Author name: Dorothy Kern

Gifts for the Experienced Baker

Collage of baking gifts, including cake pans, flavor extracts, whisks, measuring spoons, cookbook, mixing bowls, scale, bread kit, thermometer, plant, and baking t-shirt, under the title Gifts for the Experienced Baker.Finding a gift for the experienced baker in your life can definitely be a challenge, especially if they seem to have every baking tool under the sun! Have no fear because this gift guide has some of the best baking accessories, specialty ingredients, and unique kitchen gadgets that will surely impress even the most seasoned…

Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

Vanilla cupcake with white frosting topped with a fresh strawberry, surrounded by more cupcakes.Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes are my favorite vanilla cupcake recipe filled with fresh strawberries and a whipped cream frosting! These moist cupcakes are the perfect way to enjoy strawberries all season long! Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes combine my love of vanilla cupcakes and strawberries and whipped cream into one delicious handheld dessert! My dad’s birthday is in…

Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

A slow cooker filled with vibrant red tomato sauce, garnished with chopped green herbs. A striped kitchen towel and fresh parsley are partially visible on the side.To make an easy marinara sauce, you need this Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce recipe. It is a delicious, smooth, and fresh tomato sauce that cooks all day in the slow cooker so it has that cooked all day taste. It’s perfect for pasta night or you can freeze it for quick weeknight dinners! Whenever I’m…

Chocolate Chip Brookies

Stacked squares of brookies, a dessert combining chocolate chip cookies and brownies, are shown. The top layer is cookie dough with chocolate chips, while the bottom layer is brownie.This Brookie Recipe is one of my favorite cookie bar recipes! These are rich, fudgy, indulgent bars are made from scratch – they’re one part cookie bars, one part decadent brownies – the ultimate treat and one of the best desserts in the world. A brookie is a dessert mashup of epic proportions: it’s part homemade brownie recipe and…

Viral TikTok Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls in a glass baking dish, topped with a glossy layer of icing. The rolls are golden brown and swirled with cinnamon filling.TikTok Cinnamon Rolls went viral a few years ago and you’ll see why – this is the Viral TikTok Cinnamon Roll Recipe and they’re SO easy and delicious. Easy cinnamon rolls are baked with heavy cream keeping them gooey and rich and perfect. Don’t waste any more time – try this recipe today! These gooey…

Guide to Disney California Food and Wine Festival 2025

If you love food and Disney then you do not want to miss the Disneyland California Adventure Food & Wine Festival! Going on now, this eating extravaganza isn’t just about food. Plan your next Disneyland trip now with this guide to the festival! The Disneyland Food and Wine Festival takes place in California Adventure Park…

Disney California Food and Wine Festival 2025

food festival 2020If you love food and Disney then you do not want to miss the Disneyland California Adventure Food & Wine Festival! Going on now, this eating extravaganza isn’t just about food. Plan your next Disneyland trip now with this guide to the festival! The Disneyland Food and Wine Festival takes place in California Adventure Park…

Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe

Carrot cake cookies with white frosting swirl and chopped nuts are displayed on a wooden board. A green bowl with more nuts is in the background. The cookies have visible carrot pieces and a soft, rustic appearance.These Carrot Cake Cookies are soft, tender, loaded with shredded carrots, and topped with a fantastic cream cheese frosting. They taste just like carrot cake but better because they’re individual cookies that are easy to make and share! We love carrot cake all year round: it’s Mel’s favorite dessert. So, I had to make a…

Best Lemon Bars Recipe

Close-up of lemon bars on a cooling rack, topped with powdered sugar. A fresh lemon is blurred in the background.This really is the BEST Lemon Bars recipe! With a thick shortbread crust and a creamy sweet and tart lemon filling, these are a zingy lemon bar that will become your absolute favorite. I remember the first time I had a lemon bar – I was an adult and my sister-in-law was making them from…

Gifts for the Pie Lover

round up of gifts for the pie lover: pie crust shield, pie weights, rolling pin, food processor, pie dishes, pie socks, pie t-shirt, dough blender, and silicone pastry mat.Searching for the perfect gift for a pie enthusiast? This sweet gift guide has everything a true pie lover needs. Each gift is not only thoughtful, but practical which makes them ideal presents for anyone who believes that life is always better with pie! Essential Pie-Making Tools Here are some of the best gift every…

French Toast Casserole

A baked bread pudding in a rectangular white dish, topped with a dusting of powdered sugar. Some pieces are golden-brown and slightly crispy. A section is missing, revealing the soft, custardy interior.Gooey, warm, and perfect with syrup, this French Toast Casserole Recipe is easy to make and so good to eat! Custard-soaked bread is sweetened and spiced with cinnamon – it’s the perfect breakfast or brunch! With just three in my family, I don’t make breakfast casseroles very often – but I think I need to…

Jalapeno Garlic Bread

Rectangular slices of bread topped with melted cheese and sliced jalapeños are arranged on a wooden cutting board. A few loose jalapeño slices are scattered nearby.Cheesy Jalapeño Garlic Bread is so amazingly good. It’s gooey, cheesy, garlicky and spicy from the jalapeños and pepper jack cheese. If you love garlic bread this is going to be your favorite recipe ever! Cheesy bread is my life source – especially when it’s garlic bread. And with jalapeños? Sign me up! This cheesy…

Copycat Mexican Pizza

sliced mexican pizza on a white plate.If you love the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza, but don’t always feel like leaving the house to go get it – this is a homemade Mexican pizza recipe copycat! Just like the original but made at home – anytime you want it – it’s so good! I love Taco Bell. I always have! When I…

