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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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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.

Three glass jars filled with granola are arranged on a table with loose granola pieces and small white flowers nearby.

Maple Granola Recipe

A plate with ground beef, lettuce, tomato, avocado, pickles, French fries, and onions, topped with a light sauce. Extra toppings, fries, and sauce are on the side.

Burger Bowl Recipe

A plate of hummus topped with roasted chickpeas, cherry tomatoes on the vine, chopped red and yellow bell peppers, zucchini, and eggplant, served with a spoon.

Roasted Veggie Hummus Bowl

Syrniki (Ukrainian Cheese Pancakes)

Plates of shrimp boil with corn on the cob, potatoes, sausage, shrimp, lemon wedges, and parsley, arranged on a white surface.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil


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Three glass jars filled with granola are arranged on a table with loose granola pieces and small white flowers nearby.

Maple Granola Recipe

Syrniki (Ukrainian Cheese Pancakes)

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.

Buttermilk Waffles Recipe

Puff Pastry Quiche Recipe

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A person holds a plate of chopped salad with greens and radicchio, using a fork. Fresh herbs, citrus halves, and drinks are on the table.

Radicchio Fennel Salad with Kale

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)

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A person holds a plate of chopped salad with greens and radicchio, using a fork. Fresh herbs, citrus halves, and drinks are on the table.

Radicchio Fennel Salad with Kale

Hands holding a lettuce and chicken salad wrap on a plate with carrot and cucumber sticks, surrounded by drinks and floral decorations.

Pepperoncini Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

Puff Pastry Quiche Recipe

A bowl of cilantro lime cauliflower rice garnished with chopped herbs, a lime wedge, and cilantro, with a hand holding a spoon and another hand holding the bowl. Lime slices and cilantro are nearby.

Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

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Plates of shrimp boil with corn on the cob, potatoes, sausage, shrimp, lemon wedges, and parsley, arranged on a white surface.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil

A person holds a plate of chopped salad with greens and radicchio, using a fork. Fresh herbs, citrus halves, and drinks are on the table.

Radicchio Fennel Salad with Kale

A loaf of strawberry banana bread with pink strawberry glaze is sliced on a white surface, surrounded by fresh strawberries, a bowl of strawberries, a stack of plates, and a knife.

Strawberry Banana Bread

Plates with strawberry shortcakes topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, surrounded by whole strawberries, sliced strawberries, flowers, and a glass of milk on a pink surface.

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

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Hands holding a lettuce and chicken salad wrap on a plate with carrot and cucumber sticks, surrounded by drinks and floral decorations.

Pepperoncini Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

A bowl of cilantro lime cauliflower rice garnished with chopped herbs, a lime wedge, and cilantro, with a hand holding a spoon and another hand holding the bowl. Lime slices and cilantro are nearby.

Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

A hand lifts a slider from a tray of baked sandwich sliders topped with sesame seeds, next to half an orange and a striped napkin on a white surface.

Hawaiian Roll Breakfast Sliders

Beef Carpaccio Recipe

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Syrniki (Ukrainian Cheese Pancakes)

A loaf of strawberry banana bread with pink strawberry glaze is sliced on a white surface, surrounded by fresh strawberries, a bowl of strawberries, a stack of plates, and a knife.

Strawberry Banana Bread

Plates with strawberry shortcakes topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, surrounded by whole strawberries, sliced strawberries, flowers, and a glass of milk on a pink surface.

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

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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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.

What’s cooking in my kitchen:

Sheet pan chicken parmesan topped with melted cheese and tomato sauce on plates, served with spaghetti, marinara sauce, grated cheese, and a side of mixed greens.

Sheet Pan Chicken Parmesan

Greek chicken meatballs on a salad.

Spring Dinner Recipes

Plates with strawberry shortcakes topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, surrounded by whole strawberries, sliced strawberries, flowers, and a glass of milk on a pink surface.

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

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.

Buttermilk Waffles Recipe

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