Cooking & Baking Recipes

You’ll find hundreds of easy to make recipes for everything from cookies to quiche. Whether you’re in the mood for a casserole or just want a veggie lasagna, I think you’ll find a simple recipe to enjoy.

This recipe collection includes appetizers, main courses, desserts, soups, salads, and side dishes. I enjoy baking bread and muffins for breakfast, as well as serving up a weekend brunch. Search for a recipe or browse through the recent articles below.

Cookies and Bars

Super Sesame Cookies

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Ever make hummus and then wonder what to do with the remaining jar of tahini? I’ve been experimenting and discovered it makes a surprisingly good cookie. These little biscuits are buttery sweet and infused with both sesame paste and toasted sesame seeds. Crisp to the bite, you might just discover you’re buying tahini to make [...]

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Baked Goods

Grab-n-Go Coffee Cake

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Coffee cake is pure marketing brilliance. Let’s face it, it’s cake. But simply by calling it ‘coffee cake’ it’s transformed from a dessert into an acceptable breakfast, at least in my mother’s household. I’m not complaining but instead am fascinated how this can happen. This past weekend we met up with friends for a brunch [...]

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Canning and Preservation

German Rumtopf (aka Rumpot)

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We returned from vacation last week and I’m slowly returning to my daily routine. Last night, I successfully made dinner and this morning I made a pot of coffee. Our laundry is finally caught up and I’ve managed to upload nine albums of vacation photos. Now, I just need to write this post to feel [...]

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Appetizers and Snacks

Caraway Pork Meatballs with Tzatziki

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Meatballs are likely one of the most perfect foods, especially when cooking on a budget. You get big flavor from little money and you can use them in so many different ways. This batch of meatballs I flavored with caraway, sprinkled with fresh dill and served along with a Greek Tzatziki sauce for dipping.

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