Weekends are my favorite time to bake. As soon as I get up and make my green tea, I start puttering around in the kitchen. With breakfast on my mind I remembered that I was out of my giant breakfast cookies so they were first on my list. This time I used a mixture of prunes and figs and added a few extras chocolate chips. I baked them for 14 minutes so they turned out more crispy than usual. I often have one of these yummy cookies after breakfast but I also have them for dessert. There are 4 grams of fiber in each cookie! Click here for my recipe.

Next, I started my sesame see breadsticks. I just ran out of those too and I hate to have my salad without those crunchy breadsticks. I make them so often that I got a breadstick pan with holes to help them bake from the bottom. There’s no place I know where you can buy fresh breadsticks like these so I make them at least twice a month. This picture was taken before I put them in my warming drawer to rise.  Click here for the recipe.

While the breadsticks were rising and the oven was already hot, I saw that I was down to one granola bar so I made more of those too. It’s the easiest recipe – just mix everything in a bowl and bake. But you do have to press down really, really hard before baking to keep the bars together. I use a spatula that I press down onto the bars before baking and I press all over for about a minute so they set well while baking. Oh, I almost forgot – there’s another granola bar in my purse (I always carry one just in case). Click here for my easy recipe.

Well, I just thought I would share what I cooked today. And Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms who cook, or just eat when someone else cooks – that’s how it should be on Mother’s Day. – Jenny Jones

It’s fun to see how my recipes turn out made in other places, other countries, by other people all around the world.  I love it! What did you make? How did yours turn out? Where are you from? Please send your picture to: YourPhotos@JennyCanCook.com

CUDI MADE MY 3-HOUR BREAD & BUTTER PICKLES
“Great recipe Jenny; thank you. Here are mine.”

MARY ANN MADE MY NO KNEAD OLIVE BREAD
“I added 1/2 cup of toasted walnuts, 2 T fresh rosemary and baked it in my long clay baker for at 450 for 30 minutes with the top on and 7 minutes with the top off. Is is perfect! Thanks for the info on your site.”

ANTONIA MADE MY TORTILLAS
“I hardly buy flour because I never like the ones from the store but now that I learned how to make them I won’t stop eating them this are the best ever. Thank you for charing your recipe.”

ADRIANA MADE MY NO KNEAD CRUSTY ROLLS
“Hi Jenny, baked these rolls this past week. There were just delicious. My husband loved them! Thanks so much for this great recipe. When I try the 20 min Pizza Dough I´ll let you know.”

You only need four ingredients to make this easy chicken recipe. Well, four plus the chicken. For anyone just learning to cook or simply short on time, this oven-baked chicken is quick, easy and healthy. I make a basting sauce of fresh lemon juice and garlic with olive oil and herbs. The chicken bakes in the oven, you baste it a couple of times, and it’s ready in 30 minutes. And get this: I line my baking pan with foil so there’s no cleanup!

For my herbs, I use a prepared formula of Italian dried herbs that includes basil, rosemary, thyme & oregano but you can use your own favorite mix. Or just use one herb that you like. Once the chicken is cooked, you let it rest for 5-10 minutes, then slice it and pour all the juices left in the pan over the chicken, making sure you get all the bits of garlic too. The combination of garlic, herbs, and lemon goes perfectly with chicken. Click here for the recipe. – Jenny Jones

It’s Sunday and that’s my day for making cinnamon rolls. I always make them entirely without butter and they always turn out beautifully. I use a trans fat-free spread for the filling and I don’t miss the butter one bit. This time, to keep the edges from over-browning, I used a cake strip and it kept the edges nice and soft, just like the middle.

I can see why it’s one of my most popular recipes. It’s easy and healthier than most other recipes that use sticks of butter. The only problem I have now is… How do I keep from eating all of it by tomorrow?! Click here for the recipe. – Jenny Jones

When hash browns are just right, there’s nothing better with breakfast… crisp and golden on the outside (especially those crunchy edges!) and moist and tender on the inside… that’s how they should be. And you can do this!  This may be my only recipe with just ONE ingredient so you know it can’t be hard. There are just a couple of things that can make them foolproof every time. You’ll see… Click here for the recipe. – Jenny Jones

We are heading to Las Vegas for a few days and I always make sandwiches for the drive. I decided to see if I could make sandwich buns from my simple whole wheat bread recipe and look how they turned out! They will soon be salmon sandwiches with lots of lettuce along with a bag of sliced carrots and peppers.

