Summer Recipes
Light and refreshing dishes and desserts for those hot summer days, barbecues, and poolside picnics. Find dishes to use up those herbs in the garden, farmers market vegetables, or juicy summer fruit and berries.
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About Lauren
I've worked in Finance, earned an MBA, and have had the chance to live and travel throughout the US and Europe. One of my favorite things to do is to bring our family together around the table.
We spend hours and hours every week in the kitchen together, kids included. It is the center of our home, and where we feel the most centered. My hope is that you find something here to share with your family around the table!
Food & Travel
Cookie Recipes
Browse all kinds of cookies, including drop cookies, bakery style cookies, and European cookies like Norwegian waffle cookies.
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Most Popular
Readers' favorite recipes: dinners and desserts, the dishes that get made over and over again.
Our Family Favorites
A selection of our family’s favorite recipes. Ones that we make over and over again and that consistently make it into our weekly rotation. I hope that you find a few that you and your family love as well!
The Latest
Browse the latest recipes on Elle & Pear. See what I've been working on and what's new!
Travel
Traveling with Kids
We recently spent a year traveling around the country with our family of five including our three young children, making stops in California, Texas, Massachusetts, Maine, South Carolina, and more...
