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5 Days of Thanksgiving Sides is a 5-part email series. In it, I share tips, tricks, and recipes to help you make an AMAZING holiday meal! Discover the 4 kinds of sides you should have on your Thanksgiving table (and get recipes for each!), and learn tips to make your prep simple and fun. Sign up here to get the guide: By signing up, you’ll receive the 5-part Thanksgiving series as well as our Love & Lemons newsletter two times a week. Of course, you can unsubscribe at any time.

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Our 2021 Kitchen Gift Guide

Shopping for someone who loves to cook? These kitchen gifts are a great place to start. They include must-have appliances, cookbooks, and more!

Happy holidays, friends! If you’re looking for the perfect gift for someone who loves to cook (and that someone can totally be you!), you’re in the right place. Below, I’ve rounded up my favorite cooking gifts of the year. They include gorgeous cookbooks, impressive appliances, stunning serving dishes, and more. I can vouch for all of them – they’re some of the most-loved and most-used items in my kitchen. No matter what you pick, I promise, it’ll be a wonderful gift for whoever’s on your list. Now, to our favorite kitchen gifts: Our Cookbooks! The perfect gifts for the veggie…

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FREE Cookie eBook Giveaway

Cookbooks are the best gifts! Buy either of our cookbooks by December 24, and we'll send you five FREE cookie recipes in return. Find the details below!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Every year, I say that cookbooks make the best gifts, but this year, I think it’s especially true: we’re all cooking at home a lot more! While we love the recipes that we post here on the blog, many of our absolute favorites are in the books – the Zucchini Verde Vegan Enchiladas and Sesame-Ginger Avocado Fennel Salad from Love & Lemons Every Day, the Coconut Rice with Brussels Sprouts and the Creamy Broccoli Soup from The Love & Lemons Cookbook, and so many more! Whether you need a perfect present for…

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Daily Harvest New Scoops & Flatbreads

Lately, Jack and I have loved trying Daily Harvest's inventive, plant-forward meals and treats. Read more about our favorites (+why we love them) below!

Special thanks to Daily Harvest for partnering on this post. Before this spring, Jack and I went out for dinner at least once a week, and we often picked up something quick for lunch during the workday. But in March, that changed. All of a sudden, we were eating every meal at home, every day. Obviously, I love cooking. But prepping breakfast, lunch, and dinner for both of us (and doing the dishes afterward) takes up a lot of time. Luckily, I signed up for Daily Harvest, a subscription service that delivers thoughtfully-sourced, chef-crafted foods to your door, over the…

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Love & Lemons Every Day Cookbook Birthday!

Love and Lemons Every Day is one year old! It's a big, beautiful book filled with healthy, delicious recipes, flexible cooking charts, and more.

Hi all! I’m popping in today to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the launch of our second cookbook, Love and Lemons Every Day. To all of you who have the book – thank you! The best part of this year has been seeing you dive in to it and its recipes. I can’t tell you how much I love seeing your creations when you tag me on Instagram or Facebook. If you like what you’ve made (and I hope you do!) it’d mean the world to me if you’d leave a positive review on Amazon or wherever you bought the…

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How to Freeze Vegetables

Don't let those green beans or zucchini go to waste! Learn how to freeze vegetables, how to thaw them, and how to use them in a way you'll love.

Welcome to Part 2 of my guide to storing vegetables! On Friday, I wrote about my favorite vegetables that keep for at least a week at room temperature or in the fridge. Today’s post is all about freezing veggies! I don’t know about you, but when I went to the store last weekend to stock up on groceries, frozen vegetables were nowhere to be found. How was I going to keep a supply of produce on hand for 2+ weeks? Luckily, the fresh produce section was still well-stocked. If I couldn’t buy frozen vegetables, I could freeze my own! Freezing…

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How to Store Vegetables to Keep Them Fresh

Grocery shopping for a week or more? Learn which veggies to buy, how to store them to keep them fresh, and how to use them in a way you'll love!

Like so many of you, Jack and I spent last weekend going from store to store, looking for supplies like hand soap, toilet paper, and, of course, groceries. I know many of you are pros at shopping and prepping meals for a week, but typically, I visit the grocery store almost every day to pick up basics for dinner, fresh produce for a new recipe, or the one key ingredient I forgot to grab the last time I was there. But last weekend was different. Instead of running to the store for a few things, we were stocking up on…

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A Week of Healthy Smoothies & Snacks

I recently tried out Daily Harvest, and I've been loving their convenient & delicious superfood smoothies. Read on to see which ones are my favorites!

There’s nothing I love more than starting my day with a produce-packed smoothie. Eating a big serving of fruits and veggies first thing makes me feel energized and ready to take on the day. Plus, I have fun mixing and matching superfoods, spices, and fresh ingredients to create healthy, delicious combinations. But on busy mornings when I have a full day of writing and photo editing ahead of me, it’s easy to reach for the first thing I see – like the peanut butter cookies I was testing the night before – instead of taking the time to blend up…

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Join The Love & Lemons Cooking Club!

Celebrate seasonal cooking with our Cooking Club! Each month, we all cook one Love & Lemons recipe, and one lucky winner receives a prize.

I created the Love & Lemons Cooking Club to celebrate our wonderful community of readers. It’s super simple – each month, I choose a recipe. You make it, and you leave a comment on the recipe’s blog post. At the end of the month, I randomly select one winner to receive a prize. Tip: For a bonus entry, email me a photo of what you made. I share some of the photos at the end of each month! Sign up here to get an email every time I post a new Cooking Club challenge: By signing up, you’ll receive monthly Cooking…

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Sign Up for Our FREE Email Course!

We're launching a FREE email course! In five parts, it outlines my best tips for healthy and delicious vegetarian eating. Read on for the details!

Drumroll, please! Today, I’m announcing my new FREE email series: my 5-Part Guide to Healthy & Delicious Vegetarian Eating. I’ve been working on this course for a while now, and I’m SO excited to share it with all of you! My Guide to Healthy & Delicious Vegetarian Eating I often hear from readers who are interested in eating less meat, eating more healthily, or exploring a vegetarian or vegan diet. Here on Love & Lemons, we have tons of tips and recipes to help, but it’s not always easy to sift through the recipe index or read every post to find…

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Peanut Summer Rolls

Fresh veggies, herbs, and peanut noodles pack these summer rolls with bright, refreshing flavors. They're a delicious appetizer or light lunch!

Summer rolls are my favorite thing to make when I’m craving something light and healthy, but totally fun. I love stuffing rice paper wrappers with lots of fresh produce, mixing together a flavorful dipping sauce, and digging in! In this recipe, I toss noodles with an easy, sweet and savory peanut sauce made of peanut butter, sriracha, tamari, and a drop of maple syrup. Then, I roll the noodles into wrappers with avocado, sautéed mushrooms, green onion, and fresh basil and mint. How to Make Summer Rolls If you’ve never made fresh rolls like these before, it may seem intimidating,…

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Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.