Easy, Fresh and Colorful Meals

A friendly food journal by Jessica and Kathrin, gathering simple soups, bright vegetables, and quick weeknight fixes for cooks who want to put a good meal on the table without fuss.

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Surf and Turf in a Soup

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Clarifying Clarified Butter

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Blueberry Dumplings

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One-pan lemon dill salmon with new potatoes

One-pan lemon dill salmon with new potatoes is a fresh, satisfying dinner that brings together crisp-edged potatoes, tender fish and a bright herb dressing.…

No-bake chocolate peanut butter oat bars

Making a tray of chocolate peanut butter oat bars without an oven gives you a useful answer to the half-finished pantry, the rushed after-school snack and the…

Meet the cooks

Two friends, two kitchens, one shared notebook.

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Jessica

"I write down what worked, what flopped, and what to try next week."

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Kathrin

"Recipes should leave room for the fridge and the season."

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