How to Make Olive Tapenade
Olive tapenade is my jam. I use both black AND green olives for this fast and easy appetizer favorite!
Learn to Cook
Simple techniques, resources, and how-to’s to help even the beginning cooks get a bit better and more confident in the kitchen.
Must-have Cake Making Supplies! {it’s a small, easy list!}
These are the must-have supplies you need to bake a simple cake. To make a homemade cake doesn’t require fancy equipment or materials. This is
How To Make easy Chocolate Pot de Creme recipe (fancy chocolate pudding)
Chocolate. French chocolate. Pots of it. Yum!
How to Make Molten Lava Cakes
This recipe for easy molten lava cake by my daughter Katie was first seen on Mom 4 Real as a guest post several years ago. But,
10 Minute Chocolate Sauce
This chocolate sauce recipe tastes better, contains better ingredients, and costs less than the purchased variety.
How to convert a chocolate cake into a white cake.
Cocoa powder is often the ingredient used in chocolate cake and a simple change from cocoa powder to flour won’t work for all kinds of
How to Make Homemade Mocha Syrup
Make your own mocha syrup with only 4 ingredients. FOUR. Quatro. And it’s easy, fast, and delicious! Save yourself some money at the coffee shop!
Olive Oil Mayonnaise
Once again my girl Haley shows us a fast, easy recipe that will save us money AND help us take control of the ingredients in
Vegetable Oil and Butter Substitute for Baking
A common question I get on many of our baking recipes is: “What is a substitute for butter”. To answer that question, we’ve gathered up
How to Make Homemade Pasta (tips, tricks, & recipe)
Learning how to make homemade pasta is a skill you will enjoy using again and again. I’m a good mom. I really am. Sometimes I
How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches
Don’t the words homemade ice cream sandwich make you sweat a bit? They sure make me a bit queasy and I consider myself fairly experienced
The BEST mashed potatoes (tips, tricks, & recipe)
Here’s the trick: Boil your Russet potatoes with the skin ON. Boil your potatoes whole, with the skin on. Pour off the hot water and
How to Make Oven Pancakes
Let me introduce you to your new weekend favorite, the dutch baby. I know, I know…you’ve probably already heard of it. But I’m always astonished how
ALL our best & favorite FROSTING recipes IN ONE POST!
All of our favorite and best frosting, icing, and buttercream recipes in one place. Full recipes for you to easily find your favorite!!
How to Make Homemade Gnocchi
Hello there! I am so glad you are here. Today we are talking about gnocchi. The little, tiny, absolutely fabulous puffs of potato pasta. Many
Homemade Pizza Crust 101: all the tips, recipes and more you need!
Any good pizza is only as good as its crust. And oh boy, do we have crusts. Generally, I stick with a traditional crust, but
Homemade Tortillas 101 (tips, tricks, and recipes)
Have you ever tried your hand at making homemade tortillas? In the southern states it is much more common to make homemade tortillas than it
Homemade Hummus Recipe
Hummus is a great snack to keep on hand, because it is filling and pretty darn good for you. Chickpeas and sesame seeds (the main
How to freeze cookies
Freezing cookies is a great way to have them on hand whenever you have guests (or college kids!) pop over unexpectedly. Within 15 minutes, you
How to Make Homemade Chicken Broth
Doesn’t this just look super delicious? There’s a recipe down at the bottom so you can make it yourself, but we wanted to clarify a
How to make Mulling Spices bag (for cider, tea, rum)
These adorable little bags of spices will make your warm drinks taste like Christmas all year long!! Easy to make (no truly…easy!) and a great
Meet our Amazing Recipe Testers
Our recipes are tested by a group of 10 home cooks who represent all walks of life, locations, and skill levels. Yes, it’s true! We rely on them to test our recipes so that you, our favorite home cooks, can understand, follow, and enjoy them!
Find Your Favorite Recipe
Our Mission
In our company, we aim to make home cooks happy by providing them with the best resources and community, regardless of their experience or budget.
We believe that home cooks of all levels and budgets should feel confident and supported in their cooking journey.
