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Easy weeknight recipes

Lena’s Kitchen gives you approachable food recipes to share with the whole family. Keto-friendly, weeknight dinners are all made with fresh ingredients and seasons in mind.

Sausage and cabbage skillet in a bowl.

Easy Sausage and Cabbage Skillet

Southwest chicken salad in a bowl.

Southwest Chicken Salad

Beef yakisoba noodles in a pan.

Beef Yakisoba Noodles

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Beef yakisoba noodles in a pan.

Beef Yakisoba Noodles

Pickled cabbage with beets in a jar.

Homemade Pickled Cabbage With Beets

Grilled chicken thighs on a plate.

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken Thighs

Albacore tuna salad.

Albacore Tuna Salad


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How To Cook Ribeye Steak In The Oven

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Air Fryer Yogurt Custard Toast

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Cream Cheese Berry Danish

These Fluffy Buttermilk Waffles are not your average waffles! Easy to make with 8 simple ingredients, this epic breakfast has an upgraded flavor and texture to help the meal feel extra special.

Fluffy Buttermilk Waffles

Puff Pastry Quiche Recipe

Spicy Shakshuka with Harissa

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Pickled cabbage with beets in a jar.

Homemade Pickled Cabbage With Beets

Pork lettuce wraps.

Pork Lettuce Wraps

Hamachi crudo.

Hamachi Crudo

Spicy beef tartare on a plate with potato chips.

Spicy Beef Tartare

Sausage and cabbage skillet in a bowl.

Easy Sausage and Cabbage Skillet

Southwest chicken salad in a bowl.

Southwest Chicken Salad

Beef yakisoba noodles in a pan.

Beef Yakisoba Noodles

Pickled cabbage with beets in a jar.

Homemade Pickled Cabbage With Beets

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Beef yakisoba noodles in a pan.

Beef Yakisoba Noodles

Grilled chicken thighs on a plate.

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken Thighs

Miso glazed salmon bites.

Miso Glazed Salmon Bites

Pork lettuce wraps.

Pork Lettuce Wraps

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Sausage and cabbage skillet in a bowl.

Easy Sausage and Cabbage Skillet

Southwest chicken salad in a bowl.

Southwest Chicken Salad

Pickled cabbage with beets in a jar.

Homemade Pickled Cabbage With Beets

Grilled chicken thighs on a plate.

Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken Thighs

See all keto recipes ➝

Slices of strawberry snacking cake on plates.

Strawberry Snacking Cake

Cream Cheese Berry Danish

Orange Pistachio Shortbread Cookies

Easy Cheese Danish Recipe

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Strawberry Martini (3-Ingredients)

How to Make An Aperol Spritz: Two Ways

Grapefruit Vodka Tonic Cocktail

strawberry cocktail in glass with strawberries, lemons and mint

5 Easy Prosecco Holiday Cocktails

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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.

What’s cooking in my kitchen:

Oven cooked NY strip steak on a plate.

Oven Cooked New York Strip Steak

Hamachi crudo.

Hamachi Crudo

Slices of strawberry snacking cake on plates.

Strawberry Snacking Cake

Spicy beef tartare on a plate with potato chips.

Spicy Beef Tartare

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