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    All kinds of recipes, all with a creative twist.

    THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS

    • creamy gorgonzola polenta
      Creamy Gorgonzola Polenta
    • Sliced chicken with golden skin and orange slices
      Herbs de Provence Orange Roasted Chicken
    • Large ceramic mug with tomato-based cabbage stew, with an orange green leaves behind it.
      Best Vegetarian Cabbage Stew (with Turmeric)
    • One slice of Peanut Butter Chocolate Meringue Pie on a white plate with fork
      Peanut Butter Chocolate Meringue Pie Recipe

    SEASONAL PUMPKIN RECIPES

    • Pumpkin Pasta with Sausage mixed into Pappardelle in a blue and white bowl
      Pumpkin Pasta Sauce with Sage and Sausage
    • White bowl filled with polenta, topped with braised beef short ribs in pumpkin sauce.
      Braised Beef Short Ribs with Pumpkin
    • Pumpkin risotto with sage leaves on a white plate.
      Pumpkin Risotto (with Mushrooms and Sage)
    • Several Pumpkin Almond Flour cookies in a white ceramic box on wood surface.
      Pumpkin Almond Flour Cookies
    • Two stacked pieces of pumpkin coffee cake with a dull orange pumpkin in the background.
      Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Streusel and Caramel
    • Stack of five gluten free pumpkin cookies with mini pumpkin behind it.
      Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies
    • Glazed donut holes on a baking rack.
      Pumpkin Air Fryer Donut Holes
    • close up of a slice of pumpkin pie
      Pecan Crusted Caramel Pumpkin Pie

    FRESH FROM THE KITCHEN

    • Close up of Close up of a crispy fried rice on a black plate.
      Crispy Fried Rice
    • One whole fanned port wine poached pears on white dish with bits of pistachio.
      Port Wine Poached Pears
    • Small brown ceramic bowl with orange-patterned stem, filled with baked caramel apples and hazelnuts.
      Baked Apples (with Honey and Hazelnuts)
    • Cose up of black beans with avocado slices and cilantro in green rimmed bowl.
      Mexican Black Beans From Scratch
    • Several honeynut squash with cranberry, spinach and onion filling, with dots of roquefort cheese on top, on a white platter.
      Stuffed Honeynut Squash
    • Large slice of chocolate zucchini bundt cake on a golden-colored, ceramic plate.
      Chocolate Zucchini Cake

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    Hi, I'm Valentina, certified chef, owner, recipe developer and photographer at Cooking on the Weekends. I'm also a mom of two boys and a Los Angeleno. I use seasonal whole foods to make all kinds of recipes, all with a creative twist.

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    THE BIGGEST HITS

    • Three baked Rockfish Fillets on white platter with fresh thyme and lemon slices.
      Rockfish Recipe (Baked with Lemon)
    • Very big stuffed artichoke that's golden on top, on a black background.
      Ultimate Stuffed Artichoke Recipe
    • Pile of Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries on a wrinkled piece of parchment paper, with title at the top.
      Spicy Roasted Daikon Radish French Fries
    • large copper pot and ladle with ginger lemongrass soup
      Ginger Lemongrass Soup with Coconut Milk
    • Close up of Braised Brisket stew in a giant bowl mug with bread on the edge.
      Braised Brisket Stew
    • Stack of 5 cinnamon raisin cookies with cinnamon sticks around them.
      The Best Cinnamon Raisin Cookie

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    AMAZING APPETIZERS & HORS D'OEUVRES

    • 4 Cucumber Canapes lined up vertically on white narrow plate with fresh dill poking up from each one.
      Cucumber Dill Canapé Recipe
    • Rosemary Turkey Meatballs with Honey on a narrow white plate with toothpicks
      Rosemary Turkey Meatballs with Honey
    • Small bright orange bowl holding French fries.
      Idaho Potato Recipes
    • Macadamia nut hummus in a green-handles bowl surrounded by sliced tomatoes and carrots.
      Roasted Macadamia Nut Hummus
    • White narrow dish filled with grilled green olives with olive tree leaves next to it, on dark wood background.
      Grilled Olives (Easy Appetizer)
    • Rectangular white plate with several ahi tuna bites with fresh chives and toothpicks in each one.
      Ahi Tuna Appetizer with Wasabi Glaze

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    SCRUMPTIOUS SALADS

    • wooden bowl on wood background with wasabi pickled ginger salad with blood oranges
      Pickled Ginger Salad with Citrus and Wasabi Dressing
    • Close up of Persimmon salad on blue and white china platter
      Persimmon Salad with Honey Pistachios
    • Light green bowl filled with a bright-colored goat cheese salad with blood oranges, on dark wood background.
      Pistachio Goat Cheese Salad with Blood Orange
    • top view of a Mexican chopped salad in a wooden bowl, on a colorful placemat.
      Chopped Mexican Salad with Spiced Pepitas
    • Colorful Asian Coleslaw in a blue, red, yellow and green ceramic bowl.
      Spicy Asian Slaw with Basil
    • close up of white plate full with round slices of Satsumas
      Satsuma Mandarin Recipe

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    MUST-TRY SIDES

    • Sautéed bok choy with bits of crispy garlic on a long and narrow white platter.
      Baby Bok Choy with Crispy Garlic
    • One mini pommes anna on parchment paper.
      Individual Pommes Anna
    • Blue and white rectangle-shaped plate with miso eggplant and a few fresh mint leaves, on a red silk cloth with chopsticks.
      Miso Glazed Eggplant
    • Close up of Coconut Cilantro Rice in a dark brown ceramic bowl with two more beneath it.
      Coconut Cilantro Rice
    • Glass bowl on black background, filled with pickled broccoil
      Spicy Quick Pickled Broccoli
    • Roasted cubes of parsnips in a black bowl with a few sprigs of fresh thyme.
      Roasted Parsnips

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    THE MAIN EVENT

    • Close up of Braised Brisket stew in a giant bowl mug with bread on the edge.
      Braised Brisket Stew
    • Open-salmon burger with slices of avocado tomato, red onion, dill and lemons on white plate.
      Salmon Burgers (Made with Fresh Salmon)
    • Close up of a bowl of crustless chicken pot pie (filling) over rice, with sage leaves surrounding them.
      Crustless Chicken Pot Pie with Buttermilk
    • Ceramic bowl filled with slow cooked red cabbage stew with fresh thyme sprig and carrot slices.
      Slow Cooked Red Cabbage Stew
    • Chicken pieces on the bone baked in mango coconut sauce in a baking dish with fresh cilantro.
      Baked Coconut Mango Chicken
    • Black ceramic bowl filled with curry udon and fresh cilantro sprigs.
      Curry Udon with Sweet Potato

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    DECADENT DESSERTS

    • Tall stack of After Eight Brownies with a piece of parchment paper between each one.
      After Eight Brownies (with Gluten-Free Option)
    • Close up of the edge of No-Bake Espresso Cheesecake with Ganache on white plate.
      Espresso Cheesecake with Chocolate Ganache
    • Cream-colored plate on top of a blue-rimmed plate with layered lemon blueberry cookies.
      Lemon Blueberry Cookies
    • One slice of meyer lemon flan on a white plate with a twisted lemon slice.
      Meyer Lemon Flan Recipe
    • Scoop of beautiful cinnamon ice cream with cinnamon sprinkled on top and with a cinnamon stick in the bowl.
      Cinnamon Ice Cream
    • Large slice of chocolate zucchini bundt cake on a golden-colored, ceramic plate.
      Chocolate Zucchini Cake

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