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Lemon Olive Oil Cake

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Lemon olive oil cake is a deliciously moist and tender Mediterranean style lemon cake perfect with a cup of…

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Toasting white bread topped with butter, on a plate.

Toasting White Bread

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An easy white bread recipe that makes the best toast I’ve ever had!

A stack of Charleston Chewies on a piece of parchment paper.

Sue’s Top 20 Fall Bakes

A stack of juicy apple pie bars.

Apple Pie Bars

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Taking a piece of French mustard chicken with tongs.

French Mustard Chicken

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a slice of cranberry orange snack cake

Fresh Cranberry Recipes for 2025!

My best cranberry recipes for the 2025 cranberry harvest ~ from muffins, cakes and pies, to jam, jelly, and…

Apple Favorites

spooning custard sauce on an Irish Apple Cake

Authentic Irish Apple Cake

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Golden French apple jam in a small jar with spoon.

French Apple Jam Recipe

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cider doughnut apple cobbler in a bowl with ice cream.

Apple Cider Doughnut Cobbler

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apple butter in a jar with spoon

Easy Apple Butter Recipe

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Sue Moran

Welcome!

Hey there ~ I’m Sue, head chef and author of over 2k quick and easy recipes here at the Great Island kitchen. I’ve been honing my craft as a professional cook and baker for 15 years, perfecting delicious everyday recipes so you don’t have to. Let’s grab a bite together!

Sue’s Favorites

a bowl of dan dan noodles on a white table

Dan Dan Noodles ~ Easy Weeknight Recipe

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mocha hazelnut cake with a slice begin taken out with a cake server.

Mocha Hazelnut Cake

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Holding a bowl of smoked salmon chowder.

Smoked Salmon Chowder

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Cozy Mornings

French press drinking chocolate in pretty white mugs.

French Press Breakfast Chocolate

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Puff Pastry Danish with raspberry jam

Raspberry Almond Puff Pastry Danish

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Swedish Visiting Cake bars with powdered sugar.

Swedish Visiting Cake

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breakfast pasta carbonara in a cast iron skillet

Breakfast Pasta

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Apple Cider Doughnut Cake!

This quick and easy apple bread tastes just like a soft moist cider doughnut!

Grab the full recipe here →

lemon olive oil cake, with a slice being removed.

Lemon Olive Oil Cake

Lemon olive oil cake is a deliciously moist and tender Mediterranean style lemon cake perfect with a cup of coffee or tea!

Baking with Olive Oil

removing a slice of orange cake with a cake server

Healthier Baking with Olive Oil

Gluten free Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, topped with powdered sugar and fruit.

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

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olive oil chocolate chip cookies with chopped chocolate.

Olive Oil Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Fall Biscuits!

a stack of buckwheat biscuits with a butter knife.

Buckwheat Biscuits

cornmeal biscuits, stacked on a cooling rack.

Cornmeal Biscuits

3 ingredient biscuits in a pile

Classic 3-Ingredient Biscuits

peanut butter cookies on a cooling rack

75+ Backpack Friendly School Treats!

Backpack-friendly snacks ~ cookies, bars, muffins, and more ~ homemade, packable, and ready to roll! As a mom I’ve…

Vegan Favorites

plum amaretto sorbet in a small glass with spoon

Ice Creams & Popsicles

Easy Plum Amaretto Sorbet

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a slice of vegan lemon cake topped with strawberries.

Vegan Lemon Cake

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How to Make Vegan Mayonnaise

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chickpea veggie burger on a bun.

30 Minute Meals

Chickpea Veggie Burgers

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slice of chocolate layer cake

Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake recipe ~ it’s a classic! When I hear the word dessert, this homey, rich, chocolatey cake is…

Pumpkin Recipes

a slice of pumpkin pie

Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe

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A slice of pumpkin praline cake, with fork.

Pecan Praline Pumpkin Cake

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Pumpkin Cornbread on a wooden table

Pumpkin Cornbread

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Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins

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Gluten Free Cakes

Fabulously moist and delicious cakes made without wheat flour!

