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  • Four salmon filets with sweet and smoky seasoning, topped with shallots and lemon.

    Sweet and Smoky Salmon with Shallots and Lemon

  • Barbecue grill with several kabobs of alternating vegetables (zucchini, onions, and peppers) and with Italian dressing marinated chicken and steak.

    Chicken and Steak Kabobs with Italian Dressing Marinade

  • Overhead view of S'mores Cookie Bars cut into squares on top of a wooden cutting board. Strings of marshmallow stretched between several squares.

    S’mores Cookie Bars with Brown Butter and Toasted Marshmallows

  • Overhead view of four chili cheese dogs on a striped platter. Each hot got bun has a hot dog topped with homemade chili, shredded cheddar cheese, and diced onions.

    Ultimate Chili Cheese Dogs with Homemade Chili

  • Jar in foreground filled with Italian soda, with cream being poured on top of the soda. Two other Italian sodas are in the background.

    Easy Homemade Italian Soda

  • Jars filled with all 4 of our simple syrups. From left to right: strawberry mint, blueberry lemon, carrot ginger (top), and pineapple ginger.

    How to Make Simple Syrup (4 Unique Flavors)

  • Two slices of zucchini bread on a white plate with the rest of the loaf in the background.

    Mom’s Cinnamon Zucchini Bread With A Twist

  • Wooden salad bowl filled with romaine lettuce, green onions, hard boiled eggs, bacon, chicken, croutons, tomatoes, blue cheese, and avocado.

    California Cobb Salad with Bacon Croutons and Basil Vinaigrette

  • Yellow and green glass filled with honeydew melon smoothie. There is a straw in the glass.

    Honeydew Melon Smoothie: Easy, Creamy, and Refreshing

  • Side view of a short glass about a quarter full of espresso, with 2 scoops of banana mocha ice cream in the middle. Glass is on top of a small rust colored plate with a spoon and several biscotti on it, along with a metal espresso pourer and bananas in the background.

    How to Make an Affogato with Banana Mocha Ice Cream

  • The Best Blue Cheese, Walnut, and Pear Salad, made with leafy lettuce, toasted walnuts, blue cheese crumbles, sliced pears, and a sesame dressing.

    The Best Blue Cheese, Walnut, and Pear Salad

  • Three high protein cottage cheese breakfast bowls arranged on a counter. In the front is the bacon and eggs bowl, in the back left is the berries and almond butter bowl, and in the back right is the lox and cucumber bowl.

    High Protein Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowls (5 Ways)

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Recipes for home cooks by sisters who love food.

Be honest: muffins are cake, right? Cake that you Be honest: muffins are cake, right?

Cake that you can eat for breakfast! These blueberry muffins are totally breakfast friendly with fresh blueberries, lemon juice, and Greek yogurt baked right in. They’ve even got a little crumble topping that gives them that bakery-style flair. These muffins are perfect for beginner bakers or eager kids who want to bake something with their parents.

You’ll need:
 Flour
  Fresh blueberries
  Baking powder + baking soda
  Sugar (granulated + brown)
 Butter
  Eggs
  Lemon juice
  Plain Greek yogurt
  Vanilla
  Salt

SAVE these for your next sweet breakfast!

Full recipe + tips for making taller muffins on our blog (link in bio) or Google “cooking with conks blueberry muffins”
If you've never tried fruit in a grilled cheese, y If you've never tried fruit in a grilled cheese, you're missing out!

Our cheese of choice this time was gouda.

Apples, cinnamon, and shredded cheese make this salty-sweet sandwich a repeat dinner around here. 

We used:
 French loaf sandwich bread (with salted butter on the outside)
 Cosmic crisp apples (or honeycrisp would work too)
 Dusting of cinnamon (really good with savory foods)
 Generous handfuls of shredded gouda cheese

What cheese would you use? Let us know in the comments!
We took our go-to bagel order and turned it into a We took our go-to bagel order and turned it into a brunch bake.

And honestly, we might not go back. It’s creamy, savory, a little herby, and great for sharing or weekly meal prep.

What you'll need:
- Day old bagels
- Salmon
- Eggs + milk (and seasonings)
- Red onions
- Capers
- Cream cheese
- Dill
- Everything bagel seasoning

Get the full recipe on our blog (link in bio).

Save this for the next time you want to impress people without missing the party or  waking up early.

