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Homemade Family Friendly Recipes With Real Ingredients

Homemade Family Friendly Recipes with Real Ingredients, everything from soups and sides, dinners, appetizers, and all sorts of desserts: cookies, cakes, pies, bars, and many more inspired by my international travels.

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  • Several Olive Oil Muffins in a white serving bowl, with one muffin broken open to show a light fluffy interior.
    Olive Oil Muffins
  • Olive Oil Blueberry Muffins in a muffin tin with one muffin cut in half to show the soft interior of the muffin filled with blueberries.
    Olive Oil Blueberry Muffins
  • Corned Beef Hash in a large sauté pan with crispy corned beef, crispy potatoes, carrots, and pan fried eggs.
    Corned Beef Hash with Leftovers
  • Eleven Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Bars on a serving board cut into clean rectangles.
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Bars
  • A blue green bowl with Ravioli Cacio e Pepe being held by Lauren on light background.
    Ravioli Cacio e Pepe
  • A shallow white bowl filled with thick and creamy lemony whipped feta topped with chopped pistachios, red pepper flakes, and minced parsley.
    Thick and Creamy Lemon Whipped Feta
  • Loaf Pan Focaccia cut up into pieces and placed on a marble board with one piece turned on the side and Lauren picking up and holding another piece.
    Loaf Pan Focaccia
  • New England Salad in a wooden bowl with romaine lettuce, diced apples, dried cranberries, and pecans.
    New England Salad
  • Sourdough Granola Bars from a 9x9 square metal baking dish cut into 8 large bars with chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
    Sourdough Granola Bars
  • A loaf of golden Bubbly Focaccia cut into many pieces, some turned on their sides to show the bubbly interior.
    Bubbly Focaccia With Open Crumb in a 9x13 Pan
  • Spring Soup with Vegetables and Chicken in a light colored bowl with a striped napkin, a spoon, and Lauren's hand holding the bowl.
    Spring Soup with Vegetables and Chicken
  • A round shallow bowl with caramelized Hot Honey Salmon on top of white rice and pan roasted Brussel sprouts.
    Hot Honey Salmon
  • Blueberry Lemon Crumb Cake with Lemon Glaze drizzled on top, cut into squares on parchment paper.
    Blueberry Lemon Crumb Cake with Lemon Glaze
  • A loaf of Irish Soda Bread on a cutting board.
    Irish Soda Bread Without Raisins
  • Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta with colorful yellow and red tomatoes diced on a golden toasted slice of baguette with minced basil.
    Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta
  • Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies stacked on top of each other showing the insides of the cookies and the melted chocolate chips.
    Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies
  • Peppermint Cocoa Cookies
  • Cut Out Gingerbread cookies decorated with royal icing and colorful icing buttons displayed on a black marble serving dish.
    Cut Out Gingerbread Cookies
  • A Christmas Cookie Tree made with star shaped cut out sugar cookies decorated with green sanding sugar stacked on top of each other and topped with a cookie star decorated with yellow sugar.
    Christmas Cookie Tree
  • Baking soda, turbinado sugar, salt, eggs, vanilla extract, chocolate chips
    A Guide to The Most Common Cookie Ingredients
  • Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies decorated with green sugar stacked on top of each other.
    Soft Cut Out Sugar Cookies
  • A loaf of Olive Oil Banana Bread cut into thick slices on a white backdrop.
    Olive Oil Banana Bread
  • A bowl of yogurt topped with crunchy Sourdough Granola with yellow flowers and an orange yellow dish towel.
    Crunchy Sourdough Granola
  • Two roasted honeynut squashes cut in half vertically and roasted on a gold baking sheet.
    Roasted Honeynut Squash
  • A loaf of Sourdough Banana Bread sliced on a light blue and white striped towel.
    Sourdough Banana Bread
  • Butternut Squash Salad with Maple Vinaigrette in a large white salad bowl including maple roasted butternut squash, farro, goat cheese, and toasted pecans.
    Butternut Squash Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
  • A bowl of vibrant orange Honeynut Squash Soup with Italian Sausage, cauliflower, and ditalini pasta.
    Honeynut Squash Soup with Italian Sausage
  • Four Mini Basque Cheesecakes arranged in a semi-circle with one of the cheesecakes with a slice cut out and turned on its side to show the creamy interior of the cake.
    Mini Basque Cheesecake
  • Slices of a round flourless chocolate cake slightly separated from each other dusted with cocoa powder.
    Simple Flourless Chocolate Cake
  • Fluffy Sourdough Banana Pancakes
  • A golden sheet pan with diced and Maple Roasted Butternut Squash.
    Maple Roasted Butternut Squash
  • Four slices of pumpkin bread stacked on top of each other on a marble serving board.
    Olive Oil Pumpkin Bread
  • A large sauté pan with baked cherry tomatoes, feta, sausage, and green beans.
    Baked Cherry Tomatoes, Feta, and Sausage with Pasta
  • Hot Honey Meat Pizza on a pizza peel cut into slices.
    Hot Honey Pizza
  • A plate of Homemade Cherry Tomato Sauce Pasta with Italian Sausage with parmesan and basil for garnish.
    Pasta with Homemade Cherry Tomato Sauce and Italian Sausage
  • A jar layered with raspberry jam, chia seed pudding, and fresh raspberries.
    Chia Seed Pudding With Homemade Raspberry Jam
  • Roasted Potatoes with Lemon and Rosemary
  • A Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad in a tan speckled wide low bowl with a container of Balsamic Vinaigrette in the background.
    Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Protein Pasta Salad on a white serving plate with white ceramic handles.
    Protein Pasta Salad
  • A stack of Sourdough Pumpkin Waffles topped with butter, pecans, and dripping maple syrup.
    Sourdough Pumpkin Waffles
  • A slice of Ricotta Cherry Cake topped with whipped cream and a single cherry.
    Ricotta Cherry Cake
  • Three Chicken Spinach Wraps cut in half and arranged in a bowl with a side of homemade ranch dressing.
    Chicken Spinach Wraps With Homemade Ranch Dressing

