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Rise and shine with the best breakfast and brunch recipes and turn ordinary mornings into celebrations! Find your new favorite biscuit recipe, learn how to make the most perfect eggs, and go ahead and fill up on breads and muffins!
☀️ Summer Favorites ☀️
Brunch just hits different in the summer. Whether you’re layering up a no-bake parfait or sipping a fun and fruity mocktail, these warm-weather favorites are perfect for lazy weekends and breezy backyard bites. Try my light and lovely lemon crepes or satisfy your sweet tooth with a scoop of strawberry spoon cake—because cake for breakfast? Always a yes.
- Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes: Cracker Barrel Copycat
- Yogurt Peach Parfait
- One-Bowl Strawberry Spoon Cake
- 10-Minute Crispy Potatoes O'Brien
- Crispy Roasted Potatoes with Herb Salsa Verde
- Festive Birthday Cake Pancakes (From Scratch!)
- Potato Cheddar and Chive Egg Bites (Better-than-Starbucks Copycat)
- Croissant Breakfast Sandwich (Easy Make-Ahead & Freezer-Friendly)
Newest Recipes
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It’s simple – each month, I pick a recipe for all of us to try. You make it, leave a rating & comment on the blog post, and you’re entered to win a $50 gift card—and at the end of the month one lucky winner is chosen at random!
The recipe for June is for my Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes!
No buttermilk? No problem. I have easy substitutions. Add chocolate chips or blueberries, add some lemon zest and fresh raspberries, or swirl Nutella through the batter… make your favorite version of these fluffy and delicious pancakes!
Trending Recipes
These are the most popular recipes on the blog right now. I know you'll love them too!
- Crispy Corned Beef (Oven or Slow Cooker Method)
- Creamy Ricotta Scrambled Eggs
- Basic Buttermilk Muffins with Variations
- Copycat Starbucks Blackberry Sage Refresher
- Small Batch Buttermilk Biscuits for Two
- 2-Ingredient Bagels
- Baked Apple Croissant (Better than Starbucks Copycat)
- Crispy Baked Accordion Potatoes
- Braised Korean Short Ribs
- Crispy Skillet Potatoes
Hey, I'm Cynthia!
They call me the Biscuit Queen of New Jersey 👑
I'm a lifelong passionate cook who's turned my love of food into a career. I love watching someone’s face when they taste and enjoy something I’ve created. Through my recipes, I want to help you feel confident that you can create delicious things too!
Biscuits
They don't call me the Biscuit Queen for nothing! Check out one of my dozens of biscuit recipes.
Breads & Muffins
From bread and rolls, to muffins and scones, I have just the carbs for you!
