • Salads

    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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