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It’s hard to imagine a better smell than fresh bread wafting from the oven! Skip expensive bakeries and make homemade bread instead. With my comprehensive tutorials and detailed instructions, even kids can do it. Here you’ll find my easy-to-make recipes for yeast breads and quick breads, including Mom’s famous cinnamon rolls, 00-flour pizza dough, flaky buttermilk biscuits, Japanese steamed bao buns, dinner rolls, and banana bread.

Moist pumpkin bread sliced on a platter with toasted pumpkin seeds on top.

Granny’s Pumpkin Bread (One Bowl-No Mixer)

This pumpkin bread is super moist and delicious and requires no mixer at all! Passed down to my Mom from my now almost 98-year-old Granny, this easy pumpkin bread recipe is still one of my family’s all-time favorite fall and Thanksgiving pumpkin desserts to make. Not a fan of pumpkin […]

pumpkin spice banana bread loaf after being baked (setting on top of a vintage venetian tray)

Moist Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread w/Toasted Pumpkin Seed Crunch

This easy moist pumpkin spice banana bread is the best of both worlds, especially for anyone who can’t wait for pumpkin spice season to start. Fragrant (overly ripe) bananas and homemade pumpkin pie spice flavor these tender loaves with just the right amount of warm spice and intense banana flavor […]

top down view of chocolate chip banana bread on a pink marble serving tray (two pieces cut and the remaining loaf at the end)

Best Ever Milk Chocolate Chip-Coconut Banana Bread Recipe

If you’re looking for a bakery-style chocolate chip banana bread recipe this one satisfies every kind of chocolatey banana craving you might be having.  I’ve used our classic banana bread cake recipe for the base and thrown in some mini milk chocolate chips and topped it with freeze-dried coconut flakes […]

delicious sliced banana nut bread on a cutting board

Easy and Moist Pistachio-Pecan Banana Nut Bread

Piistachio-pecan banana bread is full of crunchy toasted pecans and topped with freeze-dried Sicilian pistachios to add a delicious nutty surprise to our all-time favorite classic banana bread recipe. For those of you who have already made this (super moist) banana bread you know that adding nuts could only ever […]

Best Ever Colomba French Toast (Italian Easter Bread French Toast)

This weekend French Toast recipe starts with a delicious homemade strawberry-apricot white chocolate Italian Easter Colomba that soaks in a silky vanilla bean custard and gets cooked in butter until golden brown. We always make enough Colomba that we have leftovers for brunch. We usually even freeze a few slices […]

a fully baked beautiful Easter egg covered colorful Colomba

Strawberry and Apricot White Chocolate Colomba (Sweet Italian Easter Dove Bread)

For those of you already familiar with our favorite Italian Easter Colomba recipe, you’ll notice that this version is a little more fantastical. This sweet slow-risen yeasted dough gets filled with homemade candied apricots and strawberries, Belgian white chocolate chips, and a few nonpareil candy sprinkles.  I opted to top […]

sliced strawberry banana bread cake sliced

Best Ever Strawberry Banana Bread Cake

Sweet summer strawberries are a perfect match when paired with our favorite classic banana bread recipe.  For those of you who have already made this easy and super moist banana bread recipe, you know that adding strawberries could only ever be a good thing. This strawberry banana recipe couldn’t be […]

Banana bread that's really moist and the golden brown top is glistening, sliced on a tray with a squashed banana turned upside down on the cutting board to the left of the loaf.

Best Ever Classic Banana Bread (SUPER Moist Bakery Style)

I know, “best banana bread ever” is a really bold statement to make, but we’re betting that when you try this extra moist and delicious recipe for banana bread for yourself, you’ll know what I’m talking about. It’s somewhere between banana bread and banana cake and it’s 100% Crazy-Monkey (kiddo) […]

a beautiful slightly pink'ish with strawberry flecks scone that's been split in half, clotted cream added, topped with homemade strawberry jam and the plate sprinkled with freeze-dried strawberry powder with strawberry coulis dots off to the side

All-Natural Strawberry Shortcake Scones with Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream

Make the best all-natural tender and fluffy strawberry scones from scratch with this easy and foolproof recipe. Clotted cream is a perfect accompaniment as is this homemade 15-minute strawberry jam sauce and strawberry coulis. And while homemade sauces and clotted cream put these scones into a whole new category of […]

stack of beautifully fluffy golden pancakes with a fat pat of butter melting in the middle of a homemade berry sauce dripping on 3 sides and maple syrup oozing off the pile of pancakes creating a pool around the pancakes

Light and Fluffy Pancakes for Two (or a Crowd)

Make fluffy homemade pancakes from scratch with this easy and foolproof recipe that’s perfectly portioned for singles, couples, and small families. Breakfast-for-dinner and weekend brunches are some of our favorite meals to make around here and we especially love these extra fluffy pancakes. When I’m craving pancakes but don’t feel […]

Beautiful orange crispy-edged pumpkin focaccia with rosemary and dimpled everywhere on top.

Easy Pumpkin Focaccia Bread (Focaccia alla Zucca)

This all-natural homemade Focaccia Pumpkin bread recipe is the perfect way to use up that leftover canned pumpkin or use one of our favorite squashes — the Japanese Kabocha. With just a few basic ingredients this ultra-soft (pumpkin-colored) squishy Italian bread is ready for making focaccia pizza, panini with prosciutto […]

a cast iron skillet with golden brown southern cornbread resting on a white linen tea towel with vegetable and fruit pattern in sage green and terra cotta earth tones

How to Make Southern Buttermilk Skillet Cornbread

This homemade Southern Cornbread recipe is buttery and full of sweet toasty corn flavor. It’s crispy on the bottom, sides, and top with a buttery, pillowy crumb in the middle.  And from start to finish, it takes less than 30 minutes to make. This means it can be made just […]

a plate full of green crepes stacked on top of one another

Basil-Parmigiano Savory Crêpes

If you love basil or just need a little savory crêpe inspiration this Italian-inspired green crêpe recipe starts with fresh basil from the garden and grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.  Add a little milk, eggs, and melted butter and you have yourself a delicious savory crêpe that can be used for […]

golden brown crêpe cooking in a crepe pan

How to Make (Easy) Classic French Crêpes

Crêpes are so easy to make at home. This French street food is on regular rotation around here because you can enjoy them with sweet and savory fillings making this recipe really convenient. They’re soft and buttery, but substantial enough to hold up to heartier fillings like ham + swiss […]

a stack of whole wheat "Everything" naan bread with blisters all over the pieces from the heat of the cast-iron skillet while cooking resting on a cutting board.

Easy Whole Wheat “Everything” Naan Bread

If you’re a fan of Everything bagels we think you may enjoy this Everything Naan recipe. They happen to be my favorite NYC bagel and I’ve been missing them (a lot) lately. I figured why not add them to that whole wheat naan recipe I made a while back — […]