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    Creative Recipes for Practical People

    Creative recipes from breakfast to dessert! Here in The Practical Kitchen® you'll find detailed recipes, kitchen projects, and kitchen gear guides for practical people looking for new mealtime faves. If you're an ambitious beginner cook or baker looking to level up your kitchen skills, you're in the right place. {A diet talk-free zone!}

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    These are the recipes and blog posts you're loving most right now!

    • a small white ramekin of homemade butter on a wooden board with a butter knife and slices of bread
      Homemade Stand Mixer Butter and Buttermilk
    • an overhead shot of a mini focaccia in a loaf pan on a cooling rack
      Mini Loaf Pan Focaccia
    • two hands holding a small grapefruit sized loaf of crusty bread over a dutch oven.
      Small Batch Crusty Bread
    • soft and fluffy ciabatta rolls.
      Soft Baked 3-Hour Ciabatta Bread
    • a pile of everything bagels inn a basket
      3-Hour Homemade Plain Bagels
    • focaccia pizza topped with pepperoni and fresh basil in a rectangular metal pan.
      Thick & Crispy Focaccia Pizza
    • a hand reaching in and depressing the plunger on a fresh press to filter the cold brew coffee
      Perfect Homemade Cold Brew French Press Coffee
    • a small bowl of red pizza sauce with a spoon in it.
      5-Minute No-Cook Red Pizza Sauce

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    Favorites to Make in May

    • a small bowl of olive oil sauce for white pizza with a spoon in it, lifting minced garlic, shallot, and rosemary out of the oil.
      Garlic Infused Olive Oil Sauce for White Pizza
    • a cross section of a loaf of strawberry pound cake with pink icing on top and two strawberry halves in front of it.
      Strawberry Pound Cake made with Fresh Strawberries
    • Arugula And Prosciutto Pizza
    • a hand drizzles honey on a pizza slice with a honey wand.
      Hot Honey Pizza with Goat Cheese
    • a bowl of bagel chips with a small bowl of salt nearby.
      Crunchy Homemade Bagel Chips
    • dipping a torn piece of bread in the seasoned olive oil dip.
      Olive Oil Bread Dip

    Small Batch Bread Recipes

    • a mini loaf of ciabatta on a small cooling rack with three slices cut off the front.
      Small Batch Mini Ciabatta
    • two hands holding a small grapefruit sized loaf of crusty bread over a dutch oven.
      Small Batch Crusty Bread
    • a mini loaf of baguette bread sliced in half lengthwise with the top half offset slightly, showing the crumb inside.
      Small Batch Mini Baguette Bread
    • two hands holding a small braided challah bread.
      Small Batch Challah Bread
    • an overhead shot of a mini focaccia in a loaf pan on a cooling rack
      Mini Loaf Pan Focaccia
    • small batch cinnamon roll
      Soft and Gooey Single Serve Cinnamon Roll

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    Breads & Baked Goods

    Don't be intimidated by baking — these recipes are so much easier than they seem! You got this!

    • four kaiser rolls on a black wire cooling rack.
      Easy Kaiser Rolls for Beginners
    • four browned english muffins in a cast iron skillet.
      Soft 3-Hour English Muffins on the Stovetop
    • cross section of a loaf of deli rye sandwich bread
      Fresh Deli-Style Rye Bread Loaf (with Seeds)
    • a loaf of whole wheat bread cut in half, the halves are stacked on top of each other with the crumb facing out.
      Overnight No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread in a Dutch Oven

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    Rebecca Eisenberg, Pastry Chef

    Hi! I'm Rebecca. I'm a pastry chef with a home cook mentality. I'm on a mission to make spending time in the kitchen fun and accessible — that's why so many people love my beginner-friendly bread recipes and small batch recipes. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors!

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    Newest Recipes & Posts

    The newest recipes hot out of the kitchen! Be one of the first to make them — and don't forget to leave a comment, please and thank you.

    • four kaiser rolls on a black wire cooling rack.
      Easy Kaiser Rolls for Beginners
    • four browned english muffins in a cast iron skillet.
      Soft 3-Hour English Muffins on the Stovetop
    • cross section of a loaf of deli rye sandwich bread
      Fresh Deli-Style Rye Bread Loaf (with Seeds)
    • small batch oatmeal chocolate revel bars in an eighth sheet pan cut into diamond shapes.
      Small Batch Chocolate Revel Bars
    • single pancake in a cast iron skillet topped with a pat of butter.
      Single Small Batch Pancake (1 Cup of Flour)
    • a cross section of orange pound cake.
      Fresh Orange Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan

    Kitchen Gear, Gifts, and Guides

    Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for a friend or new gear for your own kitchen, these are the kitchen tools, organizers, appliances, that I love!

