Billy Preston - Nothing From Nothing • TopPop

Don’t be discouraged when you wake up to the sounds of rain tapping against the windows. It’s the perfect excuse to preheat the oven and start baking. Freshly baked treats can brighten a gloomy day, so we’re sharing easy rainy day baking recipes to have handy when the weather isn’t great. Dark chocolate brownies, chocolate chip cookies, banana bread, cinnamon swirl cake, peanut butter bars, pound cake, apple cake… these rainy day desserts will make your day better.

If you want to head to warmer weather, but don’t have time to get away, head to your kitchen and bake one of these pineapple cake recipes. Featuring everything from classic pineapple poke cake and pineapple pound cake to tropical favorites like hummingbird cake and pina colada cake, these cakes are bursting with tropical flavor. A bonus, most of these pineapple dessert recipes use canned pineapple, which means they’re simple to prepare any time of the year.

If you’re looking for ways to add more vegetables to dinner, instead of serving them as a side dish, incorporate them directly into the main course. This roundup of vegetable-packed dinner recipes is a delicious way to start. We’ve included everything from hearty chicken and vegetable skillets to comforting soups, stir-fries, and pasta dishes. It’s an assortment of easy vegetable dinners that are satisfying and so good your family won’t realize they’re eating their veggies.