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Lauren sitting at table in Tuscany with a glass of wine, charcuterie and rolling green hills and winery in the background.

I'm Lauren, I've worked in Finance, earned an MBA, and lived and traveled throughout Europe and the US. I love to cook and bake, and bring our family together around the table. Recipes shared here are real family recipes with real, fresh ingredients inspired by our travels.

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Easter Recipes

  • An Olive Oil Carrot Cake with two layers, cream cheese frosting and topped with chopped pecans.
    Olive Oil Carrot Cake
  • Mini Egg Bars cut into 25 equal sized squares with some squares at slight angles and one turned on its side.
    Mini Egg Bars
  • Easy Loaf Pan Coffee Cake With Crumb Topping
  • Overhead shot of slices of lemon pie without meringue on white plates with pink flowers and the remaining pie above.
    Lemon Pie Without Meringue
  • Blueberry Lemon Muffins on a cake stand with a white background decorated with blueberries and purple flowers.
    Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
  • Four Mini Basque Cheesecakes arranged in a semi-circle with one of the cheesecakes with a slice cut out and turned on its side to show the creamy interior of the cake.
    Mini Basque Cheesecake

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  • Banana Bread in square baking dish on a light background.
    Banana Bread without a Loaf Pan
  • A potato and rosemary pizza on a white background with three slices cut surrounded by rosemary garnish.
    Potato and Rosemary Pizza
  • A hand holding a spoonful of Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce with Butter over a bowl filled with the sauce on a light background.
    Lemon Garlic White Wine Sauce with Butter
  • Thick slices of banana bread covered in a white maple glaze on a light background.
    Banana Bread Glaze
  • Thick slices of banana bread with streusel topping on a white serving board surrounded by crumbs.
    Banana Bread with Streusel Topping
  • Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies stacked on top of each other showing the insides of the cookies and the melted chocolate chips.
    Chocolate Chip Rice Krispie Cookies

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