From Scratch Recipes for Foodies & Their Families
Browse hundreds of unique, from scratch recipes and cooking guides designed to help home cooks of any skill level. Taste the difference that fresh, flavorful, seasonal recipes can make for your home cooking and bring restaurant-quality flavors to your dinner table. Cozy up with warm and comforting Seasonal Winter Recipes, try some delicious new baked goods recipes, or find a new favorite holiday recipe for your family dinner or dessert. My Crisco Sugar Cookies are a holiday staple, and you can’t go wrong with an edible food gift for loved ones! No matter what you choose, flavor will warm up your family table.
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Creamy Broccoli Pasta
This easy, creamy broccoli pasta is a 30-minute, one-pot meal that will easily satisfy the whole family. A simple lemon cream sauce, fresh broccoli, and tender pasta create a satisfying vegetarian meal, especially when topped with quick, buttery breadcrumbs infused with lemon and herbs. This COVID-era recipe was developed when my fridge and pantry were…

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Brussels sprouts lovers and skeptics alike will enjoy a plate of crispy deep fried Brussels sprouts with bacon and maple mustard dipping sauce. A quick fry in hot oil yields a simple but delicious side dish or appetizer that makes the most of Brussels sprout flavor, Raise your hand if you despised Brussels sprouts growing…

Hasselback Potato Gratin
Perfectly seasoned and roasted hasselback potatoes get the comfort food upgrade with a simple breadcrumb and gruyere au gratin topping. Infused with classic potato gratin flavors, but updated for a modern meal that’s easy to serve. Potatoes are such a wonderful, versatile ingredients. With thousands of varieties available, it’s easy to find the perfect baby…

Slow Cooker Apple Butter {Canning Apple Butter}
Sweet, tart, and silky smooth slow cooker apple butter is so easy to make with just a handful of basic ingredients. After a long, gentle cook in your slow cooker, water bath can your apple butter for long term storage or gift giving! Here we are again, another canning recipe…what can I say? I just…

Healthy Pumpkin Bread
Healthy pumpkin bread is an easy quick bread recipe that gives you all the sweet, moist flavor of a classic loaf, made with healthier ingredients. Get this low sugar, yogurt, whole wheat pumpkin bread recipe and indulge guilt free! Ever since my son was born I’ve been way more conscious of just how much sugar…

Baked Pumpkin Donuts
Baked pumpkin donuts are soft, moist, spiced and a perfectly easy way to enjoy fall flavors quickly. Glaze with white for a classic look, or follow my tips to make them look like festive pumpkins! It’s that time of year! Even though the temperatures here in California are still in the upper 80’s and 90’s,…
Scratch Made Staples

Hi, I’m Mikayla, a foodie mom who LOVES to cook, eat, and feed my family fresh, flavorful seasonal foods. Here you’ll find unique, from scratch recipes and cooking guides designed to help home cooks of any skill level master flavor and technique and deliver delicious, real food to the table.
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