I used the exact recipe for my simple whole wheat bread without changing a thing but instead of shaping it into a loaf, I cut it into 8 pieces, shaped each one into a ball, put them on my baking sheet and flattened them with my hand. Here’s how they looked before rising…

And here they are after 35 minutes in my warming drawer…

I baked them at 375° F for about 12 minutes. I’ve already made dinner rolls from this recipe and now if you’re wondering if you can make whole wheat sandwich buns or hamburger buns like these, yes you can.

Don’t want whole wheat? You can make these easy buns with white flour using my white bread with egg recipe. I made sesame seed hamburger buns using white flour and they turned out fantastic.

So whole wheat or white, plain or sesame seed, just use my easy bread recipes to make your own healthier homemade buns. Click here for the whole wheat buns recipe. – Jenny Jones

I never dreamed I could make my own rye bread as good as the one at the deli but I did. And it’s not only as good, it’s easy too…  because there’s no kneading! I grew up on rustic breads and rye is my favorite, especially with caraway seeds and now I’m making my own!

I have made this bread using the faster method using hot water, and also the overnight method that uses cool water. They both turn out the same. It’s not a big loaf, usually measuring 7 inches across and 3 inches tall.

Caraway seeds give it that “rye bread” taste but you can leave the seeds out and you still get a nice rustic farm bread. I think this is my 6th variation of no knead bread. Click here for the recipe. – Jenny Jones

Send me your photos – –  I love it! What did you make? Where are you from? Please send your picture to: YourPhotos@JennyCanCook.com

CHRIS MADE MY SIMPLE WHITE BREAD WITH EGG
“Hi Jenny, I made your simple white bread with egg.  I used honey and blue agave to sweeten. Had fresh eggs, adding more. It’s like brioche and absolutely  DELICIOUS!  YUMMY toasted or as  french toast, too! Next, I’ll try your rye bread recipe. Thanks so much for all of your recipes!!!”

CHRIS MADE MY STRAWBERRY CAKE
“Hi Jenny, My name is Chris and I’m from Manchester NH. Here are the pics. The first one is the “deconstructed” version and the second shows the caked assembled. We decided against adding more strawberries on top and frosting the outside of the cake with the remaining whipped cream. Everyone wanted to add the remaining toppings to their individual slices of cake so they could customize it to there tastes. It worked out great and was a good conversation piece.  I’ve been tasked with bringing this cake to every family get together from now on. Thanks.”

YVONNE MADE MY FALL-OFF-THE-BONE RIBS
“Hi Jenny, greetings from Singapore. I made ribs today. I love your dry rub & home made BBQ sauce recipe.”

MONIKA MADE MY NO KNEAD ROLLS
“Hello Jenny, today I have baked your bread roll  I have been looking for a good recipe a long time .Now I’ve found it .My two men want only yours Thank you I will try other recipes from you. Thank You.”

COLLEEN MADE MY APPLE PIE
“Hi Jenny, I made your Apple today! It came out perfect! Flakey, crunchy crusty! Yummy sweet, and tart filling that filled a nice fat pie! It’s on the top of the, best pie list. I’ve also made your bread, lemon brownies, and your chicken pot pie. All are wonderful! Now when I look for recipes I go to jennycancook. Thank You Jenny, Love your videos.”

KATHY MADE MY FLATBREAD
“Hi Jenny, I made your flat bread to go with spinach artichoke dip and it was delicious! All the recipes I’ve tried making so far turned out exactly as you said it would! It’s so much fun cooking and baking with you! Thanks so much! ❤️”

MARISA MADE MY CINNAMON ROLLS
“Jenny… This is your recipe!!!! Love love love them!!!!”