Follow along for more fun recipes!
We took our go-to bagel order and turned it into a We took our go-to bagel order and turned it into a brunch bake.

And honestly, we might not go back. It’s creamy, savory, a little herby, and great for sharing or weekly meal prep.

What you'll need:
- Day old bagels
- Salmon
- Eggs + milk (and seasonings)
- Red onions
- Capers
- Cream cheese
- Dill
- Everything bagel seasoning

Get the full recipe on our blog (link in bio).

Save this for the next time you want to impress people without missing the party or  waking up early.

Follow along for more fun recipes!
If cooking feels overwhelming, start here: 1. Ke If cooking feels overwhelming, start here:

1.  Keep it casual: not every meal has to be impressive. Simple still counts, and good food doesn’t need to be perfect.

2.  Use shortcuts when needed: we love cooking from scratch, but using pre-cut vegetables, store-bought sauces, or even rotisserie chicken can be super helpful tricks when short on time.

3.  Experiment, but be patient: you don’t need to know everything right away. Cooking confidence comes from trying little by little.

The goal isn’t to become an expert overnight, it’s just to make cooking feel a little easier each time.

Let us know in the comments 👇🏼
What part of cooking overwhelms you most?
If cooking feels overwhelming, start here: 1. Ke If cooking feels overwhelming, start here:

1.  Keep it casual: not every meal has to be impressive. Simple still counts, and good food doesn’t need to be perfect.

2.  Use shortcuts when needed: we love cooking from scratch, but using pre-cut vegetables, store-bought sauces, or even rotisserie chicken can be super helpful tricks when short on time.

3.  Experiment, but be patient: you don’t need to know everything right away. Cooking confidence comes from trying little by little.

The goal isn’t to become an expert overnight, it’s just to make cooking feel a little easier each time.

Let us know in the comments 👇🏼
What part of cooking overwhelms you most?
Switch up dinner, and make it super easy. This s Switch up dinner, and make it super easy. 

This sweet and smoky salmon is one of our favorite easy but special dinners. 

If cooking feels overwhelming sometimes, this is the kind of dish that takes the pressure off: easy to follow, easy to make, and a meal you can be proud of.

It's also so good served with our lemon asparagus orzo so be sure to check that out too. 

What you need:
- Salmon
- Smoked paprika
- Brown sugar
- Dried thyme
- Salt and pepper
- Shallots
- Lemon

Easy prep, not many ingredients, and a quick bake time. 

Save this for your next easy dinner, and follow for more good food, made doable.

Full recipe with tips and steps on our website, link in bio.
Switch up dinner, and make it super easy. This s Switch up dinner, and make it super easy. 

This sweet and smoky salmon is one of our favorite easy but special dinners. 

If cooking feels overwhelming sometimes, this is the kind of dish that takes the pressure off: easy to follow, easy to make, and a meal you can be proud of.

It's also so good served with our lemon asparagus orzo so be sure to check that out too. 

What you need:
- Salmon
- Smoked paprika
- Brown sugar
- Dried thyme
- Salt and pepper
- Shallots
- Lemon

Easy prep, not many ingredients, and a quick bake time. 

Save this for your next easy dinner, and follow for more good food, made doable.

Full recipe with tips and steps on our website, link in bio.
If breakfast has been overwhelming lately, this on If breakfast has been overwhelming lately, this one’s for you.

This cranberry orange almond granola is one of those low-effort recipes that actually makes your mornings easier. You mix everything together, bake it until it's golden and crunchy, and suddenly you’ve got something great to throw on yogurt (or eat by the handful straight from the jar).

It’s nutty, a little citrusy, crunchy, and easy enough to make your mornings feel a little more stress-free. 

Save this for a future you who doesn’t want to think about breakfast. 

Full recipe on our website (check our bio for the link), or Google "Cooking with Conks granola"
If breakfast has been overwhelming lately, this on If breakfast has been overwhelming lately, this one’s for you.

This cranberry orange almond granola is one of those low-effort recipes that actually makes your mornings easier. You mix everything together, bake it until it's golden and crunchy, and suddenly you’ve got something great to throw on yogurt (or eat by the handful straight from the jar).

It’s nutty, a little citrusy, crunchy, and easy enough to make your mornings feel a little more stress-free. 

Save this for a future you who doesn’t want to think about breakfast. 

Full recipe on our website (check our bio for the link), or Google "Cooking with Conks granola"

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