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The 10 Cookbooks (And Three Foodie Memoirs) Every Home Cook Should Add To Their Library

Not sure what cookbook to get next or give as a gift? These are my favorites.

Filed Under: Advanced, Beginner, Breakfast, Czech, Dairy-Free, Featured, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Mains, Over 1 hour, Paleo, Raw, Sweet, Under 30 min, Under 60 min, Vegan

Sliced pumpkin pie with spelt crust, topped with whipped cream

Pumpkin Pie With Spelt Flour Crust

Sweet & tangy pumpkin filling in a nutlike, crumbly spelt flour crust. This pie is a Thanksgiving winner!

Filed Under: Featured, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Popular, Sweet

Cranberry upside-down cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Upside-Down Cranberry Cake

Sweet-sour sponge cake scented with vanilla, lemon zest and cinnamon, and filled with cranberries

Filed Under: Featured, Intermediate, Popular, Sweet, Under 60 min

chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Crisp on the surface and chewy on the inside, this old-school cookie is one of my favorites.

Filed Under: Intermediate, Sweet, Uncategorized, Under 60 min

plate of lemon linzer cookies shaped like an owl

Lemon Linzer Cookies

Tender, lemony and buttery cookie, that you won’t be able to stop eating.

Filed Under: Czech, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Popular, Sweet

Walnut Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Walnut Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Your go-to coffee cake with a layer of crunchy walnuts in the middle.

Filed Under: Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

two glasses with roasted fruit tea. red glass mug with berry tea and yelllow/green with tropical variation

Roasted Fruit Tea (Berry & Tropical)

Comforting hot drink made by roasting your favorite combination of fresh fruit, sweetener and spices.

Filed Under: Czech, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Popular, Sweet, Under 60 min, Vegan

jar of rhubarb vanilla jam with spoon. flowers in the background

Rhubarb Vanilla Bean Jam

An amalgam of smooth and chunky textures, and tart and sweet flavors with a pretty green color.

Filed Under: Czech, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Sweet, Under 60 min, Vegan

Blueberry Crumb Cake

Quick and unfussy coffee cake made with juicy blueberries and a butter-brown sugar-cinnamon streusel

Filed Under: Czech, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

slice of poppy seed bundt cake

Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

Traditional Czech poppy seed bundt cake. It’s moist and airy, and at the same time, pleasantly dense and rich.

Filed Under: Czech, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

Baked Rice Pudding with Apricots

Sweet, buttery rice casserole flavored with cinnamon, and layered with fruit.

Filed Under: Czech, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet, Uncategorized

Three pancakes with toppings

Fluffy Bohemian Pancakes

When you dream about pancakes, I hope you picture fluffy, tender pillows, with crisp edges and golden-brown sides. They’re sitting in a pool of maple syrup, or topped with yogurt and fresh fruit.

Filed Under: Breakfast, Czech, Intermediate, Sweet, Under 60 min

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linzer cookies with raspberry jam

Linzer Cookies With Raspberry Jam

plate of lemon linzer cookies shaped like an owl

Lemon Linzer Cookies

Sliced pumpkin pie with spelt crust, topped with whipped cream

Pumpkin Pie With Spelt Flour Crust

This apple walnut pie cake is a great everyday coffee cake or your Thanksgiving dessert option. Baked in 40 minutes from simple ingredients: flour, butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, spices, apples and walnuts.

Apple Walnut Pie Cake

Cranberry upside-down cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Upside-Down Cranberry Cake

two glasses with roasted fruit tea. red glass mug with berry tea and yelllow/green with tropical variation

Roasted Fruit Tea (Berry & Tropical)

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