2 Minute Microwave Fudge
You’ll surprise them with your fudge as good as Grandma makes. Bonus, yours is made in the microwave in fractions of the time!
Baked Goods
Items you would generally pick up at your bakery section in your local grocer. Cookies, bars, cakes, and more. Don’t buy them from the supermarket…make them at home!
Pumpkin Better than Sex Cake
There are loads of easy cake recipes to bring to parties. Some only take 30 minutes, or others only a few simple steps. This Pumpkin
Beer Bread Pudding Recipe
Bread pudding recipe that we’ve put a great spin on it by incorporating our favorite beer into the recipe. Classic, but fresh and interesting. Yes!
Baked yogurt donuts with fresh blueberry icing
These baked yogurt donuts with fresh blueberry icing are fast and easy for busy parents! Kids love them because of their sweet and bright blueberry
microwave brownies in a mug.
This is a quick and easy dessert that serves just one. Perfect for when you are looking for a sweet midnight snack or your kids
How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches
Don’t the words homemade ice cream sandwich make you sweat a bit? They sure make me a bit queasy and I consider myself fairly experienced
Grilled fruit & pound cake
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easy Pumpkin Chai donuts. (busy mom hack)
Let’s talk homemade donuts for a second. Have you ever made them? I wanted to. They look so charming sitting all in a row in
Reuben Donuts
Alice, from Dining with Alice, is just being a show-off today! Seriously…Reuben Donuts?! She is the kitchen star for the local Twin Cities Live T.V. show
easy chocolate Tuxedo cake with cream cheese filling and chocolate ganache
I just can’t take it. Just looking at that cake makes me want to throw out my perfectly good peanut butter toast and coffee breakfast
Homemade Pizza Crust 101: all the tips, recipes and more you need!
Any good pizza is only as good as its crust. And oh boy, do we have crusts. Generally, I stick with a traditional crust, but
Homemade Tortillas 101 (tips, tricks, and recipes)
Have you ever tried your hand at making homemade tortillas? In the southern states it is much more common to make homemade tortillas than it
Cacao Nib Honey Caramels
We are so very excited to introduce one of three new contributors to NellieBellie. Haley is a fellow Minnesotan, a lovely lovely lady, a talented
Best Classic Cakes | Full recipes
We are big fans of the classic cakes and use them often. We have our favorite recipes here in one place to make it
Instant Pot Banana Bread in a jar
Made in a jar with the Instant Pot, this banana bread couldn’t be easier, simpler, or tastier! Use your Instant Pot and a few mason
Caramel Rolo cookies
Are you looking for an easy Christmas cookie? This is a super easy, fast, and creative cookie recipe that you can whip out in no
Peppermint Chocolate-covered Pretzels
Technically the title of this treat should be — Peppermint milk-chocolate drizzled white-chocolate-covered pretzels. But, that seems a bit much to try to fit. So,
gluten-free cheesecake bars
You know those decadent desserts that you eat and it takes you to a happy place? A happy, healthy place where everyone smiles, drinks wine,
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→ Check out the Kitchen-Reference guide to learn the definitions of various kitchen terms (like what the heck is folding?), what pan to use if you don’t have the one you need, and even how many tablespoons in a cup…etc.
→ Check out In NellieBellie’s Cupboard for my list of essential kitchen supplies and the quick link to my favorites!
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Are there any tools you recommend I have in my kitchen before I get started?
A large mixing bowl, whisk, chef’s knife, baking sheet, and skillet should get you started on most recipes. As you do more cooking & baking you’ll find yourself building on the basic supplies you need to. In fact, check out my essential supplies list for a tiny kitchen. This list was created when we were renting and I had to condense my supplies down a TON. This list will give you a great place to start as well as tell you how you can multi-purpose several tools, if needed.
To learn more about the tools and supplies I keep on hand in my own current kitchen, check out what’s In the NellieBellie Cupboard for links and info.
How do you stock your pantry to be ready to cook any meal?
You’ll want to keep some basic baking and cooking ingredients on hand. Flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, oil, salt, pepper, bouillon, pasta or rice, and canned beans are some items most people find useful. As you start using recipes you’ll learn more of what ingredients would be helpful to keep in your pantry.
If you want to learn more now, check out what I keep stocked In the NellieBellie Cupboard.
Do you have recipes for special diets? Where can I find them?
We have LOTS of recipes for Vegan, Vegetarian, and Gluten-Free diets. On the recipe index page we have an easy button to sort via diet. You’ll find lots of great recipes!
