Get a Sneak Peek Recipe from Pop of Flavor!

My new cookbook, Love & Lemons Pop of Flavor, comes out this fall! Get early access to my Zesty Ricotta Muffins recipe when you pre-order today.

In case you missed it last week, I announced my new cookbook: Love & Lemons Pop of Flavor! The book will be out this fall, but you can officially pre-order it now! As a thank you for pre-ordering, we’re offering early access to my recipe for Zesty Ricotta Muffins with Lemon Glaze through next Sunday, May 10, only. Pre-order your copy today, then send your receipt to cookbook@loveandlemons.com to grab your recipe sneak peek! Vegan option included. To everyone who’s pre-ordered already—thank you so much. It truly means the world. 💛 Remind me—what’s Pop of Flavor about? Pop of Flavor is a celebration…

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Big News! Our New Cookbook!

Our new cookbook, Love & Lemons Pop of Flavor, comes out later this year. Get an exclusive sneak peek recipe when you pre-order today!

Hey friends, exciting news! We wrote a new cookbook! Love & Lemons Pop of Flavor comes out this fall on October 13, and it’s now available for pre-order! For the next few weeks only, we’re offering a special pre-order bonus. Keep reading to learn more! What’s Pop of Flavor about? Pop of Flavor is a celebration of cravings. Instead of organizing it into chapters by meal type, the chapters are broken up by texture and flavor so that you can cook what you crave: Saucy Spicy Crunchy Herby Tangy Sweet I started working on this book when my son Ollie was about 2…

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The Easy Lemon Dessert Our Readers Can’t Stop Making This Spring

This lemon blueberry bread is moist, tender, and filled with sweet berries. With just 10 ingredients, it’s an easy spring dessert readers make on repeat.

As the weather warms up this spring, I’ve noticed my dessert cravings shifting. So long, chocolate—right now, I want all things bright and citrusy. I’m clearly not alone in this, because of all the desserts on Love & Lemons, there’s one our readers can’t stop making this spring: this lemon blueberry bread. Joe wrote, “I’ve made this so many times now… Everyone who tries it loves it!” And Lisa commented, “This bread has me hankering for spring and I’ll definitely be making it again!” It’ll be on repeat in my kitchen this season too. Here’s why I love this lemon…

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Love & Lemons Cooking Club – April!

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club Challenge this month! It's easy to enter, and one lucky winner will receive a prize. Find all the details below.

Our Cooking Club is a fun way to celebrate the Love & Lemons community of readers. The concept is 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. I love the sense of community that comes from so many people cooking one recipe each month. We’re kicking off our April challenge today with our chickpea salad recipe, and I hope you’ll join in the fun. Here’s how it works: The Prize: A $100 Whole…

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Love & Lemons Cooking Club – March!

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club Challenge this month! It's easy to enter, and one lucky winner will receive a prize. Find all the details below.

Our Cooking Club is a fun way to celebrate the Love & Lemons community of readers. The concept is 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. I love the sense of community that comes from so many people cooking one recipe each month. We’re kicking off our March challenge today with our breakfast casserole recipe, and I hope you’ll join in the fun. Here’s how it works: The Prize: A $100 Whole…

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A Creamy, Cheesy Dip for Your Super Bowl Snack Table

I’m making this 6-ingredient bean dip for the Super Bowl! Creamy, cheesy, and piled with fresh toppings, it’s always a crowd-pleasing game day snack.

Ever since I was a kid, I remember looking forward to the Super Bowl. Not for the football, of course (I’ve never been much of a sports fan), but for the snacks. My mom’s 7 layer dip was a favorite of mine growing up—I’d stand by the snack table all night, going in for tortilla chip after tortilla chip. I loved store-bought French onion dip too, always with a pile of ridged potato chips. My current dip fixation? This 6-ingredient bean dip. Here’s why I love this bean dip recipe: It’s insanely creamy. It starts with a base of refried…

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A Crowd-Pleasing Side Dish for Your Thanksgiving Table

These 5-ingredient mashed potatoes are our most popular Thanksgiving recipe! My husband’s favorite side dish, they’re rich, creamy, and delicious.

Ever since I met my husband Jack, he’s been raving about his Uncle Billy’s mashed potatoes. Rich, creamy, and topped with what Jack calls “butter lake,” they were his favorite side dish at Thanksgiving growing up. I can’t say I’m entirely sold on the butter lake part, but Jack has helped me perfect my mashed potato recipe over the years. At this point, he says that it’s just as good as his Uncle Billy’s…if not better. I have to agree that they’re the best mashed potatoes I’ve tried. Here’s why we love these mashed potatoes: They have an amazing creamy…

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The No-Bake Bars I’m Making for Halloween

These no-bake peanut butter bars are the perfect Halloween treat. They taste like Reese's peanut butter cups, and they're easy to make with 5 ingredients!

In our house, Halloween has suddenly become a Very Big Deal. Before Jack and I were parents, we barely did anything for the holiday. On a good year, I’d maybe put on the same Dorothy costume I’d worn for the seven Halloweens prior. But now that we have a four-year-old, things are different. Our house is fully decorated, we ALL have new costumes for Friday, and today, Ollie and I are making these no-bake peanut butter bars as a fun pre-Halloween treat. Here’s why we love these peanut butter bars: They taste like Reese’s peanut butter cups. With a fudgy…

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Fresh Hibiscus Tea with Culligan Filtered Water

The warmer weather has me drinking iced hibiscus tea on repeat! I make this refreshing drink with fresh, filtered Culligan water straight from my tap.

This post is sponsored by Culligan. I’ve been a huge fan for years! Who else is ready for spring?! The temps have (finally) been warming up around here lately, which has put me in the mood for refreshing spring salads and iced drinks. For the past few weekends, I’ve been making a big pitcher of iced hibiscus tea to drink throughout the week. It has tart, cranberry-like flavor that I love, and it’s packed with antioxidants like vitamin C and beta-carotene. I feel especially good about drinking it because I make it with fresh, filtered Culligan water from my kitchen tap.…

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Get The Ultimate Guide to Summer Salads!

Subscribe below to receive The Ultimate Guide to Summer Salads! In this 5-part email series, I share tips and recipes to help you make delicious salads.

The Ultimate Guide to Summer Salads is a 5-part email series. In it, I share tips, tricks, and recipes to help you make delicious salads this summer! Discover the building blocks of a flavorful summer salad, plus get some of my best salad recipes sent straight to your inbox. Sign up here to get the guide: By signing up, you’ll receive the 5-part salad series as well as our Love & Lemons newsletter three times a week. Of course, you can unsubscribe at any time.

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Favorite Recipes From Simple Feel Good Food

I love ALL the recipes in Simple Feel Good Food, but I'm spotlighting a few of my top favorites below. What are yours? Let me know in the comments!

Simple Feel Good Food has been out for almost two weeks! It’s been such a joy to see what you’ve been cooking from it. Tell me, do you have a favorite recipe so far? I want to know! Share your answer in the comments below. Speaking of favorite recipes, tons of readers have asked me what my favorite recipe is! It’s impossible to pick just one, so I’m taking today’s post to spotlight a few. #1: Creamy Cauliflower Enchiladas, p. 107 We had to test this recipe a few times to get it just right, but every tweak was worth it.…

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I'm Jeanine Donofrio, a New York Times bestselling cookbook author and recipe developer. I share fresh, delicious vegetarian recipes that celebrate seasonal ingredients and flavors.

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