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    Basics + How Tos

    Cooking basics that everyone should know! Think of this like a crash course in all things home cooking.

    fresh homemade egg noodles

    Easy Homemade Egg Noodles (For Soups + Casseroles)

    saucy stir fry over rice

    Basic Stir Fry Sauce

    cookbooks and recipe box for recipe research

    Finding New Recipes + Avoiding A Food Rut

    essential tools for the home cook

    A Well-Equipped Kitchen: 19 Kitchen Essentials for the Home Cook

    ingredients for baked oats

    13 Tips for Better Home Cooking

    setting up an oatmeal toppings bar

    Setting Up an Oatmeal Toppings Bar

    30 Minute Black Bean Soup

    Pantry Cooking + A Master Grocery List

    5 ways to cook chicken breasts

    5 Ways to Perfectly Cook Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

    basic guacamole recipe

    Simplest Guacamole (3 Ingredients!)

    Make-Ahead or Last-Minute Garlic Bread

    Make-Ahead or Last-Minute Garlic Bread

    how to cut onions

    How to Cut Onions

    Foolproof Fruit Salad | How to make fruit salad with lots of fruit options! An easy and customizable fruit salad recipe that’s perfect for parties and crowds.

    Foolproof Fruit Salad

    Instant Pot White Rice

    Meal Planning!

    Stovetop Black Beans

    Stovetop Black Beans

    Overnight Steel Cut Oats in the Slow Cooker

    Overnight Steel Cut Oats

    Assembling a Cheese Board

    A Guide to Cheese Boards

    Best Homemade Pie Crust Recipe

    All-Purpose Pie Crust

    Pureed Vegetable Soups

    Pureed Vegetable Soup

    Bowl of homemade breadcrumbs

    Homemade Breadcrumbs

    Homemade Pizza Dough

    Cast Iron Salt Scrub

    Perfect Butter Pie Crust

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    hi, i'm mandy.

    A regular Midwest homebody. Here, I share recipes we love, and how we're thoughtfully renovating our 100-year-old American foursquare.

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    Spring

    • plate of creamy vegetable pasta
      Creamy Roasted Vegetable Pasta
    • chocolate chip cookie pie with ice cream
      Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
    • bite out of a lemon square
      Lemon Bars with Shortbread Cookie Crust
    • curry chicken salad sandwich on wheat
      Curry Chicken Salad
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