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The perfect homemade high-value dog treats for training. Easy, inexpensive, and irresistible to dogs. Your pup will do anything for these things. Also cat friendly–your cat would probably be willing to trip you for one. It’s really important to me that my pets be good citizens. Okay, my cats are both jerks, but my horse and my dog have great manners. Strawberry Limeade is the perfect summer drink for BBQ’s or a mid-afternoon treat....

January 5, 2026 · 7 min · 1444 words · Harold Bell

Homemade Apple Pie Spice

Here’s how to make a quick apple pie spice mix at home. During the fall baking season, apple pie spice is a wonderfully convenient spice blend to keep on hand. Instead of digging a bunch of rarely-used spices out of the back of your spice drawer each time you want to make an apple dessert, you can reach for a single jar of premade apple pie spice. But in my experience, unlike pumpkin pie spice , apple spice isn’t something a ton of people keep stocked in their kitchen....

January 5, 2026 · 18 min · 3628 words · Mark Uchida

London Fog Latte

This delicious homemade London Fog Latte is extremely easy to make and can be brewed and in your mug in under 5 minutes! Is a London Fog Latte your go-to Starbucks drink? Well you’re in luck. This is one of the easiest coffee shop recipes to recreate at home. Just like chai lattes , London Fog Lattes can be made using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry and in under 5 minutes....

January 5, 2026 · 15 min · 3035 words · Lourdes Davis

Naturally Sweet Green Smoothie

A simple naturally sweet green smoothie made with banana and apple slices and packed full of healthy greens. A perfect freezer-friendly grab-and-go breakfast for busy mornings. So this month’s blog theme is “My Favorite Recipes,” and I bet you thought it was going to be all carbs, sweets, and cream-laden sweet carbs. Okay, it almost was (because carbs, cream, and sweets are the best things in the world), but unfortunately, I don’t actually eat like that every day in real life....

January 5, 2026 · 10 min · 2023 words · Kimberly Bailey

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How to make easy homemade mashed potatoes without a recipe. Good homemade mashed potatoes are something I think everyone should know how to make, because they’re such a reliable side dish. They’re a pretty universal crowd pleaser, and they pair so well with so many things. Serve them alongside chicken, under pot roast, or with creamed turkey . Almost anything tastes better with mashed potatoes on the side. Plus, fresh, homemade mashed potatoes are SO easy to make there’s really no reason they ever need to come from a box....

January 5, 2026 · 12 min · 2534 words · John Russell

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This is the perfect small-batch vanilla frosting recipe. It’s rich, delicious, and so easy to make. Another Wednesday, another small-batch frosting recipe. I love sharing these small-batch frosting recipes with you because having an archive of different frosting flavors means that you can mix and match them with my small-batch cupcakes or cookies and make the small-batch dessert of your dreams. Here on the blog so far, I’ve shared Small-batch Chocolate Frosting , Small-batch Oreo Frosting , and Small-batch Cream Cheese Frosting ....

January 5, 2026 · 15 min · 3082 words · Catherine Spriggs

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All you need is a few pantry staples to make this super chocolaty and delicious Small-batch Chocolate Frosting. Hey, folks. Happy Monday, and if you are in the US, Happy Labor Day. I hope you’re enjoying your three-day weekend. As promised , I have another small-batch frosting for you today. This time, Small-batch Chocolate Frosting. Or as some might say (me, I say it), the best frosting. This chocolate frosting is an American buttercream, which means it’s one of the easiest frostings you can possibly make, and you almost certainly have the ingredients to make it any time the urge strikes because you just need butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and a little milk or cream....

January 5, 2026 · 12 min · 2429 words · Paul Dilorenzo

Small Lemon Pound Cake

This Small Lemon Pound Cake is incredibly moist, lemon tangy, and everything you want a slice of pound cake to be. I have a bright little dessert for you today, one that will serve you all through the dreary days of winter and into the spring: Lemon Pound Cake! Small-batch Pound Cake This is a small-batch recipe that will make two mini-loaves ( these are the mini loaf pans I own ) or one very short and squat loaf in a regular-size loaf pan....

January 5, 2026 · 16 min · 3377 words · Hector Hakimian

The Fastest, Easiest Way To Cut Romaine For Salads

How to cut romaine lettuce for salads the fastest and easiest way possible. I have another quick tip for you today. Maybe you already know this one. Maybe this is how you’ve always cut your romaine. Or maybe this is going to change your salad-loving life. I know it changed mine! This is the very fastest and easiest way to cut romaine for all of those January salads you’ve been making....

January 5, 2026 · 8 min · 1667 words · Tari Lacy

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Vodka sauce is a restaurant favorite that is so, so easy to make at home. You just need a handful of ingredients and 15 minutes to make this ultra rich and creamy pasta sauce. Have you ever made vodka sauce at home? If not, friend, say hello to your new favorite quick and easy pasta sauce. Pasta tossed with a quick vodka sauce is perfect for busy weeknights when you need something that feels a little (a lot) indulgent but don’t want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen....

