Author name: Dorothy Kern

BEST Peanut Butter Bars

Three peanut butter bars with a chocolate topping are stacked on parchment paper. A spoonful of creamy peanut butter sits in the foreground. The bars have a thick, crumbly base and smooth chocolate layer.5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Bars are such a delicious no bake dessert! These No bake chocolate peanut butter bars taste like peanut butter cups and just take minutes to make. They’re the perfect dessert for peanut butter lovers! Who remembers the old-school lunch lady bars we all used to love as kids? This  chocolate peanut butter no-bake…

The BEST No Bake Cheesecake Recipe

cheesecake topped with frosting, blueberries, and strawberries with the fruits also sprinkled around the cheesecake.This is THE BEST NO BAKE CHEESECAKE RECIPE EVER! It’s got a thick graham cracker crust and an easy no-bake cheesecake filling without cool whip or gelatin. It’s a delicious cheesecake with a fluffy texture, crunchy crust, and only a few simple ingredients. This recipe is the BEST No Bake Cheesecake Recipe I’ve ever had. I mean sure, I love…

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

A loaf of lemon poppy seed bread with a white glaze sits on a cooling rack. One slice is cut and slightly pulled out. A half lemon is placed beside the loaf. The bread has visible poppy seeds throughout.This is the BEST Lemon Poppy Seed Bread with a simple lemon glaze! It’s soft, moist, and bursting with lemon flavor – the lemon flavor bursts in your mouth. With a tender crumb and delicious flavor it’s going to be your favorite quick bread recipe! This lemon poppyseed loaf is for you if you’re a…

Easy Strawberry Fluff

A white bowl filled with fluffy pink strawberry mousse, topped with a fresh whole strawberry. Another bowl of mousse and whole strawberries are visible in the background.Strawberry Fluff Salad is a creamy dessert salad with strawberry jell-o mix and fluffy marshmallows – it’s the perfect no-bake dessert or sweet side dish – you can even make it in individual cups. Dessert salads are so good and this one is perfect during strawberry season! Social media introduced me to fluff salads –…

No Bake Berry Dessert Lush

berry lush dessert topped with blueberries and bread crumbs.Berry Dessert Lush is the perfect no-bake dessert for summer! Layers of no bake cheesecake with fresh berries and a vanilla wafer cookie crust – it’s a dream dessert lasagna that is perfect with fresh berries! There are so many names for desserts like this: No Bake Dessert, Delight, Lasagna, Dream Dessert. But whatever you…

Oreo Rice Krispie Treats

A close-up of three stacked rice crispy treats mixed with crushed chocolate sandwich cookies, with whole cookies scattered around on a white surface.These Oreo Rice Krispie Treats are the BEST cereal treat I’ve ever made – they’re soft and crunchy and have the perfect amount of Oreo flavor. I knew they’d be a delicious dessert but I didn’t realize what a crowd pleaser they would be – you MUST try this easy recipe! There’s nothing like a…

Ambrosia Salad Recipe

Three bowls of creamy Tropical Fluff fruit salad topped with maraschino cherries, surrounded by pastel mini marshmallows on a light surface, with two spoons placed nearby.An Ambrosia Salad Recipe is the retro 1950s marshmallow fantasy you’ve been dreaming of! It’s a creamy marshmallow fruit salad – the sweet medley of fruit is absolutely delicious. It’s an easy dessert salad that you’ll be making over and over again for potlucks or holidays! Ambrosia salad is my favorite kind of creamy fruit…

Mixed Berry Crisp

Mixed Berry Crisp is made with blueberries and strawberries and a buttery crunchy oatmeal cookie crumble on top. The oatmeal cookie crisp is the perfect pairing with the sweet fruit, with or without ice cream on top! The best thing about this Mixed berry crisp recipe is the giant oatmeal cookie crumble topping. Since I used fresh juicy berries and then…

Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies

A close-up of several cookies studded with chocolate chips and caramel pieces, sprinkled with coarse sea salt, on a white surface. Loose chocolate chips and caramel bits are scattered around.Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are the best chocolate chip cookies with a soft caramel center and salted caramel topping. This is one of the best cookie recipes you’ll ever eat – soft and chewy and so delicious, made with simple ingredients. I love cookies – especially my chocolate chip cookie recipe. I also love…

Focaccia Bread Recipe (no knead)

Two thick slices of focaccia bread stacked on a wooden board, topped with herbs and served with a small dish of olive oil for dipping. A bottle of wine is partially visible in the background.This easy Focaccia Bread recipe is no knead and so simple to make. It’s perfect for beginners and tastes so good! The best part of this focaccia is making it with herbs and olive oil or anything you like – even turn it into pizza dough! Focaccia is an Italian bread that’s baked flat. It’s a yeast…

S’mores Blondies

A close-up of a gooey dessert bar topped with toasted marshmallows and melted chocolate on a golden brown cookie base. The bar has a bite taken out of it, revealing its soft texture.Some days you just want an ooey, gooey s’more. Today? Is one of those days. Skip the backyard – marry fudgy cookie bars with S’mores and make S’mores Blondies! Because it’s well established that I don’t do outdoor s’mores, I make indoor oven s’mores. I don’t even like making s’mores in my backyard, so the oven…

Strawberry Cookies

A close-up of three stacked strawberry cookies with visible red strawberry bits, resting on a wire cooling rack, with more cookies and part of a strawberry in the background.Strawberry Cookies that get their flavor from real strawberries (not strawberry cake mix) – these are soft and chewy strawberry cookies and you can make them all year long, not just during strawberry season! When I set out to develop a Strawberry Cookies recipe, I didn’t realize how many times I’d have to try to…

