Desserts Food Holiday Food Laugh Chocolate & Toffee Chip Pumpkin Bread – Recipe! October 14, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Pumpkin quick breads make an easy and delightful way to taste the season. When it comes to pumpkin, you can roast your own or just go with the canned stuff, as I usually recommend for recipes like this one. The slightly sweet vegetable lends itself to spices of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and sometimes even […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread How to Make Pumpkin Bread Pumpkin Bread Recipe Pumpkin Recipes Quick Bread Recipes Toffee & Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread - Recipe!
Live Breads and Buns Love Whole Grains Sourdough Bread – Recipe! September 29, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I take my bread pretty seriously. I have been making bread for almost fifteen years and I have taken extensive classes on how to perfect my technique and skills on making the best sourdough. I know many of you claim you are gluten intolerant, but in fact research proves it is a very small piece […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Best Bread Bread Recipe How to Bake Sourdough Bread Sourdough Bread Sourdough Bread - Recipe! Whole Grain Bread
Food Breakfast Broccoli Cheese Strata – Recipe! September 22, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Weekends are for slowing down and enjoying life. For most of us Saturdays and Sundays begin with a hot cup of coffee or tea, and a little exercise or reading the newspaper. Brunch is always a must on the weekends and eggs are a big part of the plan. I usually prepare some type of […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Breakfast Recipes Breakfast Strata Broccoli Cheese Strata - Recipe! Brunch Recipes Egg Dishes How to Make Strata Strata Recipe
Love Cookies Ginger Drop Cookies – Recipe! September 20, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment When you think of ginger baked goods it’s most often gingerbread – those crispy deep golden brown men or women that are iced and served at Christmastime. However ginger, a subtle warming spice, can be added to basic cookie dough without it tasting like the holidays. The mild heat of ginger really perks up a […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Cookie Recipe Fall Baking Ginger Cookies Recipe Ginger Drop Cookies - Recipe! How to Make Ginger Cookies
Food Desserts Peach Galettes – Recipe! September 16, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Galettes are French free-form crusts that surround either sweet or savory filling. Here in our country you sometimes see them called rustic tarts or crostatas, which is an Italian term. Galettes can be an easier way to put together a fruit tart because a pan is not needed – you fold them by hand and […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Individual Peach Tarts Peach Crostatas Peach Desserts Peach Galettes - Recipe! Petite Peach Tarts Rustic Peach Tarts Summer Fruit Tarts
Love Cookies Coconut, Pecan & Chocolate Chunk Blondies – Recipe! September 11, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Blondies are a reverse brownie or brownies without cocoa powder. I think blondies are a fantastic dessert because they remind me of eating a cookie, but in a bar format. Baking bar-style cookies are great for several reasons; first they stay fresher longer because they are not a single serving, and second they are easier […] Read more » Baking Baking with Gena Bell Bar Cookies Blondies Recipe Coconut Easy Desserts How to Make Blondies Pecan & Chocolate Chunk Blondies - Recipe!
Cookies Love More Magical Magic Bars – Recipe! September 4, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on More Magical Magic Bars – Recipe! When I make Magic Bars, it reminds me of going back to school. When I was a kid, my mom used to make these crunchy, chocolaty squares from a recipe on the back of the sweetened condensed milk can at the beginning of every school year. During lunch, I couldn’t wait to find a square in […] Read more » Back-To-School Recipes Baking with Gena Bell bar recipes cookie recipes How to Make Magic Bars Magic Bars - Recipe! Back-to-School Memories! Magic Bars Recipe!
Food Desserts Brown Butter Blackberry Tart – Recipe! August 29, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Butter and baking go hand-in-hand and if you haven’t tried browning butter first, before incorporating it into a recipe, you don’t know what you are missing. Brown butter is simply melting butter on the stove top and allowing the milk solids to become a nutty colored hue. The butter taste changes slightly and intensifies into […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Berry Desserts Blackberry Tart Brown Butter Blackberry Tart - Recipe! How to Brown Butter Summer Desserts
Cake Laugh Vanilla Bean Pound Cake with Fresh Strawberries – Recipe! August 19, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Vanilla Bean Pound Cake with Fresh Strawberries – Recipe! Traditional pound cake is made with a pound of flour, sugar and butter and it tends to be quite dense. My version of pound cake is much lighter is texture, but not flavor. I use a fresh vanilla bean and vanilla extract to give this cake a more intense vanilla kick and one of my […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Easy Pound Cake Recipe How to Bake Pound Cake Pound Cake Recipes Vanilla Bean Pound Cake - Recipe! Vanilla Pound Cake Recipe
Food Appetizers Zucchini & Goat Cheese Tart – Recipe! August 17, 2018 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Puff Pastry, a layered buttery dough sold in the frozen section at most grocery stores, makes the perfect canvas for a delicious sweet or savory tart. This dough couldn’t be easier to use because you simply roll it out, and layer it up with your favorite toppings, then bake. I prefer all-butter sheets of puff pastry, […] Read more » Appetizers Baking with Gena Bell Easy Tart Recipes summer recipes Tart Recipes Zucchini & Goat Cheese Tart - Recipe! Zucchini Recipes
