Welcome to Love and Lemons! I’m Jeanine, a New York Times bestselling cookbook author and recipe developer.
I created Love and Lemons in 2011 to celebrate how nourishing, fun, and delicious cooking with seasonal fruits and vegetables can be. I hope that the recipes here inspire you to try cooking a new vegetable, or try cooking a familiar vegetable in a new way. You’ll find a host of inventive vegetarian recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but I also want Love and Lemons to be a resource for you. We have guides to working with vegetables ranging from spaghetti squash to asparagus and tips for cooking plant-based basics like quinoa, rice, and lentils.
And because I think healthy eating is all about balance, so you’ll find recipes for brownies, cakes, cookies, and more here too.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do you develop your recipes?
The recipes on Love & Lemons reflect how I cook and eat in real life. Often, my inspiration comes from ingredients I find at the farmers market, dishes I cook regularly for my family, or travel. I test each one in my home kitchen with Phoebe, the Love & Lemons editor and recipe developer. Phoebe also cross-tests recipes in her kitchen to ensure that the recipes are easy to follow and reliable using different equipment (we find that ovens especially can vary quite a bit!). Each recipe goes through a final round of testing with an external recipe tester before we share it on the site.
Do you have a cookbook?
Yes! I’ve written three cookbooks: The Love & Lemons Cookbook, Love & Lemons Every Day, and Love & Lemons: Simple Feel Good (a New York Times bestseller!) Learn more about them on our cookbook page.
Do I have to be vegetarian to enjoy the recipes?
Nope! My meat-eating husband Jack is my #1 taste tester, and he gives each recipe his stamp of approval before I share it. In addition, many of my friends, family, and recipe testers are not vegetarian, and they all try these recipes. Everything you see here is 100% omnivore-approved! When you’re cooking with good-quality seasonal ingredients, the results are going to taste great, whether you’re vegetarian or not.
There are so many recipes on your site! Where do I start?
First, sign up for our email list. Our best recipes (and no spam!) will go straight to your inbox. Otherwise, start by checking out our favorite dinner recipes, breakfast ideas, salads, and soups!
Are you on social media?
You betcha! Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest.
The Team
Jeanine Donofrio, Creator & Recipe Developer
Jeanine Donofrio is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator of Love & Lemons, the blog and inspiration behind her first three cookbooks, Simple Feel Good Food, Love & Lemons Every Day, and The Love & Lemons Cookbook, which Bon Appétit hailed as “the most beautiful cookbook we’ve ever seen.” Her passion is creating healthy, fun, and delicious recipes that celebrate seasonal ingredients and flavors. Jeanine has been featured in The Washington Post, People, and Oprah, among others, and has developed recipes for brands including Whole Foods, KitchenAid, and Le Creuset. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, Jack, and their son, Oliver.
Phoebe Moore, Managing Editor & Recipe Developer
@phoebeelmoore
Phoebe Moore is the Managing Editor and Recipe Developer for Love & Lemons. She joined the Love & Lemons team in 2018 and has since co-authored the New York Times bestselling cookbook Love & Lemons: Simple Feel Good Food and served as a food styling assistant and recipe tester for Love & Lemons Every Day. Phoebe also tests all our blog recipes and carefully edits them to ensure that they are easy for cooks of all levels to follow. In her spare time, she volunteers with her neighborhood food pantry and community kitchen in Chicago, Illinois.
Sophia Simota, Social Media Manager
@kilnandkitchen
Sophia Simota is the Social Media Manager for Love & Lemons. Her love for cooking stems from long days in the kitchen making traditional Filipino food with her mom, and long nights on the couch binge watching the latest Food Network special. Driven by her fascination for all things food and her passion for storytelling, Sophia keeps her finger on the pulse of the social space in order to create engaging content for Love and Lemons’ slice of the internet.
