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    Creative Recipes for Practical People

    Creative recipes from breakfast to dessert! Here 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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    The recipes and blog posts you're loving most right now!

    • an overhead shot of a mini focaccia in a loaf pan on a cooling rack
      Mini Loaf Pan Focaccia
    • 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
    • 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 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 hand drizzles honey on a pizza slice with a honey wand.
      Hot Honey Pizza
    • Arugula And Prosciutto Pizza
    • tuna salad on a focaccia sandwich with lettuce
      The Secret to the BEST Deli Tuna Salad
    • four small bottles of hot sauce lined up behind a piece of avocado toast with hot sauce on it
      Easy Homemade Hot Pepper Hot Sauce

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    Small Batch 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
    • a slice of tahini carrot cake
      Mini Tahini Carrot Cake
    • a small cocotte of guacamole garnished with cilantro.
      How to Make Guacamole with One Avocado
    • small batch cinnamon roll
      Epic Single Cinnamon Roll

    Baked Goods

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

    • a straight on shot of the end of a loaf of brioche bread.
      How to Make Just One Loaf of Brioche Bread
    • a bowl of bagel chips with a small bowl of salt nearby.
      Crunchy Homemade Bagel Chips
    • a loaf of chocolate chip brioche bread with one slice cut off in front of it
      Chocolate Chip Brioche Bread
    • ciabatta breadsticks.
      Twisted Ciabatta Breadsticks

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    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!

    • 15+ best salt cellars for any kitchen.
      15+ Best Salt Cellars to Keep on Your Counter
    • 15+ cast iron cookware gift ideas.
      15+ Cast Iron Gifts for Food Lovers
    • brown sugar storage containers
      Best Brown Sugar Containers to Prevent Hardening
    • Sugar Containers That Fit Four Pounds of Sugar

    See more kitchen gear & gift guides →

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    Rebecca Eisenberg, Pastry Chef

    Journalist turned pastry chef with a home cook mentality. I'm 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!

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    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.

    • a small latch-top jar of chex mix seasoning blend with a small white scoop in it. the jar is surrounded by chex cereal.
      10-Minute DIY Chex Mix Seasoning
    • a straight on shot of the end of a loaf of brioche bread.
      How to Make Just One Loaf of Brioche Bread
    • a cross section of lemon blueberry pound cake with one slice lying in front of it showing the crackly sugar muffin top.
      Moist Lemon-Blueberry Sour Cream Pound Cake
    • 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
    • a cross section of chocolate pound cake dusted with powdered sugar.
      Moist Chocolate Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan
    • 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

    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.)

    • an overhead shot of brussels sprouts carbonara in a white bowl. a fork sticks out of the noodles.
      Pasta Carbonara with Brussels Sprouts & Bacon
    • a bowl of spicy chicken rigatoni
      Easy 30-Minute Spicy Chicken Rigatoni Pasta
    • chex mix chicken tenders on a sheet pan.
      Chex Mix Chicken Tenders
    • two grilled cheese sandwiches on a tarnished metal sheet pan lined with parchment paper. one has been cut in half. there are sprigs of thyme decorating the scene.
      Chicken and Prosciutto Grilled Cheese (Chicken Cordon Bleu Grilled Cheese)

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    These popular recipes from the archives have received the classic movie-montage makeover treatment. New photos, even more tips and troubleshooting advice, and more!

    • an overhead shot of a round babka on a wooden board drizzled with honey icing
      Apples and Honey Babka
    • a close up of a bowl of rice topped with basil, lemon, and feta
      Lemon Basil Feta Rice
    • a variety of bagel bites on a wooden serving board.
      15-Minute DIY Bagel Bites
    • a loaf of glazed vanilla pound cake with a slice cut off the front showing the crumb inside.
      Old Fashioned Vanilla Pound Cake

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    Hi, I'm Rebecca! I'm a 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!

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      Soothing Broth for a Sore Throat
    • an egg bagel with bacon and cream cheese
      Homemade Egg Bagels

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

    rebecca@thepracticalkitchen.com

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