January 4, 2026 · 19 min · 3940 words · Ernest Matthews

48 More Meatless Monday Meal Ideas

An entire year’s worth of delicious Meatless Monday dinner ideas. On Monday, I posted the last entry in my March Meatless Monday series. I love doing these monthly themes on the blog because it gives me a bit of structure for my posting schedule, and I get the chance to dig a little deeper into a food category than I might otherwise in such a short period of time. So since it looks like these series are going to be a permanent fixture on the blog for the time being, I thought I would start finishing the month with a roundup of related recipes from some of my lovely fellow bloggers....

January 4, 2026 · 6 min · 1226 words · Theodore Bloom

Baking Mischief Is Two Years Old!

Let’s celebrate! Baking Mischief turns two years old today! Happy Friday! Did you have a good work week? Today is an exciting day around here, because today, Baking Mischief turns two years old! December 1, 2015, I hit publish on my first recipe, Butterscotch Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies , and now two years, hundreds of recipes, and millions (millions!!) of visitors later, here we are. Thank you to those of you who have been following along from the beginning and to those who joined up along the way....

January 4, 2026 · 14 min · 2839 words · Gary Mcfaul

Easy Homemade Panini Without A Panini Press

Perfectly cooked panini without a panini press, crunchy and toasted on the outside, warm, gooey, and cheesy on the inside! It’s time for a new monthly series on the blog! Last month, we conquered Meatless Monday Meals, this month, we are tackling one of my favorite dinners, hot sandwiches. I have four really good ones coming at you this month, but we are going to kick April off with the one I make most often, delicious, fantastic homemade panini without a panini press....

January 4, 2026 · 8 min · 1548 words · Victoria Barkley

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade For Two

Sip your way into summer with this Homemade Strawberry Lemonade for Two. Easy to make and perfectly pink with just four ingredients! Hey, all. How’s your weekend going? If you’re celebrating Father’s Day, do you have everything all set for tomorrow? I thought I did. Every year, my dad asks for exactly the same Father’s Day meals: Breakfast Fried Rice , Chicken Curry, and my mom’s famous cheesecake, which she makes because she’s the cheesecake queen....

January 4, 2026 · 10 min · 2000 words · Wilda Samuel

How To Make A Milkshake Without A Blender

How to make a great milkshake without a blender. You’ll just need ice cream, milk, a mason jar, and a microwave… Hey, friend, here today because you’re craving a milkshake and don’t have a blender (or don’t want to have to wash a blender)? You’re in the right place. No Blender, No Problem It’s actually really easy to make a great milkshake without a blender. You’ll just need ice cream, milk, a mason jar , and a microwave....

January 4, 2026 · 8 min · 1676 words · Nickole Hall

Mini Pumpkin Pie With Graham Cracker Crust

This Mini Pumpkin Pie With Graham Cracker Crust is EASY to make and a treat to eat. Today’s recipe is for the pumpkin pie lovers out there who 1) are watching what they eat and 2) don’t want to play with pie dough. Now I love me a decadent dessert, and I LOVE playing with pie dough (you have seen my Game of Thrones Deep Dish Frey Pie and Dutch Apple Galette for Two haven’t you?...

January 4, 2026 · 12 min · 2405 words · Katherine Barry

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This Small-batch Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is silky smooth, tangy, and very cream cheesy, basically everything you could possibly want from cream cheese frosting! I have another small-batch frosting recipe to share with you today, Small-batch Cream Cheese Frosting. This frosting is smooth, tangy, and intensely cream cheesy, which I think is an absolute must for cream cheese frosting. I hate it when I bite into something with a “cream cheese frosting” and the cream cheese is barely a whisper of a flavor....

January 4, 2026 · 13 min · 2693 words · Marlon Page

The Weekend Post #21

Saturday Morning Snapshot Photographed an “Avengers”-themed recipe this morning and then feasted like a Norse god… State of the Blog Around the internets, you can find Baking Mischief recipes in a few round ups this week. Cathy from Our Mini Family included my Salted Pretzel and Nutella Chip Cookies in her list of “10 Decadent Recipes to Help You Celebrate National Pretzel Day” and Renee of Renee Nicole’s Kitchen included my Quick Panko and Parmesan Broccoli in this fantastic roundup of “13 Flavor Filled Side Dishes” ....

January 4, 2026 · 6 min · 1138 words · Tiffany Heitmeyer

Tomato Tortellini Soup

This quick and easy creamy tomato tortellini soup can be made with just a handful of ingredients in less than 30 minutes. Heya, friends. Today’s recipe is SO good and SO easy. It should immediately go into your winter weeknight dinner rotation. The creamy tomato soup base is a modified version of my ever-popular Tomato Soup recipe , and it’s stuffed with pillowy, cheesy tortellini. It’s perfect for chilly winter evenings and busy weeknights....

January 4, 2026 · 14 min · 2923 words · Wilbert Smith

Victoria Sponge Cupcakes

Adorable light and airy Victoria Sponge Cupcakes filled with raspberry jam and topped with buttercream frosting. I’m so excited to share today’s recipe because it was actually part of a birthday gift for my youngest sister, Tammy. Over the summer, we did a family girls trip to the UK. We started in Edinburgh, did a side trip to Oxford, and ended the vacation with a few days in London. The whole thing was a great adventure....

January 4, 2026 · 9 min · 1856 words · Wendy Holman