Recent Recipes
Fish Tacos
These fish tacos are loaded with tender pieces of cod that are pan fried until golden and crispy. A zesty cilantro lime crema, crunchy cabbage slaw, and quick pickled onions are stuffed inside of the corn tortillas with the pan fried fish for the most delicious tacos. The cod is dipped in a batter than…
Italian Grinder Sub
This Italian Grinder Sub is piled high with a variety of Italian meats, cheese, and a delicious grinder salad. This only takes a few minutes to assemble, and is perfect for get togethers, picnics, or any time you’re just craving a good sub.
Artisan Sub Rolls
These Artisan Sub Rolls deliver chewy sub rolls perfect for any toppings. These take less than 2 hours to make and only use a handful of ingredients. You truly can’t beat sub rolls, fresh from the oven!
Lemon Cake
This Lemon Cake has a velvety smooth crumb that just melts in your mouth. It’s light, refreshing and truly perfect for any occasion. Made with real lemon juice and zest, this cake has six layers of lemon cake (or you can choose to make it 3 layers) sandwiched together with a creamy lemon cream cheese…
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy, bakery style chocolate chip cookies get an upgrade with the addition of rich and indulgent brown butter. These cookies have crisp edges and soft, chewy centers. The brown butter adds a rich depth of flavor that makes them irresistible. The best part about these brown butter chocolate chip cookies? You don’t have to chill…
Smashed Potato Cups
These Smashed Potato Cups are crispy, cheesy bites that are tasty and easy to make. Baby potatoes are baked until golden and crisp, then stuffed with cheese and baked another minute until melted and bubbly. These smashed potato cups are fully customizable. I think they would make a great brunch item with eggs and sausage…
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Nutella Star Bread
This beautiful Nutella Star Bread is the perfect Christmas breakfast or brunch that will surely impress everyone. It’s surprisingly easy to make and only takes roughly 1 hour to make. Soft, pillowy bread pairs with the roasted hazelnut and chocolate flavors of Nutella. Special mornings call for a special breakfast or brunch. This Nutella Star…
Peanut Butter Blossoms
These classic Peanut Butter Blossoms are incredibly soft and chewy. They have the just the right amount of peanut butter that gives them delicious peanut butter flavor, but doesn’t make the dough too dry and crumbly. Before baking the peanut butter cookie dough is rolled in granulated sugar giving the cookies an extra hint of…
Spice Cake Cookies
These Spice Cake Cookies are full of warm, fall spices, are soft and topped with a delicious vanilla glaze. The dough is easy to make and requires no mixer. The dough is a roll out dough, so you can make these cookies into different shapes if desired (leaf, Christmas tree, etc). These cookies are great…
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.
