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

Soup Recipes, Healthy Salads, Simple Salad Dressings, and Other Side Dishes

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Are you stuck in a dinner rut? Maybe it’s time to change things up with some new soup recipes, salads with simple salad dressings, and other side dishes to turn your meals from ho-hum to wow! Tell me, when was the last time you had a bowl of purple mashed sweet potatoes?

Want some suggestions for my favorites? Make this easy Garbanzo Bean Soup recipe or try the Pumpkin Couscous Salad with Creamy Lemon Herb Tahini Sauce. Don’t forget the a side of Spicy Pickled Onions – they add the perfect bit of crunch and heat to just about everything!

Spicy Pickled Onions

Spicy Pickled Onions

Sumac Sauce (Thick and Creamy!)

Sumac Sauce (Thick and Creamy!)

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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

  • Mole Chicken Chili with Ground Chicken
  • hand holding spoon in bowl of carrot orange soup swirled with white next to two pieces of focaccia.
    Butternut Squash Carrot Soup
  • bowl of soup with garbanzo beans, carrots, and greens topped with Parmesan.
    Easy Garbanzo Bean Soup
  • bowl of green soup garnished with roasted broccoli and toasted almonds with a biscuit and periwinkle napkin.
    Roasted Broccoli Almond Soup
  • two hands holding a bowl of thick potato soup garnished with chives.
    Easy 4 Ingredient Potato and Leek Soup
  • yellow soup with corn kernels garnished with chopped bacon and green onions and a spoon in the bowl.
    Sweet Corn Soup with Bacon and Potatoes

Popular Recipes

  • eight pita in a wire bread basket.
    Pita Pockets in the Ooni or Home Oven
  • cavatappi with a lemon ricotta sauce in a bowl, two lemons, and small bowl of Parmesan.
    One Pot Pasta with Ricotta and Lemon
  • olive and artichoke pizza with pesto base cooked on ooni pizza dough.
    Ooni Pizza Dough Recipe (Plus Key Ooni Tips!)
  • small squares of chocolate topped fudge with one on its side showing the peanut butter fudge base.
    Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
  • peanut butter chocolate chip cookies stacked on each other in a baking pan.
    Double Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • 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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