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Lena's Kitchen

Lena's Kitchen

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A plate of small sandwiches topped with herbs is served with waffle fries. Additional sandwiches and fries are on side plates, garnished with parsley.

Roast Beef Sliders

Four coupe glasses filled with chocolate mousse, topped with raspberries and chocolate shavings, are placed on a round wooden tray, with extra raspberries and chocolate nearby.

Easy Chocolate Mousse

A bowl with rice, grilled chicken, tzatziki, sliced cucumber, tomato, feta, red onion, and olives. A person is holding a fork and another hand holds a glass with a pink drink.

Greek Chicken Bowls

A slice of baked oatmeal with blueberries on a white plate, garnished with more blueberries and a dollop of cream, with a fork holding a piece.

Healthy Baked Oatmeal

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A white oval platter with fall harvest salad topped with apple slices, orange slices, dried cranberries, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and cheese shavings, surrounded by salad ingredients.

Fall Harvest Salad

A bowl of creamy kielbasa potato soup with sliced sausage, potatoes, herbs, and dill garnish, with a spoon in the bowl, set on a white marble surface.

Kielbasa Potato Soup

Instant Pot white chicken chili in a bowl.

Instant Pot White Chicken Chili

Plate of homemade steak bites and potatoes with herbs, surrounded by a skillet and additional plates on a white marble surface.

Steak Bites and Potatoes

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Turkish eggs.

Turkish Eggs

Korean ground beef bowls.

Korean Ground Beef Bowls

Marinated skirt steak.

Marinated Skirt Steak

Albacore tuna salad.

Albacore Tuna Salad

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A slice of baked oatmeal with blueberries on a white plate, garnished with more blueberries and a dollop of cream, with a fork holding a piece.

Healthy Baked Oatmeal

Three golden-brown apple turnovers on a white plate, surrounded by apple slices, a cup of milk, a bowl of sugar, and additional turnovers on a cooling rack.

Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry

Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Loaded Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes

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Sliced roasted turkey with herbs, lemon wedges, and onions on a platter, surrounded by mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, and gravy on a table.

Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas

Easy Olivier Salad (Russian Potato Salad)

A white oval platter with fall harvest salad topped with apple slices, orange slices, dried cranberries, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and cheese shavings, surrounded by salad ingredients.

Fall Harvest Salad

Chicken Cobb salad on a serving platter.

Summer Dinner Party Menu

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Three golden-brown apple turnovers on a white plate, surrounded by apple slices, a cup of milk, a bowl of sugar, and additional turnovers on a cooling rack.

Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry

Three cheddar bay biscuits on a plate, one split open with butter melting inside. A butter knife with butter rests on the plate, garnished with parsley.

Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Hands pulling apart a round loaf of bread filled with melted cheese and herbs on a white plate, with ingredients like garlic and parmesan nearby.

Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread

Loaded Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes

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Four coupe glasses filled with chocolate mousse, topped with raspberries and chocolate shavings, are placed on a round wooden tray, with extra raspberries and chocolate nearby.

Easy Chocolate Mousse

A plate of mashed potatoes, green beans, and beef with mushroom sauce, next to two glasses of red drink. A hand is holding a fork and knife, cutting into the food.

Beef Tenderloin with Mushroom Sauce

Three golden-brown apple turnovers on a white plate, surrounded by apple slices, a cup of milk, a bowl of sugar, and additional turnovers on a cooling rack.

Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry

A white plate with shrimp in a garlic butter sauce, garnished with lemon slices and parsley, next to slices of bread and a fork and spoon.

Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

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A bowl of roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon sits on a white tiled surface, surrounded by scattered Brussels sprouts, serving utensils, and two small plates with servings.

Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Oval platter of cooked green beans with serving utensils, surrounded by lemon wedges, salt, parsley, and a bottle of oil on a tiled surface.

Air Fryer Green Beans

Instant Pot Quinoa Recipe

Healthy Taco Bowls

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Four coupe glasses filled with chocolate mousse, topped with raspberries and chocolate shavings, are placed on a round wooden tray, with extra raspberries and chocolate nearby.

Easy Chocolate Mousse

Three golden-brown apple turnovers on a white plate, surrounded by apple slices, a cup of milk, a bowl of sugar, and additional turnovers on a cooling rack.

Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry

A rum cake dusted with powdered sugar, partially sliced on a white plate, with a few slices cut and separated from the whole cake.

Rum Cake Recipe with Cake Mix

A stack of four christmas brownies with white chocolate chips and crushed peppermint on top, surrounded by candy pieces and broken peppermint sticks.

Christmas Brownies

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Two creamy espresso martinis in coupe glasses on a wooden board, with scattered coffee beans, a jigger, and a wooden scoop with more beans.

Classic Espresso Martini

A cocktail in a coupe glass garnished with four green olives on a skewer, placed on a wooden coaster.

Extra Dirty Martini

A glass with fall sangria with cranberries and sliced oranges, with more in the back.

Fall Sangria Recipe

Chicken Cobb salad on a serving platter.

Summer Dinner Party Menu

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Hi, I’m Lena Gladstone

I like to create and share recipes that feature real ingredients, real food made for real people. My recipes are fresh, seasonal, mostly simple, often healthy, and sometimes prepared with cheese and butter in mind. Balance people, that’s what it’s all about.

Whether you’re new to the kitchen or have been cooking your entire life, I hope you’ll find the recipes and ideas here that will gather your family around the table and create memories that will last a lifetime.

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A white plate with shrimp in a garlic butter sauce, garnished with lemon slices and parsley, next to slices of bread and a fork and spoon.

Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

A rum cake dusted with powdered sugar, partially sliced on a white plate, with a few slices cut and separated from the whole cake.

Rum Cake Recipe with Cake Mix

A bowl of roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon sits on a white tiled surface, surrounded by scattered Brussels sprouts, serving utensils, and two small plates with servings.

Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Chicken Pot Pie with Puff Pastry

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