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A closeup of a pan of chocolate cake with one slice on a spatula.

Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

An overhead shot of a skillet of chicken breasts in a Parmesan cream sauce with wilted spinach and roasted cherry tomatoes.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken

A collage of Irish recipes great for celebrating St. Patrick's Day.

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

A stacked chicken pesto panini sandwich topped with a pickle slice.

Chicken Pesto Panini

A closeup of three slices of pork with a golden sauce over the top.

Roast Pork Loin

A large bowl of wild rice mushroom pilaf with a spoon and parsley garnish.

Wild Rice Mushroom Pilaf

A small platter with lemon meringue cookies with toasted meringue swirls on top.

Lemon Meringue Pie Cookies

A sliced steak on a platter over brandy cream sauce.

Steak Au Poivre

A plate with an air-fryer baked potato split open and topped with a ball of butter and black pepper.

Air Fryer Baked Potatoes

An overhead view of a bowl of Mexican Street Corn Chowder topped with a sour cream drizzle and chips.

Mexican Street Corn Chowder

A closeup of a slice of Nantucket Pie.

Nantucket Pie

A small platter filled with red velvet crinkle cookies.

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

An overhead view of a whole peppermint cheesecake topped with chocolate ganache and crushed peppermint candy.

Peppermint Cheesecake

A Christmas tin filled with cranberry shortbread cookies trimmed in red and green sanding sugar.

Cranberry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

A closeup photo of a partially eaten mashed potato cake topped with chopped chives.

Mashed potato cakes

An overhead view of a bowl of mashed potatoes with butter and black pepper on top.

Best Mashed Potatoes

An iced pumpkin scone on a plate.

Pumpkin Scone Recipe

A slice of maple cheesecake on a plate with a fork cutting a corner piece off.

Maple Cheesecake

A pan of pumpkin cheesecake bars cut into squares with a mini pumpkin close by.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

A piece of pumpkin cake on a plate with a fork.

Pumpkin Spice Cake

A closeup photo of a piece of pumpkin dump cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Pumpkin Dump Cake

A wire rack with fresh baked M&M Cookies..

M&M Cookies

An overhead view of a cooling rack of chocolate cookies decorated for Halloween.

Halloween Cookies

A closeup photo of a bowl of mushroom risotto.

Mushroom Risotto

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Hi I’m Tricia – a full-time recipe developer, professional photographer and blogger passionate about cooking and baking with fresh natural ingredients.