TROY MADE MY CINNAMON ROLLS
“Hi Jenny, I’m not a cook by any stretch of the imagination however, due to very high bad cholesterol levels I have had to change my entire lifestyle. As you can imagine, this included reducing all dairy and animal fats as much as possible….which is how I found your recipes. So….today…I worked on my car, continued a woodworking project in the workshop, and made my first cinnamon rolls. They didn’t turn out quite as delicious as yours look..but I was pretty happy with my first attempt! 🙂  …now, I’m going to work on a few of your other recipes…”

MARY MADE MY NO KNEAD BREAD
“This was made this morning. So easy and delicious.”

CHITVISH MADE MY NO KNEAD RYE BREAD
“Dear Jenny, I live in South India where we don’t get rye flour. So I substituted Ragi flour and tried your No knead rye bread. Came out brilliant, attaching the photo. I am a great fan of your recipes, thanks.“

ANA MADE MY LEMON BROWNIES
“Hi Jenny. Your Lemon Brownies are so soft…so good and so easy! Topped wirh Lemon Curd instead of glaze.”

SAMIRA MADE MY PAN PIZZA
“My first pan pizza. Thank you for your inspiration.”

PLANT BASED VEGAN MADE MY NO KNEAD CRUSTY ROLLS
“Made a double batch of Jenny Can Cook’s 4-ingredient crusty buns. They are vegan, and easy, and that’s how I love my food!”

FEDE MADE MY PIEROGI

LALI MADE MY HASH BROWNS & NO KNEAD BREAD

JENSCOMAR MADE MY CHOCOLATE PUDDING & RIBS
“Needed to make a quick dessert without using the oven. Also making your ribs.”

MARIJA MADE MY NO KNEAD RYE BREAD
“Dear Jenny, Another of your great bread recipes.”

PAMELA MADE MY CINNAMON ROLLS
“I never kneaded anything in my life, but I kneaded these, Ha! These cinnamon rolls are so easy to make and oh so delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I’ll be trying lots more  J  Pam- Albany, NY”

KAE MADE MY CINNAMON-RAISIN BREAD
“Hello Jenny how are you?my name is Kae.I’m from Thailand but living in Tennessee now.your are my favorite Chef. I made Cinnamon-Raisin Bread last night. It’s really tasty my husband love it.thank you for sharing your healthy recipes.I will keep cooking other recipes soon. Have a good day, KAE.”

JOHN MADE MY NO KNEAD BREAD
“Made homemade bread tonight!”

JUSTIN MADE MY EGG BREAD, BRAN MUFFINS & BREAKFAST COOKIES
“Jenny, Thank you for the great recipes and very well put together website and videos. I’m slowly working through all of them. I love to make your egg bread because it always comes out great and my wife and our boys (5 and 7) love it, too. We’re in Westchester, NY. Here are photos of some of my recent attempts. Here’s my egg bread with black and white sesame seeds. I meant to make an ’S’ and only realized the next day that it was backwards. It was delicious.”

Egg bread with poppyseeds…

Bran Muffins…

Giant Breakfast Cookies…

KATHYPYUN MADE MY CINNAMON ROLLS
“I made your cinnamon rolls and it was awesome! I ended up making it twice the same week and gifted another one to a friend! Thanks Jenny!”

Can you use my Simple Whole Wheat Bread recipe to make rolls? YES! I finally tried it today and that quick & easy bread recipe that everybody loves makes fabulous rolls. I used the exact same recipe but after the 10-minute rest, instead of shaping the dough into a loaf, I cut it into 18 pieces, shaped them into balls, and placed them in a greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan and covered the pan with plastic wrap, like this…
Then I put it in a warm spot to double in size. After 45 minutes, it looked like this…

Then I baked my rolls in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F. for about 16 minutes (I would suggest 15 to 17 minutes). And they were delicious. I sampled one (I was beautifully soft) and then I brushed some melted butter on some of them, and they looked like this…

They are delicious either way and super easy to make. The whole thing took less than two hours. Click here for the recipe, and Happy Easter! – Jenny Jones