The kitchen notebook
All recipes
Browse 43 practical home-cooking recipes. Use a category to narrow the list or sort recipes with a documented total time.
Desserts
Almond Cookies
Easy almond cookies finished with a simple almond icing.
Baking & Breads
Almond Poppyseed Loaf Cake
An almond poppyseed loaf with a simple almond icing.
Desserts
Apple Crisp
Baked apple crisp with an oat and brown-sugar topping.
Baking & Breads
Banana Bread
A simple two-loaf banana bread made with ripe bananas.
Breakfast & Brunch
Biscuits and Gravy
Homemade biscuits served with sausage gravy.
Desserts
Brownies
Chocolate-chip brownies made with cocoa powder.
Baking & Breads
Caramel Rolls
Cinnamon rolls baked over a brown-sugar caramel base.
Desserts
Carrot Cake
A cinnamon-spiced carrot cake with optional raisins and pecans.
Dinner
Chicken Enchilada Soup
Creamy chicken enchilada soup with beans, corn, and cheddar cheese.
Dinner
Chicken Enchiladas
Green-chile chicken enchiladas with nacho cheese and shredded cheese.
Dinner
Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Creamy chicken gnocchi soup with sun-dried tomatoes, vegetables, and spinach.
Dinner
Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
A biscuit-topped chicken pot pie casserole with peas and carrots.
Desserts
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies transcribed from our handwritten kitchen notebook.
Sauces, Dressings & Condiments
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
A maple-sweetened cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Baking & Breads
Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade cinnamon rolls with brown-sugar filling and a simple cream frosting.
Desserts
Coffee Cake
A layered cinnamon coffee cake with brown-sugar topping.
Dinner
Cowboy Casserole
Ground beef, corn, baked beans, barbecue sauce, and tater tots baked as a casserole.
Sauces, Dressings & Condiments
Cream Cheese Frosting
A four-ingredient cream cheese frosting.
Dinner
Creamy Lemon Chicken
Skillet chicken in a creamy garlic, lemon, and dill sauce.
Baking & Breads
Dinner Rolls
Soft homemade dinner rolls with honey and butter.
Desserts
Gingerbread Cake
A warmly spiced gingerbread cake made with molasses and applesauce.
Breakfast & Brunch
Homemade Biscuits
Flaky homemade biscuits made with butter and milk or buttermilk.
Dinner
Homemade Hamburger Helper
A one-pan ground beef and pasta dinner with cheddar and cream.
Desserts
Ice Cream Cake
Layered chocolate and vanilla ice cream cake with an Oreo crust and fudge topping.
Baking & Breads
No-Knead Artisan Loaf
A simple no-knead artisan loaf baked in a Dutch oven.
Desserts
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal raisin cookies with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Desserts
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut butter blossom cookies topped with chocolate kisses.
Baking & Breads
Pie Crust
A simple butter pie crust mixed with cold milk.
Baking & Breads
Pizza Dough
A seasoned homemade pizza dough with a one-hour rise.
Dinner
Pressure Cooker Pulled Pork
Pressure-cooker pulled pork with a smoky dry rub and barbecue sauce.
Baking & Breads
Pumpkin Bread
Spiced pumpkin bread with an optional chocolate-chip topping.
Snacks & Appetizers
Ranch Roll-Ups
Chilled cream cheese and ranch tortilla roll-ups with vegetables and cheddar.
Desserts
Red Velvet Cake
Red velvet cake batter that can also be baked as cupcakes.
Side Dishes
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Simple oven-roasted sweet potatoes with optional garlic salt.
Breakfast & Brunch
Sausage Gravy
Creamy breakfast sausage gravy with onion, garlic, and black pepper.
Desserts
Scotcheroos
Peanut butter cereal bars topped with chocolate and butterscotch.
Dinner
Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Chicken
Five-ingredient slow cooker chicken thighs with brown sugar and garlic.
Desserts
Snickerdoodles
Classic snickerdoodles rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Desserts
Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Soft gingerbread cookies with molasses and warm spices, transcribed from our kitchen notebook.
Dinner
Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup
A tomato-based stuffed pepper soup with ground turkey and brown rice.
Desserts
Sugar Cookies
Chilled cutout sugar cookies with a simple powdered-sugar icing.
Desserts
Vanilla Cupcakes
Simple vanilla cupcakes made with buttermilk.
Dinner
Wild Rice Soup
Creamy wild rice soup with chicken, ham, vegetables, and half-and-half.