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yellow duckling with toque holding a whisk and martini.

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Tastes delicious. Looks homemade.

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yellow duckling with toque holding a whisk and martini.
Ugly Duckling Bakery
Tastes delicious. Looks homemade.

Cookbook Reviews

I love cookbooks almost as much as I love shoes, and I’ve got a lot of them both. Want a cookbook recommendation? Want to see how a chicken dish compares? Check out my cookbook reviews, recipe comparisons and collections.

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Meatballs and Meatloaf Magic: Recipes and Tips

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The Jubilee Cookbook Review

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Classic Cocktails and Bartending Basics

Honey Syrup and Other Simple Syrup Recipes

Honey Syrup and Other Simple Syrup Recipes

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52 Weeks of Cocktails Challenge: 2023

Baking Kits for Kids: a Perspective

Baking Kits for Kids: a Perspective

Baking Ratios: From Cakes to Cookies

Baking Ratios: From Cakes to Cookies

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13 Surprising Hazards in the Kitchen

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14 Types of Breads for Sandwiches

My Favorite Cookbooks

My Favorite Cookbooks

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“Vietnamese” Chicken Cookbook Face-Off

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Hi, I'm Joanne! I’m an infectious disease doctor in Washington State who’s been cooking and baking for 40+ years! I started the Ugly Duckling Bakery blog to share my love for food, some of my favorite recipes, and the experience of teaching my young kiddo to cook.

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Seasonal Recipes

  • close up of ten brownie crinkle cookies dusted with powdered sugar on a baking rack.
    Fudgy Brownie Crinkle Cookies
  • a cranberry negroni in a lowball glass garnished with and surrounded by fresh cranberries.
    Cranberry Negroni: A Gin and Cranberry Juice Cocktail
  • brandy manhattan on coasters garnished with cherry next to an upturned jigger.
    Perfect Brandy Manhattan
  • red brown cocktail in an almond-sugar rimmed coupe with a maraschino cherry garnish.
    How to Make a Cherry Bakewell Cocktail
  • lemon lavender cookies with lavender blossoms and lemon half.
    Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies
  • shortbread Linzer cookies dusted with confectioners sugar.
    Shortbread Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Filling

Apple Recipes

  • pan of apple pie baked beans topped with bacon on a wood background.
    Apple Pie Baked Beans
  • chicken and apple meatballs on a plate with quinoa, cooked mushrooms, and chopped parsley.
    Baked Chicken and Apple Meatballs
  • sourdough apple muffins on a cooling rack with glaze and fresh apples.
    Sourdough Discard Apple Muffins
  • unbaked strawberry apple pie with a braided lattice top and apple cutout.
    Strawberry Apple Pie
  • a stack of apple waffles on a plate with three forks, two apples, and caramelized onion bowl.
    Caramelized Onion and Apple Waffles
  • a plate with sliced apple bourbon pork tenderloin on top of apple cubes.
    One Pan Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

Popular Recipes

  • interior of the tiramisu cake and a cake server on a stand.
    Tiramisu Cake (Easy, No Raw Eggs)
  • a martini with three blue cheese olives and jigger on a black background.
    Dry Martini (the Little Black Dress of Cocktails)
  • two cooked chicken breasts in a cast iron skillet.
    Perfectly Juicy Cast Iron Chicken Breasts
  • eight pita in a wire bread basket.
    Pita Pockets in the Ooni or Home Oven
  • a creamy espresso martini with Baileys on a tray of coffee beans.
    Creamy Espresso Martini with Baileys
  • olive and artichoke pizza with pesto base cooked on ooni pizza dough.
    Ooni Pizza Dough Recipe (Plus Key Ooni Tips!)
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