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Caramel Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

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Easy Gingerbread Cookies

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Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Christmas Recipes

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Buttermilk Brined Turkey

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Beef Tenderloin with Winter Vegetables

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Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb

Sliced hazelnut crusted turkey breast on a wooden cutting board.

Hazelnut Crusted Turkey Breast

Brioche dinner rolls on a wooden cutting board with a blue plaid kitchen towel and more rolls on a baking sheet in the background.

Homemade Brioche Rolls

Garlicky green beans with fried onions in a blue serving dish

Garlicky Green Beans with Fried Onions

Oven roasted sweet potatoes on a slate board for the holiday table.

Baked Sweet Potato Slices

Overhead shot of oven roasted root vegetables in a glass pan on a wooden cutting board. Antique silver serving spoons to the left, a bowl and napkin to the bottom, and a sprig of sage.

Oven Roasted Root Vegetables

Two eggnog crème brûlées with candied cranberries in front of a festive backdrop with Christmas lights.

Eggnog Crème Brûlée

A dish of sparkling cranberries

Sugared Cranberries

Cinnamon twists in a white jar, on a serving tray, and a cooling rack wth a red satin napkin.

Homemade Cinnamon Twists

Brown Butter Roasted Pecans shown as a great DIY homemade gift. Pecans spilling out of a short glass jar in front of a tall glass jar of pecans with the tag "Merry Christmas" tied to it.

Brown Butter Roasted Pecans

Homemade Hot Chocolate Bombs

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A Beginner’s Guide to Homemade Hot Chocolate Bombs

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Irish Cream Hot Chocolate Bombs

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

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

Cookies and Cream Hot Chocolate Bombs

Renee in the kitchen pouring milk into a mug of coffee with bowls of fresh fruits and vegetables on the counter.

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…

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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

A bowl creamy tomato basil bisque drizzled with cream and a sprig of basil with another bowl in the back and a serving pot to the right.

Creamy Tomato Basil Bisque

Overhead shot of classic lamb shepherd's pie. On the bottom of the photo is the glass serving dish with one portion missing, while at the top is a single serving in a white bowl and a glass of red wine.

Lamb Shepherd’s Pie

A sweet potato waffle fry dipped into spicy sweet sriracha sauce in a white ramekin. The sauce is spilling from the ramekin and sitting next to a pile of sweet potato waffle fries on a wooden board.

Spicy Sweet Sriracha Sauce

A ring of sweet potato fritters with sweet and spicy sauce.

Sweet Potato Fritters

Garam masala brussels sprouts in a dark serving bowl.

Garam Masala Brussels Sprouts

Angle shot with three cookies on a white plate with a jar of milk on a festive placemat in front of a wire rack filled with cooling cookies.

Ann’s Snickerdoodles

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

Millie’s Perfect Pie Crust

Make it a Meal

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Breakfast

Main Dishes

One Pan Garlic Herb Chicken and Winter Vegetables. This simple but impressive family dinner is easy to prepare, quick to clean up, and a great way to start off your year with a healthier take on cold weather comfort foods.

Drinks

Square shot of a champagne pomegranate cocktail in a glass goblet with pomegranate arils and orange zest.

Sweets

Kitchen Tips and How To‘s

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How to Make: Homemade Smoothies

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How to Set Up: A Holiday Grazing Board

An image of folded rough puff pastry, dusted with flour, on a granite surface, next to a marble rolling pin.

How to Make: Rough Puff Pastry