Renee Nicole’s Kitchen | Seasonal Ingredient Recipes

Grilled fish tacos assembled on a blue board.

Grilled Rockfish Tacos

Bacon avocado burger on a marble background.

25-Minute Bacon-Avocado Ground Beef Burger

High angle shot of a grilled maple mustard chicken on a plate with a bed of leafy greens.

Grilled Maple Mustard Chicken

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Ingredients for stuffed shells with spinach and ricotta arranged in little bowls.

Mise En Place Made Easy

Immersion blender next to two smoothies, one peach and one raspberry.

Power Up Your Purees: The Magic of Immersion Blenders

Raspberry smoothie in a gold-trimmed glass on a black surface.

Raspberry Smoothie

Close up view of three salted double chocolate chip cookies on a white plate.

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Smoothie Recipes

Raspberry smoothie in a gold-trimmed glass on a black surface.

Raspberry Smoothie

Strawberry banana oat smoothie in a glass with glass straw, strawberry and banana garnish on the rim, and a dark blue background.

Strawberry Banana Oat Smoothie

A square image of a berry avocado smoothie in a glass jar on a wooden board.

Berry Avocado Smoothie

Cucumber avocado smoothie in a wine glass with a glass staw on a brown table.

Cucumber Avocado Smoothie

Breakfast

A blue bowl of croissant breakfast casserole with prosciutto

Croissant Breakfast Casserole

A person holding a white Irish cream hot chocolate bombs dusted with cocoa powder on a green napkin.

Irish Cream Hot Chocolate Bombs

Quick orange cranberry sauce in a ramekin next to fresh cranberries, oranges, and limes.

Orange Cranberry Sauce

Three peppermint hot chocolate bombs on a plate with one half bomb showing the inside filled with hot cocoa mix, marshmallows, and peppermint chunks.

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Bombs

Hi! I’m Renee

Welcome to my kitchen, where we create the kitchen confidence to inspire home cooks to become home chefs.

I share tested recipes using seasonal ingredients and my favorite kitchen tips to help you make delicious from-scratch meals for your family and friends.

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Main Dishes

Plated butternut squash ravioli served on a white plate with sage brown butter sauce.

Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli

Close up square image of a serving of creamy balsamic chicken skillet.

Creamy Balsamic Chicken Skillet

Sliced turkey breast and whole turkey legs on a bed of herbs.

Buttermilk Brined Turkey

Bangers and Mash in a dark bowl on a wooden surface with a freshly poured Guinness in the background.

Bangers & Mash with Guinness Gravy | No Onions

Side Dishes

Heirloom carrots on a slate board garnished with thyme.

Roasted Honey Glazed Carrots

Sweet potato fritters on a white plate next to the sweet and spicy sauce.

Sweet Potato Fritters with Sweet & Spicy Sauce

A serving bowl of garlic sage mashed potatoes with garlic and sage in the front right.

Brown Butter Garlic Mashed Potatoes

A close up of shaved brussels sprouts salad on a lined white plate with sliced avocado and sliced hard boiled egg.

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Desserts

Two peach crumble bars stacked on a small plate

Peach Crumble Bars

A cookies and cream hot chocolate bomb made from white chocolate.

Cookies and Cream Hot Chocolate Bombs

Close up shot of brown butter roasted pecans in a white dish on a dark gray background with red plaid and Christmas lights in the background.

Brown Butter Roasted Pecans

Two stemmed martini glassed filled with blackberry lime sorbet, frozen blackberries, and lime wedges.

Blackberry Lime Sorbet

Drinks

A person holding a white Irish cream hot chocolate bombs dusted with cocoa powder on a green napkin.

Irish Cream Hot Chocolate Bombs

Irish cream coffee in a lucky clover Irish coffee glass.

Irish Cream Coffee

An easy mint julep in a silver julep cup in front of the set up for a Kentucky Derby mint julep bar.

Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Bar

Two empress 1908 gin sours.

Empress 1908 Gin Sour Cocktail

Kitchen Tips and How-Tos

Blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries in a white ceramic carton spilling out over the sides. Square image.

Summer Berry Mastery: Expert Tips For Handling Your Summer Harvest

A bacon weave on toast, with BLT ingredients in the background

How to Make a Bacon Weave

Ingredients for stuffed shells with spinach and ricotta arranged in little bowls.

Mise En Place Made Easy

Four images in a square showing smoothie ingredients across the top and completed smoothies across the bottom. Text overlay: How to Make: Homemade Smoothies on a white box.

How to Make Smoothies