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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, elevated & Approachable

Easy weeknight recipes for the everyday home cook.

Make dinner fun again with simple, everyday ingredients and recipes to share with the whole family. Happy cooking, from my kitchen to yours!

Weeknight Meals 30 Minutes or Less Date Night
Roasted butternut squash halves topped with nuts, herbs, and grated cheese on a platter with lemon wedges.

Roasted Honeynut Squash

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Two antipasto skewers on a plate. Appetizers A salad with sliced apples, arugula, pomegranate seeds, pecans, dried cranberries, and crumbled cheese in a black bowl with wooden salad servers. Salads Taco skillet. 30 Minutes or Less hands cutting coq au vin. Date Night Meals Braised short ribs garnished with green onions served in a white bowl, with sides of rice, sautéed bok choy, sesame seeds, and sauce on a marble surface. Main Dish 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. Sweets

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Roasted butternut squash halves topped with nuts, herbs, and grated cheese on a platter with lemon wedges.
Sides Weeknight Meals

Roasted Honeynut Squash

30 Minutes or Less Appetizers Sides

Cabbage Steaks

large bowl filled with lasagna soup.
Soup

Easy Creamy Lasagna Soup

beets salad with citrus
Salads

Citrus Beet Salad

Two roasted butternut squash halves topped with nuts, herbs, and cheese, served on a dark plate with a lemon wedge, fork, and knife.
Hello, fall

Try my fall favorites

Roasted Honeynut Squash

Cabbage Steaks

Easy Creamy Lasagna Soup

Citrus Beet Salad

30 minutes or less

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30 Minutes or Less Appetizers Sides

Cabbage Steaks

Cooked french toast on a pink plate with a fork and knife
30 Minutes or Less Breakfast Sweets

Caramelized Banana French Toast

30 Minutes or Less Sweets

Apple Fritters Recipe

30 Minutes or Less Appetizers Keto Meals Sides

Sautéed Garlic Mushrooms

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Pan Con Tomate (Spanish Tomato Bread)

Three white plates with ground meat, rice, avocado slices, roasted sweet potatoes, tomatoes, lime wedges, and cilantro. Small bowls of salt and cilantro are nearby.
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Hot Honey Beef Bowls

30 Minutes or Less Date Night Meals Favorites Main Dish Sides

Creamy Lemon Orzo

A plate of orzo pasta with cooked salmon and greens, garnished with herbs, next to a drink, lemon half, and a small dish of grated cheese.
Date Night Meals Main Dish Weeknight Meals

One-Skillet Salmon and Orzo Recipe

Nice to meet you

Hi, I’m Lena Gladstone.

I create recipes with real ingredients, made for real people. Fresh, seasonal, mostly simple, often healthy, and sometimes made with cheese and butter in mind. Balance, people!

Whether you’re new to the kitchen or have been cooking your whole life, I hope you’ll find ideas here that gather your family around the table.

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