Cookie Lover Gift Guide

A collage of various cookie-themed gifts, including cookbooks, cookie cutters, a milk and cookies mug, pink oven mitts, baking ingredients, a cookie jar, and a mixing tool, under the title GIFTS FOR THE COOKIE LOVER.Looking for the perfect gift for someone who’s crazy about cookies? Here are some of the sweetest gifts that will make any cookie lover’s day! From a few essential baking tools to swoon-worthy accessories, these gifts are fun and unique. While some of these gifts are more practical, I also wanted to include some fun…

Cake Mix Banana Bread

Two loaves of banana bread on a cooling rack, with one loaf partially sliced. The bread has a golden-brown crust and a moist, textured interior.The easiest quick bread recipe in the world: Cake Mix Banana Bread! This easy moist banana bread recipe is made with your favorite yellow cake mix – it’s soft and so delicious! Use up those overripe bananas for this recipe! I love banana bread – I have so many recipes for different versions: from the…

Key Lime Pie Recipe

A slice of key lime pie on a white plate, topped with whipped cream and lime slices. A fork rests beside it. Halved and whole limes are in the background.This Key Lime Pie Recipe is a simple one made from scratch! The easy graham cracker crust has a four ingredient filling – it’s so creamy and sweet and tart. Next time you’re craving lime, make this easy key lime pie recipe and you won’t be sorry! When I was in Florida, I had a…

Valentine Chex Mix

A red bowl filled with a mix of popcorn, pretzels, peanuts, and heart-shaped pastel candies coated in a white glaze. Additional candy hearts are scattered on the gray surface around the bowl. A baking tray with more of the mix is in the background.Valentine Chex Mix is an easy snack mix recipe – no bake and only 6 ingredients! It takes just minutes to make and is super festive for Valentine’s Day. I call it Cupid Crunch and it’s the perfect treat for a Valentine’s Day party. I love snack mix, and I love love, so Valentine’s Day…

Valentine Martini

Two pink cocktails in martini glasses, each topped with a strawberry on the rim. More strawberries are scattered on the gray surface. The background is blurred, highlighting the drinks.Sweet, creamy, and pink – this Valentine Martini is the perfect recipe for a Galentine’s Day party (or for your Valentine). It’s a creamy strawberry martini with just a few ingredients – make a Martini for your Sweetie! A Classic Cosmo is perfect for Valentine’s (it’s pink, after all), but if you’re looking for an…

No Yeast Pizza Dough Recipe

Close-up of a pepperoni pizza with three slices arranged on parchment paper. Melted cheese covers the slices, each topped with several pepperoni slices. A small bowl with extra pepperoni is visible in the background.You can make pizza dough without yeast and you only need 5 ingredients! Make this No Yeast Pizza Dough Recipe in under 30 minutes you have a delicious dinner on your table fast and you won’t even miss the yeast. So many people have been making my ultimate pizza dough recipe lately but, like with…

Taylor Swift Valentine’s Day Ideas

A wooden board displaying sugar cookies with letters spelling VACAY VIBES, surrounded by colorful candies, heart-shaped candies, and pastel-colored meringues.What’s a holiday without a Taylor Swift theme? If you’re entering your Valentine Era, look no further! ‘Tis the [d***] season of love, and if you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day that’s fearless and red, you’ve come to the right place! Forget the same old chocolates and roses, this year we’re crafting a celebration that’s long lived in your…

Chocolate Mug Cookie Recipe

A chocolate mug cake topped with chocolate chips in a white ramekin, placed on a gray surface. A silver fork is partially visible in the background, and a light blue cloth is nearby.Perfect for when you just want one dessert not three dozen, this Double Chocolate Mug Cookie Recipe will satisfy your sweet tooth – it’s an easy microwave cookie recipe created from my double chocolate chip cookies. It’s a cookie. For one. In a mug! My Double Chocolate Chip Mug Cookie Recipe is my favorite cookie…

14 Baking Gifts for Your Valentine

Collage of kitchen gifts: heart-shaped plates, pink mixer, apron, silicone baking mat, rolling pin, ceramic pot, heart-themed mugs, oven mitts, and a coffee press. Text reads 14 Baking Gifts for your Valentine and crazyforcrust.com.Baking gifts for your Valentine that will showcase your love in a heart beat! It’s the perfect collection for what to buy for someone who loves baking. From a romantic red stand mixer to love-inspired cookie cutters, these carefully selected Valentine’s Day baking gifts will show your favorite baker just how much you care. More…

French Bread Pizza

Slices of bread topped with melted cheese and pepperoni are arranged on a wooden surface. A striped cloth is partially visible in the background.French Bread Pizza combines my two loves: French Bread and Pizza all in one easy dinner! Crunchy, garlicky, and delicious, this easy pizza recipe has your favorite toppings and is the easiest way to make pizza at home in no time at all! We love that making French Bread Pizza easy and fast – no…

Almond Sweet Rolls

Close-up of freshly baked cinnamon rolls in a glass dish, topped with white icing and sliced almonds. The rolls are golden brown, with a soft and fluffy texture visible under the glaze.These Almond Sweet Rolls take my love to a new level. Almond Sweet Rolls are a dream come true! Imagine all the flavors of an almond croissant, but in a soft and gooey sweet roll. These are truly the BEST, and you NEED them in your life. Almond Sweet Rolls – I love almond. Almond…

Baked Churro Chips with Chocolate Ganache Dip

A hand dips a cinnamon sugar-coated tortilla chip into a bowl of rich chocolate sauce. A plate with more cinnamon chips and a stack of round flatbreads are visible in the background on a gray surface.These Churro Chips are crispy chips made from Pita or Naan that are then covered in butter and cinnamon sugar. They’re perfect alone but if you want to make the chocolate ganache dip you won’t be sorry. This delicious churro inspired recipe is perfect for whatever occasion you need a sweet appetizer with the best…

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