These Italian Almond Cookies are chewy, satisfying, and just sweet enough. And they’re easier than you’d think!

The perfect use for all those apples you brought back from the orchard: super autumnal apple spice cookies!

Chocolate Espresso Cake with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Buttercream – a rich and delicious birthday treat!

Brioche is easier to make than you might think! {recipe and cookbook review}

Life is all about compromise, and while this may not be my perfect banana bread, it’s a pretty great plan B!

Lemon Drizzle Cake – A delicious, citrusy surrender to British baking.

Big, fluffy, citrusy, and oh so addictive, these lemon ricotta muffins are a great go-to for brunch or snacks.

Vanilla bean and cocoa nib meringues – delicious and delicate, and so much easier than I expected!

An easy, healthy, shortcut way to a light lunch you can feel good about.

An easy, healthy dessert (or breakfast) in support of other people’s New Year’s Resolutions!

My first successful attempt to recreate my grandmother’s southern-style deviled eggs!

Bright, slightly sweet corn muffins studded with plump dried blueberries. Dairy free!

Blueberry Boy Bait: does what it says on the tin!

Crumb Coffee Cake perfect for sharing with friends – but don’t forget to save a slice to eat in bed by yourself on a lazy fall morning!

Fall baking, without the pumpkin? These dairy-free spice cookies are so good you won’t even miss your favorite ingredient.

The perfect answer to a craving for New York: sesame cold noodles!

Scared of cooking chard? Don’t be! It’s easy (especially when you get someone else to trim it!).

If gingersnaps and snickerdoodles had a sweet n’ spicy baby…

Easy, one-bowl chocolate chip blondies!

A lazy twist on an amazing recipe: Baked brownies for slackers!

Grated frozen butter: one of the secrets to Joy the Baker’s No-Roll Pie Dough!

What to eat when there’s nothing in the fridge? Mishmash Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette!