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Classic Pumpkin Pie

Classic pumpkin pie with a smooth, spiced custard filling made from canned pumpkin and evaporated milk in a flaky crust. A Thanksgiving staple.

  • 3 hr 15 min
  • 8 slices
  • Medium

Quick and easy dinners

On the table in 45 minutes or less.

30-minute meals: Quick and easy dinners

Air Fryer Recipes

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Crispy results with exact temperatures, time ranges and doneness checks.

Slow Cooker Recipes

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Twenty minutes of prep in the morning, dinner ready when you get home.

Budget-friendly meals

Built on rice, beans, potatoes, eggs and ground beef.

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Fall recipes

What we want to cook right now, in fall.

Thanksgiving recipes: Fall recipes

Recipe collections

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  • Easy Weeknight Dinners

    Family-friendly dinners for busy weeknights — skillet pasta, crispy air fryer chicken, one pot taco rice and a slow cooker chili.

    4 recipes

  • Cozy Fall Baking

    Fall baking recipes for sweater weather: moist pumpkin bread, chewy chocolate chip cookies and a weekend pancake stack.

    3 recipes

  • Make-Ahead Breakfasts

    Breakfasts you can make on Sunday and enjoy all week: egg muffin cups, freezer-friendly pancakes and pumpkin bread.

    3 recipes

Real food for real weeknights

Joyful Home Cooking is a recipe site for American home cooks who want dinner on the table without a long ingredient list or a sink full of dishes.

Every recipe lists US and metric measurements, honest total times, and safe cooking temperatures from USDA guidance.

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