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Recipes

a straightforward angle of a slice of doughy, bready pizza

You Have to Make This Focaccia Pizza!

Dusted linzer cookies dusted with powdered sugar.

Here’s What You Should Bake This December

generously sprinkling stuffed dates with herbs

My Favorite Holiday Appetizer? The Incredibly Easy Sausage-Stuffed Dates

The Easiest Dinner Party Dessert: Tiramisu Affogato

Pumpkin Tarte à la Bouillie

The Mega Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich

close up of baked polenta with olive oil, burst tomatoes, and basil

Baked Polenta with Burst Tomatoes

Candy Corn and Salted Peanut Rice Krispie Treats

Apple Butter and Cream Cheese Kolaches

overhead shot of chocolate pudding with raspberries on a plate next to it

This is the Chocolate Pudding Recipe I Make Nearly Every Month

This Summer’s Peach Crisp Recipe

ice cream cones on a wooden board surrounded by coffee beans

My Favorite Coffee Ice Cream Without An Ice Cream Maker

stacks of sandwiches

Sandwich Series: The Green Goddess Tomato Sandwich

close up of strawberry shortcake recipe with soft whipped cream

Dad’s Biscuits Make The Best Shortcake

close up of a French dip sandwich cut in half

Sandwich Series: French Dip Steak Sandwich with horseradish mayo

Ginger Peach Lemonade

finished 4th of July cake with a Texas flag

The (Texas) Flag Cake made with Cream Cheese Pound Cake and Frosting

assembling finished root beer smash burgers

These Root Beer Smash Burgers Will Make Your Weekend!

the best car sandwich with a bite taken out of it

Sandwich Series: This is THE Road Trip Sandwich

adding chopped fine herbs to the egg salad recipe

This Egg Salad Recipe Has a Secret Ingredients

Sandwich Series: The Collard Green Melt

close up shot of birthday cake recipes with a lit candle on top

The Distinguished Guest Birthday Cake

overhead view of crepe cake with a generous slice removed

Honey Chamomile Crêpe Cake

lemon crumb cake slices on a cake plate

Lemon Curd Crumb Cake

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