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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.

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Hi, I'm Joanne! I’m an infectious disease doctor, a home cook who’s been cooking and baking for 40+ years, and I have a Level 1 Certification in Spirits! I started the Ugly Duckling Bakery blog to provide inspiration for all sorts of from-scratch meals, baking, and cocktail-making.

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Seasonal Recipes

  • rocket pear salad with toasted walnuts and shaved Parmesan in a small wood salad bowl.
    Rocket and Pear Salad
  • cheddar cheese pie crust in a pie pan with fluted edges.
    Flaky Pie Crust with Cheddar Cheese
  • apple waffles on a plate with three forks, two apples, and caramelized onion bowl.
    Caramelized Onion and Apple Waffles
  • sourdough apple muffins on a cooling rack with glaze and fresh apples.
    Sourdough Discard Apple Muffins
  • bowl of pumpkin cubes, Israeli couscous, pine nuts, feta, and sprinkled parsley over a green napkin.
    Mediterranean Pumpkin Couscous Salad
  • fork and small bowl of strips of raw carrot salad with a larger bowl of carrots in the corner.
    Raw Carrot Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Popular Recipes

  • eight pita in a wire bread basket.
    Pita Pockets in the Ooni or Home Oven
  • two cooked chicken breasts in a cast iron pan.
    Perfectly Juicy Cast Iron Chicken Breasts
  • olive and artichoke pizza with pesto base cooked on ooni pizza dough.
    Ooni Pizza Dough Recipe (Plus Key Ooni Tips!)
  • yellow orange spritz cocktail garnished with lime and mint on coasters with bottle of passion fruit liqueur and sprigs of mint.
    Passion Fruit Spritz
  • two layer tiramisu cake with yellow cake layers, cream cheese filling, cocoa, and chocolate curls on a cake stand with a cake server.
    Tiramisu Cake
  • coupe with a light brown cocktail and creamy top layer garnished with three coffee beans on a tray of coffee beans.
    Creamy Espresso Martini with Baileys
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