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Lena's Kitchen

Lena's Kitchen

easy, elevated and approachable simple recipes for the everyday home cook

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Three plates with tortillas topped with sheet pan shrimp fajitas and sauce, a tray of cooked vegetables, and fresh cilantro on a white surface.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

Cream of mushroom chicken on a plate.

Best Date Night Recipes

Four plates with crab cakes, garnished with fresh herbs and lemon wedges, are arranged on a white tiled surface with a bowl of dipping sauce nearby.

Crab Cakes

Tomato Bisque Soup Recipe

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Penne Alla Vodka Sauce Recipe

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 cast-iron skillet with a cooked mixture of ground meat, sweet potatoes, greens, melted cheese, and sliced avocado, garnished with chopped herbs.

Southwest Ground Beef Sweet Potato Skillet

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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large bowl filled with lasagna soup.

Easy Creamy Lasagna Soup

Turkey club sandwich.

Turkey Club Sandwich

Roasted tomato soup in a bowl.

Roasted Tomato Soup

A hand drizzles honey over crepes made with an easy crepe recipe, topped with whipped cream and mixed berries on a white plate, with juice and fruit in the background.

Easy Crepe Recipe

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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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Overhead shot of honey lime fruit salad in a serving dish and small bowl.

Honey Lime Fruit Salad

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

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Three plates with tortillas topped with sheet pan shrimp fajitas and sauce, a tray of cooked vegetables, and fresh cilantro on a white surface.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

A sliced steak topped with creamy sauce is served on a white platter with rosemary sprigs, accompanied by a small bowl of chopped herbs and utensils.

Steak with Garlic Cream Sauce

Penne Alla Vodka Sauce Recipe

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

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Cream of mushroom chicken on a plate.

Best Date Night Recipes

Four plates with crab cakes, garnished with fresh herbs and lemon wedges, are arranged on a white tiled surface with a bowl of dipping sauce nearby.

Crab Cakes

A sliced steak topped with creamy sauce is served on a white platter with rosemary sprigs, accompanied by a small bowl of chopped herbs and utensils.

Steak with Garlic Cream Sauce

A hand picking up a cocoa-dusted chocolate truffle from a small bowl filled with coffee beans, with a cup of coffee and more truffles in the background.

Espresso Chocolate Truffles

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Beef Carpaccio Recipe

Penne Alla Vodka Sauce Recipe

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

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A hand picking up a cocoa-dusted chocolate truffle from a small bowl filled with coffee beans, with a cup of coffee and more truffles in the background.

Espresso Chocolate Truffles

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

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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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Honey Lime Fruit Salad

Beef Carpaccio Recipe

Penne Alla Vodka Sauce Recipe

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

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