Lime Curd

A glass jar filled with creamy yellow lime curd, with a metal spoon inside. In the background, there are whole and halved limes on a light gray surface.If you love lemon curd then lime curd is going to be your new favorite – it’s creamy, sweet, and tart and perfect for topping cheesecakes, toast, or eating with a spoon. Instead of paying $4 a jar and breaking the bank, I decided to make my own and now you can too! Have you…

Cool Whip Cookies

A stack of three crinkle cookies dusted with powdered sugar, labeled Cool Whip Cookies.4 ingredient Cool Whip Cookies are soft easy fluffy cookies made with cake mix! You can make this cookie recipe with any flavor of cake mix – they’re so simple to make and so delicious to eat. You’re going to never want to stop making them! I love cool whip and I love cake mix,…

Black Bean Burgers

Veggie burger with a black bean patty, layered with fresh tomato slices, shredded lettuce, and guacamole, served in a soft bun on a wooden board. Blurred background shows additional ingredients and another burger.I started making Black Bean Burgers about 10 years ago and we’ve been enjoying them ever since. I absolutely LOVE beans, so making them into a burger was not a stretch. These are an easy 30-minute meal that’s vegan with a gluten-free option. They’re a meatless burger you WILL want to eat! Believe me, I…

Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks

A rectangular cheese bread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, cut into strips. The bread is topped with melted cheese and garnished with parsley. A small cup of marinara sauce is on the side.Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks are the best gooey homemade breadsticks recipe! These are better than anything you’ll get at the local pizzeria – they’re soft and cheesy and full of garlic flavor. This homemade cheesy garlic breadsticks recipe is a keeper. Guys, here’s something (not so) shocking: I love bread. All kinds of bread. Cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls,…

Slutty Brownies Recipe

Three stacked dessert bars with layers of chocolate chip cookie dough, Oreos, and brownie, showing gooey chocolate and cookie texture, with more dessert bars and Oreos in the background.Slutty Brownies are the most decadent gooey brownie and outrageous bar cookie you’ll ever try: chocolate chip cookies on the bottom, fudgy chocolate brownies on the top, and Oreos in the center. Normally this recipe is made with pre-packaged dough and box mixes but my recipe is completely from scratch. I don’t know who came up with…

3 ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

A stack of three peanut butter cookies with a crisscross fork pattern on top, surrounded by more cookies on a light surface.3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are so easy to make and are super peanut buttery – they are the best cookies you’ll ever make. You are going to LOVE these cookies! As you know, classic peanut butter cookies are one of our favorite cookies around here: my husband is a major peanut butter lover. He only eats…

Easy Pasta Sauce Recipe

A pot filled with red marinara sauce, garnished with chopped fresh herbs, sits on a white surface next to a light blue cloth.This Easy Pasta Sauce Recipe can be made in just 30 minutes! It is so much better than store-bought and doesn’t take a whole Sunday afternoon. This easy sauce is my go-to for busy weeknights when I want a “cooked all day” flavor without the wait! This homemade easy pasta sauce is a classic recipe…

Mickey Mouse Cake

Mickey Mouse cake on white cake plateLearn how to decorate a Mickey Mouse Cake even if you aren’t a cake decorator! This easy cake decoration is something ANYONE can do easily without any special tools – you just need a few easy ingredients and a love for Mickey Mouse! I have so many feels about this cake, even more this morning…

Mini BBQ Meatloaf

Mini BBQ meatloaves topped with cheese on a plate with recipe title on bottom of photoA family favorite gets a mini makeover! These Mini BBQ Meatloaf are easy MINI meatloaves! These are full of flavor and the best comfort food when you’re craving a hearty dinner. Mini meatloaf takes less time to bake than a traditional meatloaf making this the best meatloaf recipe for weeknights. Traditional meatloaf has a long…

Easy Spicy Cornbread Recipe

Three pieces of jalapeño cheddar cornbread stacked vertically. The bread appears moist with visible chunks of cheddar and bits of jalapeño, set on a rustic wooden surface with scattered shredded cheese and a blurred background.An EASY Mexican Cornbread recipe is inspired by one of the best cornbreads I’ve ever had! The cornbread mix is filled with jalapeños and cheese making this the perfect side dish. It’s a Spicy Cornbread that’s inspired by Mexican flavors. I am SUPER picky when it comes to cornbread, so when I say this is…

Best Gifts for the Baker In Your Life

A collage of baking gifts, including a mixer, apron, silicone mat, baking sheet, mixing tools, oven mitt, baking book, vanilla extracts, food colors, spatulas, and measuring spoons, with the text Best Gifts for the Baker in Your Life.If you’re on the hunt for the best gifts for bakers, you’re definitely in the right place. This fun gift guide is packed with baking essentials, kitchen must-haves, and a few fun personalized gifts they’ll actually use. These really are the perfect gift ideas for bakers that will have them whipping up treats (and maybe…

Funfetti Cupcakes Recipe

A close-up of colorful cupcakes topped with creamy frosting and rainbow sprinkles. Sprinkles are scattered around on a light surface, enhancing the festive appearance.This is the BEST recipe for Funfetti Cupcakes! This easy cupcake recipe is homemade – never use a box mix again!  These are soft and moist cupcakes full of colorful sprinkles topped with the best vanilla buttercream – you never knew homemade cupcakes could be so good. Pillsbury may have made these popular with their…

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe

A stack of oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips is surrounded by more cookies on a white surface. The cookies have a golden-brown color and a textured surface.This is the BEST Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe – a soft and chewy oatmeal cookie recipe full of juicy raisins, chewy oats and cinnamon. This recipe is no fuss with normal ingredients – easy to make and fast! You’re going to love this cookie recipe! My soft and chewy Oatmeal Cookie Recipe is a beloved favorite cookie recipe so…

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