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. Celebrate Spring and its green and fresh bounty with seasonal Spring recipes or get inspired to preserve those sweet spring fruits with my guides on Types of Preservation and Water Bath Canning. Whether you’re looking for flavorful lunches, homemade snacks, or want to maximize the season with fresh fruit desserts, it’s here to discover!
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Spring Flavors

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…

Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
Easy, simple, and elegant grilled prosciutto wrapped asparagus is a delicious side dish or appetizer perfect for spring and early summer. Crisp caramelized prosciutto, tender asparagus, and an optional honey glaze finish make this an irresistible addition to any meal, and it only takes 20 minutes from fridge to table. The arrival of tender, fresh…

Cherry Vanilla Jam
Whether you’re a seasoned jam pro or just learning , this cherry vanilla jam is easy and addictive. With step by step canning instructions, you can whip up a batch and be enjoying a a sweet cherry vanilla jam in 45 minutes. When those dark sweet cherries come into season, it’s hard not to eat…

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…

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…

Loquat Cobbler
This loquat cobbler is a great way to celebrate the short loquat season. A simple filling of loquats and sugar topped with a crisp and cakey almond cobbler topping make for a delicious spring dessert. As soon as I got my hands on loquats this year I knew this cobbler was happening asap. If you’re…
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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