Home oven recipes
Simple, tested recipes for everyday baking and dinners
Weeknight trays, easy breads, cakes, and soups from Jason Mance’s home kitchen. Every recipe has clear times, ordinary ingredients, and numbered steps.
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Three easy favorites
Good first recipes if you are new to the site.
Weeknight Oven Chicken with Potatoes
Bone-in chicken and small potatoes roast on one tray with garlic, paprika, and thyme.
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One-Bowl Banana Bread
A single-bowl loaf that uses very ripe bananas and bakes until a skewer shows a few moist crumbs.
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Cozy Tomato Soup
Tomatoes roast until they slump, then simmer into a simple soup with onion and garlic.
View recipe →Weeknight dinners
One-tray dinners
Mostly hands-off meals that roast while you get on with the evening.
Weeknight Oven Chicken with Potatoes
Bone-in chicken and small potatoes roast on one tray with garlic, paprika, and thyme.
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Sheet-Pan Sausage and Roasted Vegetables
Sausage and sturdy vegetables roast together, with space on the pan so they brown.
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese
A simple cheese sauce baked under a thin breadcrumb crust until the edges bubble.
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Breads, cakes, and cookies
Small-batch baking with no mixer needed for most recipes.
No-Knead Skillet Focaccia
A wet dough rests overnight, then bakes in a hot skillet with olive oil and rosemary.
View recipe →One-Bowl Banana Bread
A single-bowl loaf that uses very ripe bananas and bakes until a skewer shows a few moist crumbs.
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Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
Brown-sugar oatmeal cookies pulled while the centers still look soft, so they stay chewy.
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Lemon Loaf Cake
A butter loaf scented with lemon zest, finished with a thin glaze while it is still warm.
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Soups and vegetable sides
Roasted flavor for a simple lunch or a side next to dinner.
Cozy Tomato Soup
Tomatoes roast until they slump, then simmer into a simple soup with onion and garlic.
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Roasted Vegetable Tray with Herbs
Carrots, peppers, onion, and zucchini roasted with thyme, with the zucchini added later.
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Who writes this
Hi, I’m Jason
I’m a home cook in Hilversum, and Cozy Oven Recipes is my personal food blog. I cook every recipe in my own oven, note what worked, and write it up so it is easy to follow on a phone in the kitchen.
How recipes are written
What you can expect
Tested at home
Each recipe is cooked in a regular home oven, with real times and what to look for when it is done.
Easy to follow
Ingredient lists use ordinary shop items, and steps are numbered and short.
Food safety notes
Safe cooking temperatures and allergen reminders are in the food-safety note.