Recent Recipes
Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake
This Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake is moist, fluffy, and filled with plenty of ripe, juicy blueberries. This cake is ultra moist, and has a delicious velvety crumb, thanks to the ricotta cheese. This cake is easy to make and takes just a few minutes to mix together. You can leave the cake plain and dust…
Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls
These brown butter cinnamon rolls feature the delicious caramelized, nutty flavors of brown butter in the dough, brown sugar cinnamon filling and icing. These cinnamon rolls are ultra soft, fluffy and only require one 60-minute rise, or make them the night before so that all you have to do is bake them the next day….
Berry Cake
This simple berry cake is loaded with fresh or frozen mixed berries and has the most delicious crackly sugar top. The berries are tossed in a cinnamon sugar mixture, then fresh lemon juice is squeezed over the berry mixture, which brightens the flavors of the berries and balances the sweetness. The berries are folded into…
Big Mac Smash Tacos
These Big Mac Smash Tacos feature crispy, browned beef on a soft homemade flour tortilla. The tacos are topped with a homemade Big Mac sauce, crunch romaine lettuce, melty American cheese and bread and butter pickles. The ground beef is smashed directly onto the tortilla, then cooked in a hot pan until crispy. The tortilla…
Chicken Caesar Sandwiches
These Chicken Caesar sandwiches feature a homemade toasted garlic butter roll, a layer of creamy caesar dressing, crispy air fried chicken, crunchy romaine lettuce and freshly grated parmesan cheese. This is an elevated version of the chicken caesar salad in a portable, handheld sandwich form. The sandwich is versatile – you can grill the chicken,…
Peach Cobbler Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
This Peach Cobbler Crème Brûlée Cheesecake combines a creamy cheesecake with a layer of sweet brown sugar cinnamon peaches, cinnamon sugar cobbler topping and a crunchy, caramelized crème brûlée topping. The peaches are simmered over the stovetop in a mixture of cinnamon, brown sugar, and a splash of lemon juice which brightens the flavors, and…
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Crème Brûlée Cookies
These Crème Brûlée Cookies combine a soft, chewy sugar cookie with the signature elements of the classic French dessert – a swirl of pastry cream with a crispy, caramelized sugar topping. The rich, vanilla pastry cream is the perfect compliment to the chewy, buttery sugar cookies. Each bite is filled with the delight of the…
Lace Cookies
These delicious Lace Cookies can be ready to eat in 30 minutes. Crisp, buttery cookies have notes of caramel and brown butter. Eat them as is, or make them into a sandwich with a chocolate hazelnut spread in the center. These cookies are fun, festive and are gluten free. Christmas season is my favorite season….
Homemade Hot Cocoa
There’s nothing better than sipping on a warm cup of homemade hot cocoa, while buried under a soft fleece blanket during the cold months of the year. This homemade hot cocoa is rich, creamy, and has the perfect amount of chocolate that is not too overpowering. If you’re looking for a quick, cozy treat to…
Meet the author
Welcome! I’m Jolene!
Remember the smell of warm chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? Or, how about holding a slice of gooey, cheesy pizza. The nostalgia of food is something that all of us have. Whether it is the taste of the delicious food that you remember, the person you made the food with, or the people you sat at the table with, we all have nostalgia for our favorite foods. And, nostalgia is something special. It connects me to my dad, who recently passed away. It reminds me of my mom before she was diagnosed with parkinson’s. And, now it makes memories for my own family, for my own kids to remember from their growing up years.
My name is Jolene, the creator of Simple Baking with Pep. I grew up making Christmas cookies with my mom from store-bought dough. While we didn’t make many things from scratch, the memories I made from those Christmas cookies fueled my love for baking. Now I have a family of my own and I enjoy sharing my love of baking and cooking with my own family, just like my mom did. I hope to inspire you to try something new and grow a fondness for baking and cooking. Even if you make a mistake or two, you’ll share some laughs and create memories along the way. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of burnt cookies. Stay awhile, make a recipe or two, and make some memories that will last a lifetime, along the way.
