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Kylee Scales holding a pie in a floral print dress.

I’m Kylee Scales—a recipe developer and TV food contributor who has been inspiring home cooks for over a decade. By pairing professional chef techniques with real-life practicality, my recipes give readers the skill and confidence to shine in the kitchen. My work regularly airs on television stations throughout the Midwest, including Indianapolis, Detroit, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Grand Rapids.

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An individual portion of watermelon salad with matchstick fennel served in a blue and white bowl next to a fork.

Watermelon Fennel Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

There’s a reason so many people walk right past the whole watermelons and grab the pre-cut containers instead. Choosing a ripe watermelon feels like a guessing game, and cutting one seems like a hassle. But once you know what to look for and how to break it down, whole watermelon is significantly more flavorful and

Banana Coconut Ice Cream Cake

This homemade banana coconut ice cream cake features a genius no-melt pan trick for perfect layers. The ultimate stress-free summer party dessert!

Rule-Breaking Pavlova: Why I Dump Every Ingredient in at Once (And It Works!)

Every cookbook and online article will tell you meringue is fragile and temperamental. They say you can’t use carton egg whites and you must add caster (not granulated) sugar slowly so it has time to dissolve and it doesn’t deflate the egg whites. Well, I don’t follow those rules, and I have my reasons… Pavlova

Zero-Waste Sundae Upgrades

This is a sponsored post by Hudsonville, but the text and opinions are all mine. Thank you for supporting brands that make Kylee’s Kitchen possible!  If you enter my kitchen on any given week, there’s a small collection of “almosts.” A couple of strawberries past their peak; a banana that’s a little too spotty; the last