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A Recipe Blog of Favorites

Sweets and easy meals, made from real ingredients. All recipes are tried and tested in my home kitchen, perfect for anyone who doesn't want to spend forever cooking good food.

Trending Recipes

Here's some of my most popular recipes, per the interwebs.

  • microwave peanut brittle, broken into pieces, in a tin
    Microwave Peanut Brittle
  • sesame brittle in a tin
    Homemade Sesame Brittle
  • a tall glass with ice and a bourbon cranberry cocktail, in front of a Christmas tree
    Bourbon Cranberry Cocktail
  • A slab of focaccia, seen close up along the cut side.
    Focaccia
  • shortbread cookie heart, on its side, resting on a stack of cookies
    Shortbread Cookies
  • A lemon bar on a plate, with another lemon bar on a plate in the background.
    Lemon Bars
  • slice of brownie cheesecake, with a bite on a fork
    Brownie Cheesecake
  • alton brown's hot cocoa mix, stirred with boiling water, with marshmallows, in a mug
    Alton Brown's Hot Cocoa Mix

Sweets and Desserts!

I adore desserts. Here's some of my favorite and easy recipes for cake, cookies, cheesecake, and anything else sweet and indulgent.

  • A piece of Tres Leches Cake in a small, flattened bowl surrounded by a puddle of sweetened milk. The pan with the rest of the cake is in the background.
    Tres Leches Cake
  • A slice of coconut cream pie with whipped cream on top.
    Coconut Cream Pie
  • a square of tiramisu on a plate, seen from the side so you can see the layers.
    Chocolate Espresso Tiramisu
  • a slice of pumpkin pie on a plate, with a bite on a fork
    Grandma Ruth's "Spicy" Pumpkin Pie
  • chocolate yule log, dusted with powdered sugar, with swirl showing
    Chocolate Yule Log
  • raw pie crust in a pan, before baking, docked
    Homemade Pie Crust
  • bite of earthquake cake on a fork in front of a plate
    Earthquake Cake (from scratch)
  • a square of gooey butter cake
    The Best St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

See more dessert recipes →

Breakfast Recipes

Besides dessert, my favorite meal of the day is leisurely breakfast. Here are some great options for weekend breakfasts and brunches. Many make-ahead options, mostly baked goods - all delicious.

  • A hand holds half of an English muffin covered with honey, with a bite taken out of it.
    Homemade English Muffins
  • A vegan orange muffin in a building block themed muffin liner, seen up close.
    Vegan Orange Muffins
  • A strawberry and cream scone, propped up to show the top.
    Strawberry and Cream Scones
  • a partial scone stacked on a whole scone
    Grapefruit Scones
  • breakfast sausage hash, on a plate, close up
    Breakfast Sausage Hash
  • slice of sour cream coffee cake on a plate, with the full cake in the background
    Sour Cream Coffee Cake
  • granola in a jar - square image
    Aquafaba Granola (with No Added Oil!)
  • chocolate orange scones, open for texture
    Chocolate Orange Scones

See more breakfast recipes →

Leona Konkel, November 2020

About Leona

Hi! I'm a home cook and baker. My superpowers are keeping my family stocked with cookies, and eating those cookies.

Thanks for joining me here for some of my favorite recipes! Mostly sweets, of course, but sometimes I bake bread and make other things, too.

Learn more about me →

Cookie Recipes

Want something sweet but casual? Here's some recipes for you!

  • chocolate peanut butter bites on a white cloth, with rolled oats strewn across, with a metal cookie scoop at the side
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Bites
  • saltine toffee, with red, white, and green sprinkles
    Saltine Toffee
  • a spellbinder cookie held up by a hand
    Spellbinders
  • top of a sprinkle cookie
    Sprinkle Cookies
  • top view of a monster cookie
    Monster Cookies
  • a butterscotch cookie
    Butterscotch Cookies
  • a gooey butter cookie's texture, close up
    Gooey Butter Cookies (from scratch!)
  • double chocolate caramel chip cookies, broken apart to see the inside
    Double Chocolate Caramel Chip Cookies

Recent Recipes

Here's my newest, most recent recipes.

  • Two brownies, stacked on top of each other.
    Hershey's Best Brownies
  • Three slices of yeasted banana sandwich bread, fanned out to show texture.
    Yeasted Banana Sandwich Bread
  • Cookie bars with chocolate and butterscotch chips, cut, up close.
    Cookie Bars!
  • A platter of popovers, viewed from directly overhead.
    Martha Stewart Popovers

Recently Updated

Check out my most recently updated recipes!

  • Ermine frosting on a cupcake in a pink zebra striped wrapper.
    Ermine Frosting
  • sesame noodles, topped with peanuts and cucumbers, in a glass bowl
    Sesame Noodles
  • sweet potato peanut stew, in a bowl, topped with peanuts
    Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew
  • black bean soup in a bowl
    Black Bean Soup

Leona Konkel, November 2020

Hi, I'm Leona!

I love homemade sweets and baked goods, using real ingredients, not mixes. I also share easy-to-make meals - so that I can spend the rest of my time baking, not making dinner.

About Me

Popular

  • A slab of focaccia, seen close up along the cut side.
    Focaccia
  • A lemon bar on a plate, with another lemon bar on a plate in the background.
    Lemon Bars
  • slice of brownie cheesecake, with a bite on a fork
    Brownie Cheesecake
  • shortbread cookie heart, on its side, resting on a stack of cookies
    Shortbread Cookies

Cozy Soup Recipes

  • baked potato soup in a bowl, topped with bacon and scallions
    Baked Potato and Bacon Soup
  • jambalaya soup, in a bowl, with rice along the side
    Weeknight Jambalaya Soup
  • bowl of bean and bacon soup
    Slow Cooker Bean and Bacon Soup
  • saag (Indian creamed spinach) and dal (Indian lentils) over rice, on a plate - square image
    Simple Yellow Dal

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