Made-From-Scratch Family-Friendly Recipes
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 family! Start getting ready for the fresh fruit and vegetables of spring by checking out the delicious meals in my season Spring Recipes category today.
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Recipes for Spring

Orange and Chicken Braise
A tender orange and chicken braise is just the cozy dinner you need to celebrate citrus season and warm up those cold winter nights. It’s as easy a loading up your dutch oven with mandarin slices and seared chicken and popping it in the oven. In less that 2 hours you have beautifully browned, saucy…

Loquat Jam
This easy, ginger and vanilla infused loquat jam recipe comes together in about 30 minutes on the stove. Learn how to make loquat jam with water bath canning instructions included for year long enjoyment. It’s a fabulous way to preserve either a small batch of loquats, or use the excess from your tree! There’s something…

Italian Cream Soda
Swap the cocktails for mocktails with this kid friendly Italian Cream Soda! Layers of flavored syrup, club soda, ice, and cream make for a lightly sweetened fizzy drink that all ages will enjoy. I love soda. Who doesn’t? That bubbly sensation with each sip, the syrupy sweetness, what’s not to love! What I love even…

Carrot Top Chimichurri
This is a savory, easy to make condiment you don’t want to miss. Carrot Top Chimichurri is super fast to put together, keeps in the fridge for 2+ weeks, reduces food waste, and tastes amazing on a huge variety of meals. I am SO excited to be sharing another carrot greens (tops) post with you…

Pork Tenderloin Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing
Make salad for dinner exciting with this delicious 35 minute pork tenderloin salad. Simple spinach topped with fresh apples, candied pecans, juicy sliced pork tenderloin and drizzled with a maple mustard dressing makes a satisfying salad for dinner or lunch. Salad used to be a struggle for me. I know I should eat them, I…

Fresh Asparagus Recipes
This collection of Fresh Asparagus Recipes features both main and side dish ideas that celebrate the springtime flavor of seasonal asparagus. Discover the many ways you can enjoy it while it’s at its best! I’m so excited to be bringing you this amazing collection of fresh asparagus recipes this year! I’ve been eating a ton…
Homemade Pantry 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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