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Almond Ricotta Cake

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Gluten free Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, topped with powdered sugar and fruit.

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

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a slice of whole tangerine cake

Flourless Tangerine Cake

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flourless Belgian chocolate cake

Flourless Belgian Chocolate Cake

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Firecracker chicken meatball bowl with fried wonton strips.

Around the World in 18 Dinner Bowl Recipes

Every culture has its own version of a cozy, craveable meal-in-a-bowl, and I’m here for all of it. Let’s…

Tender & Moist Ricotta Cakes!

a slice of chocolate chip ricotta cake on a plate.

Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake

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Lemon Poppy Seed Ricotta Cake

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Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake

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Orange Ricotta Cake

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Chicken Thigh Dinners

Creamy Tuscan Chicken thighs cooking in a cream sauce.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Thighs

Taking a French mustard chicken thigh with tongs.

French Mustard Chicken

chicken thighs with white beans and greens in a pan

Chicken Thighs with Beans and Greens

Lemon Desserts

Lemon desserts are our favorites all year round!

Explore all lemon recipes

lemon butter pie, with bite taken

Lemon Butter Pie

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A stack of glazed Buttermilk Lemon Bread slices

Buttermilk Lemon Bread

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lemon crumble bars, sliced.

Lemon Crumble Bars

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removing a slice of lemon bundt cake

Lemon Drizzle Cake

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cucumber salad with dressing

Japanese Cucumber Salad

Japanese Cucumber Salad is a refreshing side salad for everything from burgers and sandwiches to grilled steak, chicken, salmon, and more!

Japanese Recipes

Miso soup in a white bowl.

Miso Soup Recipe

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Edamame Salad in a black bowl with chopsticks

Edamame Salad

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Japanese Pork Dumplings with Ginger and Green Onions ~ these tender potstickers are packed with flavor and make an ideal appetizer or light dinner.

Japanese Pork Dumplings with Ginger

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Fall Soups

Finnish Salmon Soup – Lohikeitto ~ this simple salmon and potato soup is the ultimate 30 minute spring meal, with a light cream broth, melt-in-your-mouth chunks of salmon, and tons of fresh dill!

Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)

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German Potato Soup ~ Kartoffelsuppe

German Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe) with Bratwurst

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Ladling Hungarian mushroom soup into a mug.

Hungarian Mushroom Soup

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split pea soup with ham in bowls

Split Pea Soup with Ham

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Warming Drinks for Fall and Winter

Pouring drinking chocolate into a small cup

Ultimate Drinking Chocolate

Ladling mulled cider into a mug, with steam rising.

butterscotch steamer

Butterscotch Steamer

Chocolate Chip Cookies

thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies.

Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Holding a double chocolate thin and crispy cookie.

Double Chocolate Thin and Crispy Cookies

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Hilton's DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie with a bite taken

DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe ~ the secret’s out!

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Garlic soup with rosemary biscuits.

25 Soup and Bread Pairings

Soup + Bread is the coziest most satisfying meal ever invented! I do the work for you, see my…

2025 kitchen tools

Get the New Year started off on the right foot with kitchen equipment that will get the job done!

Food Processor

Cuisinart

Food Processor

KNIFE SET

Wüsthof

Knife Set

Pizza Oven

Breville

Pizza Oven

Artisan Stand Mixer

KitchenAid

Stand Mixer

Air Fryer

Breville

Smart Oven

dinnerware set

Royal Doulton

Sue’s Dinnerware

Spicy Thai Spaghetti Salad in glass bowl

Thai Spaghetti Salad

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rhubarb breakfast cake

Easy Rhubarb Cake

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Mom’s Creamy Potato Salad Recipe

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buttermilk doughnut cake on rack

Glazed Old Fashioned Doughnut Cake

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a slice of blueberry lemon layer cake with fork

Blueberry Lemon Cake

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Mediterranean roasted sheet pan salmon with tomatoes, olives, onion, and lemon

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Salmon

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