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Easy Carrot Cake

This easy carrot cake recipe is one of our favorite desserts! It's wonderfully moist and warmly spiced. Tangy cream cheese frosting takes it over the top.

Jack declared this carrot cake recipe the best he’s ever tried. Coming from him, that’s high praise, because carrot cake is his favorite dessert of all time! I don’t disagree...

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About Us

About the people behind Love and Lemons - Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews

...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...

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Healthy Banana Bread

This easy, healthy banana bread recipe is incredibly moist, sweet, and full of banana flavor. It's made with whole wheat flour and naturally sweetened.

...for breakfast, grab another slice for an afternoon snack, and eat some more for dessert. Clearly, in our house, it disappears QUICK! The next time you have ripe bananas on...

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Egg-citing Recipes

A roundup of spring egg recipes for easy vegetarian breakfasts, lunches, or dinners!

...big plans for easter tomorrow but I’m thinking of making one of these yummy looking egg dishes that I’ve had bookmarked… sun dried tomato and walnut pesto breakfast pizza from...

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Coconut Loaf

Toasted coconut and a coconut milk glaze top this moist, coconut-filled healthy breakfast bread from the book Sprouted Kitchen. Great for dessert, too!

...the way I would react. But what we really have in common is breakfast. I like eggs with piles of greens, and Jack would be one for sweet foods in...

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Apple Pancake

This thick, custardy baked apple pancake takes me straight back to my childhood. Dust it with powdered sugar for a sweet finishing touch & dig in!

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...not for us. Especially when homemade muffins, pancakes, eggs, doughnuts, and this German(ish) apple pancake were all part of our regular breakfast rotation. This was a staple of our childhood,...

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Apple Muffins

These easy apple muffins are studded with juicy chunks of apple and toasty nuts. I love enjoying them with tea or coffee on a cool fall morning.

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My mom made these apple muffins for us last week while she was visiting. And I made them again for breakfast this morning. These muffins aren’t too sweet, and they’re...

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Christmas

Merry almost-Christmas morning, let the brunching begin! Here are a few of our favorite breakfast-ey recipes… sweet, savory, and even a little bit healthy: recipes pictured above: Blueberry Banana Pancakes...

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Pistachio Goji Berry Granola

Have you ever made granola on the stove? Try it once, and you won't go back! I love eating this easy 15-minute granola over yogurt or on its own.

...second batch nearly as quickly as the first. But hey, it’s the holidays… and it’s just granola… let’s live a little. Want more easy breakfast ideas? Try these vegan banana...

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Superfood Sunshine Orange Smoothie

Brighten up your morning & boost your immune system with this superfood orange smoothie packed with ginger, goji berries, hemp seeds & citrus!

...as well. Combine them in a blender, and blend to creamy perfection! And if you want more superfood smoothie ideas, try this superfood smoothie bowl and these breakfast smoothies too!...

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Photograph of Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews in their kitchen

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.