The View from Great Island | Easy Seasonal Recipes

Chocolate Biscuit Cake ~ Queen Elizabeth's favorite cake!

Queen Elizabeth’s Chocolate Biscuit Cake

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Chocolate biscuit cake was the late Queen Elizabeth’s favorite cake, and this is the authentic no-bake recipe from former…

Spring Desserts!

Raspberry Lemon Tea Cake with fork

Raspberry Cake with Lemon Buttercream

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taking a slice of Mary Berry's Lemon Drizzle Cake

Lemon Drizzle Cake

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Berry Chantilly cake decorated with fresh berries.

Berry Chantilly Cake

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strawberry cake with fresh strawberries

Homemade Yellow Cake with Strawberry Frosting

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taking a bite of a slice of almond croissant cake.

Almond Croissant Cake

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colorful pansy shortbread cookies

How to Make Pansy Topped Shortbread Cookies

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spring salad wreath with eggs, and creamy basil buttermilk dressing.

Spring Wreath Salad

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My wreath salad is an easy, festive salad platter that doubles as a fresh, modern centerpiece for brunches and…

slice of lemon cheesecake with berries.

Lemon Cheesecake Recipe

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a slice of blueberry lemon layer cake with fork

Fresh Blueberry Lemon Cake

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Man's hands holding a veggie smash burger with all the fixings.

Veggie Smash Burger

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Healthy Salmon Dinners!

salmon fillets in a skillet

30 Minute Meals

Creamy Lemon Dill Salmon

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Miso glazed salmon on a plate with pea pods.

Miso Glazed Salmon

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

30 Minute Meals

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Salmon

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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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taking a slice of lemon olive oil cake, topped with sugar

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…

Sue Moran, head chef, recipe developer, and food photographer at The View from Great Island

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 Faves

Smoked salmon macaroni and cheese, in a white casserole dish, with mace.

Smoked Salmon Mac and Cheese

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slices of cardamom plum cake on a cake stand.

Cardamom Plum Cake

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fried chicken cobb salad composed in a white bowl.

Fried Chicken Cobb Salad

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Spring Rhubarb Recipes

rhubarb crumble tart, sliced

Rhubarb Crumble Tart

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Homemade rhubarb ice cream in small glass dishes

Ice Creams & Popsicles

Homemade Rhubarb Ice Cream

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homemade rhubarb curd being spread on toast

Rhubarb Curd

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rhubarb breakfast cake

Easy Rhubarb Cake

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Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake

It’s the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had in my life!

Grab the full recipe here →

Slices taken from chocolate olive oil cake.

Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

Olive oil is a background note that deepens the chocolate flavor in this stunning cake for special occasions or everyday baking.

Baking with Olive Oil

removing a slice of orange cake with a cake server

Healthier Baking with Olive Oil

olive oil chocolate chip cookies with chopped chocolate.

Olive Oil Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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taking a slice of almond olive oil cake from a plate.

Almond Olive Oil Cake

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Spring Salads

Shrimp Taco Salad in a white bowl 2

Shrimp Taco Salad

Thai Salad on a platter.

Mediterranean bean salad in a white serving bowl.

Mediterranean Bean Salad

a stack of strawberry lemon blondies with forks.

Strawberry Lemon Blondies

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We’re baking these quick and easy strawberry lemon blondies on repeat right now! The combination of jammy strawberries and…

Vidalia Onion Recipes

Vidalia Ritz Pie in a white pie plate with a piece on a serving plate.

Vidalia Ritz Pie

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Sweet onion and herb quiche in a pan.

Sweet Onion and Herb Quiche

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Dipping toasted bread into a baked Vidalia onion dip.

Sweet Vidalia Onion Dip

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Vidalia onion strings in a wooden bowl.

Vidalia Onion Strings

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colorful spring salmon salad with yogurt dill dressing

75+ Best Brunch Recipes

75+ brunch recipes from quiches and frittatas to salads, tarts, scones, and of course, succulent salmon, these are the…

Cardamom Recipes

Taking a slice of cardamom crumb cake.

Cardamom Crumb Cake

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orange cardamom muffins in a muffin tin with fresh oranges.

Orange Cardamom Muffins

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Cardamom pistachio pound cake, sliced with forks.

Pistachio Cardamom Pound Cake

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close look at orange cardamom scones with butter.

The Orange Cardamom Scones Taking Over My Kitchen!

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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 Chocolate Cake

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Thai chicken salad with jar of dressing

Easy Thai Recipes You Can Make at Home

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Easy Thai (and Thai inspired) recipes you can make at home from pad Thai and tom kha soup to…

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 Loaf

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lemon crumble bars, sliced.

Lemon Crumble Bars

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taking a slice of Mary Berry's Lemon Drizzle Cake

Lemon Drizzle Cake

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Roasted Mediterranean side of salmon

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Salmon

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Salmon looks impressive but is so easy. This heart healthy meal is full of omega 3s and comes together in 30 minutes!

Mediterranean Recipes

Greek recipe for meatballs in lemon sauce.

Greek Recipes You’ve Got to Try!

Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon with carrots, potatoes, and tender beef.

Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon

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Giada's lemon spaghetti twirled on a fork

Giada’s Lemon Spaghetti ~ a no cook sauce!

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Springy Soups

Tuscan artichoke soup in a bowl with chredded cheese.

Lemony Tuscan Artichoke Soup

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asparagus bisque in a small bowl with croutons.

Asparagus Bisque

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Salmon and Corn Chowder in a bowl

Salmon and Corn Chowder

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Thai coconut soup in a bowl with spoon

Thai Coconut Soup (tom kha)

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Spring Sips!

a pot of lemon balm tea

rhubarb soda in a glass with ice.

making homemade cream soda

Chocolate Chip Cookies

thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies.

Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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hand holding a stack of soft batch chocolate chip cookies.

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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cardamom buns on a baking tray with cup of coffee

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25+ Scandinavian recipes from spritz cookies and cardamom buns to gravlox and aqua vit. Delicious comfort food, Nordic style!…

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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

Fresh 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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