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All kinds of recipes, all with a creative twist.

THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS

  • Chile Lemon Roasted Purple Sweet Potato Fries on parchment paper
    Purple Sweet Potato Fries
  • sliced garlic rosemary pork chop on white plate
    Garlic Rosemary Pork Chops Recipe
  • Sheet pan full of super charred broccoli cut into bite-sized pieces.
    Charred Broccoli
  • Stack of Peanut Butter Cup Cookies on pink tissue paper with one broken in half on top, with peanut butter oozing out of it.
    Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

FRESH FROM THE KITCHEN

  • Chicken sandwich cut in half on wrinkled parchment paper.
    Grilled Chicken Sandwich from Greg's Grill
  • Chocolate Chipotle Colorado Style Chili in a ceramic golden bowl with cheese and cilantro on top.
    Mexican Chocolate Chili and Casa Mia Restaurant
  • Creamy Avocado Butter in a red and white striped bowl.
    Avocado Butter Recipe
  • Stack of chocolate chip cookies with pink (ruby) chocolate chips, with the top cookie broken in half, surrounded by more chips.
    Ruby Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Top view of a brown-rimmed bowl filled iwth crisped quinoa.
    Crispy Quinoa
  • stacked cubes of tofu with miso marinade on white and blue plate on sushi mat
    Miso Tofu

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PALISADES FOOD MEMORIES

  • Sauteed Onions in cast iron skillet
    Double the Onions, Please!
  • Chocolate Chipotle Colorado Style Chili in a ceramic golden bowl with cheese and cilantro on top.
    Mexican Chocolate Chili and Casa Mia Restaurant
  • Very big stuffed artichoke that's golden on top, on a black background.
    Ultimate Stuffed Artichoke Recipe
  • Short stack of square brownies on blue and white cloth napkin.
    Palm Beach Brownie Recipe from Maida Heatter

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  • Healthy Appetizers & Hors D'Oeuvres
  • Seasonal Salads
  • Sides
  • Main Courses
  • Soups & Stews
  • Desserts
  • Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
  • Breads & Muffins
  • Gluten-Free Recipes
  • Gluten-Free Desserts
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

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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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  • Condiments, Dressings & Sauces
  • How-Tos
  • Seasonal Recipes
  • International Recipes
  • Holiday Recipes
  • Drinks

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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

  • Apple cranberry salad in a pretty brown ceramic bowl.
    Apple Cranberry Salad with Chicken
  • Cream-colored ceramic bowl filled to the top with Peach Caprese Salad with drops of balsamic glaze and fresh sun flowers behind it.
    Peach Caprese Salad
  • Blue-rimmed plate with asparagus salad and pickled red onions
    Parmesan Asparagus Salad
  • 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
  • Albacore Nicoise Salad Cups with Honey-Lemon Dressing
    Nicoise Salad Cups with Lemon Dressing
  • Chicken Cobb Salad in and orange bowl.
    Shredded Chicken Cobb Salad

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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
  • A few Pommes Anna on a white plate with fresh thyme
    Pommes Anna Recipe
  • 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.
    Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake

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