The Practical Kitchen

If you love scallion cream cheese, you gotta try this: https://thepracticalkitchen.com/scallion-cream-cheese/

In this blog post I'll walk you through how to make a simple bialy dough with a step-by-step photo guide to shaping bialys. This is a quick and easy bialy recipe for beginners — you can do the whole process start to finish in just about 2 hours! https://thepracticalkitchen.com/2-hour-homemade-bialys-beginners-guide/

A pancake breakfast is quick and easy thanks to this recipe for a single skillet pancake. Using just 1 cup (120 grams) of flour, you can whip up a fluffy, golden-brown small-batch pancake in just about 25 minutes. Perfect for a lazy morning, it’s both satisfying and simple to prepare in one pan with minimal time spent standing at the stove. https://thepracticalkitchen.com/single-small-batch-pancake/

Making English muffins at home is MUCH easier than you’d think. Learn my method for making fresh, homemade English muffins with all-purpose flour and instant yeast! So soft, so airy! This 3-hour, same-day recipe requires no special equipment. The English muffins are hand-shaped and cooked stovetop. https://thepracticalkitchen.com/stovetop-english-muffins/

It's a fabulous weekend to make my homemade cinnamon raisin bagels recipe! https://thepracticalkitchen.com/the-easiest-quick-chewy-cinnamon-raisin-bagels/

Thrilled/honored/verklempt to have my cookbook included on Bon Appétit Magazine’s list of Best New Cookbooks of Summer 2026!

The Best New Cookbooks of Summer 2026 Our editors cooked through dozens of recipes—including chile shrimp tacos and malted pound cake—to find the season's best new cookbooks.