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Welcome to The Toasty Kitchen. Here you’ll find everyday home baking recipes, plus the occasional cozy dinner. All of my recipes are simple, reliable, and fuss-free.

Everything you see on the website is made by me and my team in our home kitchens.

About me

Making and shooting a german cookie recipe.

My name is Heather, and I am the recipe writer behind The Toasty Kitchen. I am a self-taught home cook living in Georgia with my husband. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Akron, and have always had an interest in reading recipes, baking, and tinkering in the kitchen.

I started The Toasty Kitchen in 2017 because I was looking for a place to collect all of my recipes in one place.

Today, The Toasty Kitchen receives about 9 million visitors per year and houses over 600 unique recipes with new content published weekly.

My goal here is to share easy recipes made using accessible ingredients and advice to help you feel confident in the kitchen. I hope you enjoy reading along. Maybe you'll find a recipe or two to try!

What you'll find here

Coating round cookies in confectioner's sugar.

At The Toasty Kitchen, you will find mostly from-scratch recipes with a few semi-homemade dishes thrown in for good measure.

While all of the content is my own, I have an amazing team who helps me run the site.

My husband, Bryant, handles project management (and taste testing!) behind the scenes. Mediavine manages my ads and Bigscoots (affiliate link) manages my web hosting. I also have a videographer who produces video content and an assistant who handles my social media.

What you won't find here

You may have noticed that I don't add "filler" or personal stories to my posts. Many older blogs were written this way because that's how blogs started - as personal web logs of their lives.

Nowadays, recipe websites are streamlined and straightforward. They're all about the food!

On every post, I offer ingredient substitutions, tips for success, and answer frequently asked questions. Many new and inexperienced cooks find this information helpful. I've developed this style based on frequent questions from readers.

If you're an experienced cook and want to get straight to cooking, there's a "jump to recipe" button at the top of every post.

Questions

Have a question that wasn't answered here? Check out my frequently asked questions page.

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Heather of The Toasty Kitchen

Hi, I'm Heather!

I love cooking with simple, everyday ingredients and want to help you make homemade meals with ease.

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    Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls
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    Lace Cookies
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    Chocolate Cut Out Cookies
  • A cup of peppermint bark candy.
    Peppermint Bark

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