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With a dense cake base, a crackly top, and a generous dusting of powdered sugar, this easy gooey butter cake is a Midwestern classic you’ll want to make again and again. I like to pair it with fresh berries to balance out the sweetness, but you could serve it plain, add a dollop of homemade … Read more

An easy Pizzelle recipe for the classic Italian cookie, lightly sweetened and flavored with vanilla or anise. All you need are 6 ingredients and 1 pizzelle maker. I learned about Pizzelle from one of my best childhood friends.  Her family made Pizzelle the traditional way, with an iron that had engraved plates and a clamp to hold … Read more

Our favorite tomato soup recipe! Made with pantry staples, this simple homemade tomato soup is creamy, rich, and flavorful. Serve it with a grilled cheese sandwich for a delicious, comforting meal. When you’re ready to eat, top your bowl with a swirl of olive oil, a drizzle of coconut milk or heavy cream, lots of … Read more

This hearty beef stew is rich, satisfying, and packed with tender beef, lots of vegetables, and fragrant herbs. The addition of carrots, potatoes make this a hearty one-pot meal nestled in a wonderfully rich and thick sauce. All you need is some crusty bread and softened butter for a complete dinner. Ingredients Directions Nutrition Facts (per … Read more

Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup) has long been one of my absolute favorite things to eat. There has been more than one occasion in which I have actually gotten in my car and driven over 45 minutes for the express purpose of indulging in good bowl of the stuff, which is why this pho recipe is sorely needed. … Read more

These super easy Italian biscotti couldn’t be more different from the soft and chewy cookies that I usually share with you.  If you’ve ever had biscotti before, you already know they’re not soft at all. Instead they’re hard and crunchy, and despite the fact that I usually avoid these two characteristics like the plague when it comes … Read more

A favorite during the holiday season, peanut butter blossoms are as easy as they are delicious.  The soft, chewy cookies surrounding a perfectly sweet chocolate kiss add a beautiful festive touch to your holiday cookie platters or your next cookie exchange. I know they’re a classic Christmas cookie, but I actually bake peanut butter blossoms … Read more

My favorite fall tradition is making butternut squash soup on Sunday afternoons. On a brisk day, there’s nothing more soothing than chopping and simmering vegetables over a warm stove. As you cook, the kitchen fills with the cozy scent of sage, rosemary, and butternut squash, and when you’re finished, steaming bowls of butternut squash soup (that … Read more

Would you like to know how to dehydrate kiwi fruit? This is a little different type of fruit to dehydrate because it’s not a really sweet fruit.  It’s a perfect fruit to dehydrate because it dries fairly quickly, depending on the humidity in the location where you’re drying it. Today this batch took 16 hours to dehydrate … Read more

This Carrot and Bacon Soup is definitely not your run-of-the-mill everyday soup. it’s the next level! Packed with sweet carrots and topped with crunchy salty bacon, it’s the perfect salty-sweet combination. I need to have a twist in my soups for me to really enjoy them and this recipe definitely has it. Ingredients TO SERVE  Bread  chopped leaves … Read more