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      8 things in my ADHD kitchen that just make sense
    • flour storage containers for 5 lbs of flour
      Flour Storage Containers That Fit Five Pounds of Flour
    • kitchenaid mini food processor
      Honest Review: KitchenAid 3.5 Cup Mini Food Processor
    • the best plus size aprons
      15+ Places to Buy Plus Size Aprons

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    Practical Meals

    Recipes to help you get dinner on the table fast, plan ahead for leftovers, or use up leftovers from last night! (Okay, and some of these are just delicious, delicious comfort food.)

    • a chicken marsala pizza on a wooden counter. one slice has been cut out of the pizza and pulled back slightly from the rest of the pie.
      Chicken Marsala Pizza
    • a front on view of a hand using a pizza wheel to slice through the center of a bbq pulled pork pizza on a wooden pizza peel
      Pulled Pork BBQ Pizza
    • pepperoni pizza pinwheels with the bottom right roll torn off the loaf.
      Easy, Cheesy Pizza Pinwheels with Pepperoni
    • a breakfast pizza cut in half right through an egg yolk which is spilling into the gap on the pizza peel between the two halves.
      Breakfast Pizza Recipe with White Sauce & Baked Egg

    See more Practical Meals →

    Dessert Recipes

    In the mood for a sweet treat? Here you'll find my best dessert recipes, from cookies to cakes to donuts and more!

    • a cross section of butter pecan pound cake.
      Butter Pecan Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • closeup of icing covered cinnamon rolls.
      Gooey, Soft Brioche Cinnamon Rolls
    • close up of powder sugar dusted brioche donut holes
      How to Make Foolproof Fried Donut Holes
    • homemade jelly filled donuts lined up in a parchment paper lined metal loaf pan.
      Fresh Homemade Jelly-Filled Donuts
    See more Desserts →

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      9+ Genius Kitchen Tools for Clumsy People
    • ciabatta breadsticks.
      Same-Day Twisted Ciabatta Breadsticks
    • an overhead shot of chopped caprese salad on a white plate. on the distressed white wood table around it are two slices of tomato, a bunch of fresh basil, a small bowl of salt, and two empty avocado skins.
      Fresh Chopped Caprese Salad with Avocado
    • an overhead shot of a glass bowl with fried rice in it sitting on top of a white linen napkin. a pair of chopsticks is on the left of the bowl. a wooden spoon sticks out of the rice.
      Breakfast Fried Rice with Egg, Bacon and Potatoes

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    Hi, I'm Rebecca! I'm a pastry chef with a home cook mentality. I'm on a mission to make spending time in the kitchen fun and accessible — that's why so many people love my beginner-friendly bread recipes. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors!

    More about me →

    Seasonal Favorites

    • cross section of a cranberry orange mini muffin
      Cranberry Orange Mini Muffins
    • a close up of a log of garlic chive compound butter on a sheet of parchment paper with a butter knife nearby
      Roasted Garlic and Chive Compound Butter for Poultry
    • a hand drizzles honey on a pizza slice with a honey wand.
      Hot Honey Pizza with Goat Cheese
    • smoked turkey legs on a plate
      Better-Than-Disney Smoked Turkey Legs

    Get in touch

    Want to work with me? Just have a question? Shoot me an email!

    rebecca@thepracticalkitchen.com

    Treat Yourself

    • the best plus size aprons
      15+ Places to Buy Plus Size Aprons
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      17+ College Kitchen Basics you Actually Need (and What You Don't)
    • 15+ best salt cellars for any kitchen.
      15+ Best Salt Cellars to Keep on Your Counter
    • flour storage containers for 5 lbs of flour
      Flour Storage Containers That Fit Five Pounds of Flour

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    Journalist turned pastry chef, on a mission to make cooking and baking fun and accessible. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors! A Pittsburgh native currently calling Boston home.

    My Favorites

    pumpkin spice pasta with apple sage brown butter sauce and walnuts
    a scoop of orange cardamom ice cream in a small white bowl surrounded by orange slices, cardamom pods, and chocolate squares
    fresh homemade pumpkin pasta on a counter dusted with flour

    Popular Bread Recipes

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    Scratch-Made Staples

    • Cold brew coffee
    • Homemade hot sauce
    • Chex mix seasoning
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    • Bagel chips recipe
    • Homemade butter
    • Olive oil bread dip

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