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Bangers and Mash in a black bowl with Guinness gravy being poured over top.

Bangers & Mash with Guinness Gravy

Two Irish cream coffees topped with whipped cream.

Irish Cream Coffee

Two pieces of panko crusted rockfish and a green salad on a gray plate in front of to two pieces of rockfish on a cooling rack.

Panko Crusted Rockfish Fillets

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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Overhead view of honey garlic carrots in a cast iron pan.

Honey Garlic Carrots

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Delicious Spring Muffin Recipes

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Blackberry Gin and Tonic Recipe

Smoothie Recipes

Strawberry peach smoothie in a clear glass with gold dots, on a wooden board with a dark blue background

Strawberry Peach Smoothie

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Kiwi Pear Green Smoothie

A close up of a green kiwi smoothie in a glass with a yellow straw.

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

Cucumber Avocado Smoothie

Breakfast

Two slices of beer bread on wrinkled parchment paper.

Apple Bacon Beer Bread

A homemade yogurt parfait with maple hazelnut homemade granola, peaches, and blueberries in a dark bowl.

Maple Hazelnut Homemade Granola

French toast bake on a white plate

French Toast Bake

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

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.

No fancy fads here, just high quality, homemade recipes. Learn more…

Main Dishes

Square shot of hot of a wooden serving bowl filled with Carolina BBQ Chicken Salad in a dark wooden bowl.

Carolina BBQ Chicken Salad

Close up of lamb shepherds pie in a white bowl.

Lamb Shepherd’s Pie

Close up image of a grilled shrimp grain bowl with barley, zucchini, mini bell peppers, shrimp, and avocado in a black bowl.

Grilled Shrimp Grain Bowl

A thick cut filet mignon, resting on a green colored peach mango cilantro sauce and topped with grilled onions.

Filet Mignon with Peach Mango Cilantro Sauce

Side Dishes

Overhead view of honey garlic carrots in a cast iron pan.

Honey Garlic Carrots

Brioche dinner rolls wrapped in a blue plaid kitchen towel, placed in a wooden bowl on a wooden background.

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

Sweet Potato Fritters with Sweet & Spicy Sauce

A black bowl of whipped potatoes with cream cheese and a spoon next to it

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Desserts

A plate of cut spider web chocolate bark with orange and black plastic spiders.

An image of folded rough puff pastry in front of a brown marble rolling pin.

Rough Puff Pastry

A close up of a dark chocolate hot chocolate bomb decorated with white chocolate and sprinkles on a blue and white polka dot napkin with more hot chocolate bombs in the background.

How to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate Bombs

Mini Apple Pies

Drinks

Irish cream coffee in a lucky clover Irish coffee glass.

Irish Cream Coffee

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

Square shot of a champagne pomegranate cocktail in a coupe glass

Champagne Pomegranate Cocktail

Square close up of two cadillac margaritas in front of a stand mixer and bowl of citrus fruit.

Jenessa’s Cadillac Margarita

Kitchen Tips and How-Tos

3 slices of crispy oven bacon on a black plate

Perfect Oven Bacon

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

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

Summer Berries: Tips for washing and storing, plus recipes too!

An square image of rolled out pie crust in a pie pan next to a rolling pin and kitchen towel.

Millie’s Perfect Pie Crust Recipe