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Whether you’re looking for recipes for your next date night, brunch, party, or dinner tonight, you’ll be able to find something right here. This category features all of our recipes, rolled up in one, easy location. We cover everything from breakfast to brunch, dinner to dessert, vegetarians to carnivores, and red meat to poultry. Our recipes are budget, family, living-on-your-own friendly and easy to make! We’ve made every recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how we liked the dish. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

All Recipes/ Comfort Food/ Slow Cookers and Soups/ Vegetarian

Black Bean Soup

May 3, 2021
black bean soup

This last year has been filled with all the comfort food. Brian’s go-to comfort food is dessert. Exhibit A. I love a hearty meal; one that warms the soul. One of the meals that gets us through the falls and winters is this black bean soup. It’s the epitome of comfort food: hearty, warming, flavorful, and delicious. I originally wanted to make this soup because my mom loves black bean…

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All Recipes/ Comfort Food/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert

Chocolate Chip Cookies from Jacques Torres

April 7, 2021
jacques torres chocolate chip cookies

These cookies. To die for. Oh my goodness, this recipe comes from Jacques Torres. I truly saved the best recipe for the end of this journey. These are, by far, my favorite chocolate chip cookies. On your first bite, you will be transported to a warm and inviting place. A safe place. Home. These are the kind of cookies you expect sitting on your pillow at a fancy hotel. While…

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Cadbury Egg Cookies

March 31, 2021
Cadbury Egg Cookies

I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole with these chocolate chip cookies. I bring you a reimagined chocolate chip cookie for Spring. I know, ground breaking. I used this recipe and added in Cadbury mini eggs. Yes, that’s it. Anyone else love mini Cadbury eggs? Our friend, Stephanie, shared this indulgence with us many years ago. We’ve been hooked ever since. Making the Cadbury Egg Cookies My mom made those cute…

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Ina Garten’s Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 24, 2021
Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies

We banged all over the kitchen. The counter, the oven, and even the floor. Surprisingly we didn’t make a mess and more importantly, we didn’t wake up our son. For these giant crinkled chocolate chip cookies, be prepared to bang the pans all over your kitchen. Go to Sarah’s blog for the recipe. We used a recipe from Ina Garten via Sarah Kieffer’s original recipe. These were the crunchy cookies…

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Tate’s Bakeshop Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 17, 2021
Tate's Chocolate Chip Cookies

There are very few crunchy cookies I like. My go-to cookie is soft and ooey-gooey. Tate’s Bakeshop chocolate chip cookies are on the list. Well, they are the list! Fatima brought home a package of these last weekend and we devoured them in a day. I sought out a recipe and found one. When I saw this recipe for Tate’s Bakeshop cookies, I had to try it. The best part?…

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Appetizers/ Celebrations/ Christmas/ Dessert/ Snacks

Christmas Party Boxes

December 25, 2020
Christmas over Zoom

The holidays this year will be very different for almost every family around the world. While we won’t be able to fill our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day up with family gatherings IRL, we rallied around some creative ideas to keep us engaged and connected. My aunt thought it would be fun to put together Christmas party boxes to drop off at each family. These Christmas party boxes were filled…

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Christmas Cookie Board

December 24, 2020
Christmas Cookie Board

This Christmas cookie charcuterie board is meat-free. A classic charcuterie board, however, may display meat, cheese, and/or fruit. Today, charcuterie boards have evolved into themed presentations: donuts, pies, Christmas cookies, muffins, and candy. TBH is this even a charcuterie board? The perfect cookie charcuterie board is filled with all of your favorite cookies: gingerbread, peanut butter blossoms, decorated sugar cookies, and even store-bought cut and bake ones! A cookie board…

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Milk Bar’s Corn Cookies

December 23, 2020
corn cookies

I organized another Zoom baking day with friends! There was banana bread, molasses cookies, sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, and so many more. I wanted to make Milk Bar’s corn cookies, but my ingredients weren’t delivered in time. I stuck with a classic chocolate chip cookie. My corn powder arrived on Monday and I was able to make these corn cookies! Usually Christmas is filled with family gatherings on Christmas…

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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 21, 2020
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This year has been trying. However, there have been moments of levity. Growing up, we used to have family over for a whole day of baking a few weekends before Christmas. My Nana would bring over a pile of index cards with handwritten recipes and we would sift through them to find our favorite desserts. This year, I had a Zoom baking day with family and we all made some…

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All Recipes/ Autumn/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ Halloween/ Thanksgiving

Homemade Pumpkin Purée for Pumpkin Pie

November 4, 2020
Pumpkin pie

Last year, I attempted to make my own pumpkin purée for pumpkin pie with a regular carving pumpkin. Big mistake, huge. It was stringy, and not at all what I was expecting. I didn’t realize you’re supposed to use certain types of pumpkins, like sugar pumpkins, to make purée. This year, however, was a success. Trying to find a sugar pumpkin was a little bit harder than I anticipated however,…

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Halloween Cookies 2020

October 21, 2020
Halloween Cookies

Last year, I showed off some great Halloween sugar cookies. This year, I wanted to get a little fancy and use some of the letter cookie cutters I purchased over the summer. I had much loftier goals in mind, but I’m really happy with how these Halloween cookies came out this year. The secret to a really good sugar cookie comes down two things. The first, the recipe. I’ve been…

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Pumpkin Pop Tarts

October 14, 2020
Pumpkin pop tarts

Another October, another pumpkin recipe in the books. You know we love pop tarts. Last month, we walked you through how we made brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts. This time, I tackled pumpkin pop tarts. If you have a pie dough recipe you love, go for it. Otherwise, already-made pie dough is completely OK. We used that for the brown sugar pop tarts and these pumpkin ones. I don’t want…

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Spooky Chocolate Cake with Meringue Ghosts

October 7, 2020
meringue ghosts

Spooky? Check. Cute? Check. Delicious? Check, check, check! This boo-tiful cake is a fun Halloween treat to make this month. Just pick your favorite chocolate cake and top with the cutest meringue ghosts. Up until this point in my life, I have avoided meringue. Not sure why, but probably due to the unknown. When it comes to desserts, I prefer sweet, chocolate, and/or frosting. So when it came to making…

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All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Comfort Food/ Snacks

Homemade Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts

September 30, 2020
brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts

Pop tarts bring me back to my school days. Strawberry pop tarts were my jam (pun intended). However, brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts were my #2 favorite. I loved toasting them long enough so the non-frosted parts were just about to turn golden brown. I’d pick the sides off, eat them first, let the pop tart cool, and then eat the rest. I know, I’m a weirdo. When Fatima was…

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All Recipes/ Birthday/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert

Oreo Cheesecake

September 16, 2020
Oreo Cheesecake

When I asked Fatima what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday, she did not hesitate to say ‘cheesecake’. Well, maybe there was some hesitation as she figured out what kind of cheesecake. And that’s how we landed on an Oreo cheesecake for her birthday cake. This cheesecake is one of my favorite recipes. It’s one of the only recipes I found that did not require a water bath…

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All Recipes/ Comfort Food/ Lunch and Dinner/ Vegetarian

Ramen Noodles

September 9, 2020
Ramen Noodles

I grew up eating ramen noodles when I was younger. They were my go-to after school snack. I would make them in microwave and eat them while doing homework. I never added anything else to them, the broth and noodles were enough for me. The first time I had homemade ramen with all of the bells and whistles was with a group of college friends in the East Village. It…

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