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    All kinds of recipes, all with a creative twist.

    THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS

    • Top view of a brown-rimmed bowl filled iwth crisped quinoa.
      Crispy Quinoa
    • Close up of Persimmon salad on blue and white china platter
      Persimmon Salad with Honey Pistachios
    • Shredded Fall-Apart Dutch-Oven Chicken in a small square casserole dish on a red-checked cloth.
      Fall-Apart Dutch Oven Chicken
    • Sliced loaf of persimmon gingerbread.
      Ginger Persimmon Bread (Gluten-Free Option)

    THANKSGIVING RECIPES

    • Sliced turkey breast with golden skin on cutting board with bacon, persimmon slices and fresh herbs.
      Smoky Bacon Wrapped Turkey
    • Round terra cotta dish filled with baked, sliced sweet potato slices.
      Baked Sweet Potato Slices with Rosemary
    • red and white striped bowl filled with spiced cranberry sauce
      Spiced Cranberry Sauce
    • Top view of a cream-colored, brown-rimmed ceramic bowl filled with chunks or roasted butternut squash.
      Date Butter Roasted Butternut Squash
    • Small white and blue plate with Pecan Green Beans.
      Pecan Green Beans with Orange
    • close up of a slice of pumpkin pie
      Pecan Crusted Caramel Pumpkin Pie

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    FRESH FROM THE KITCHEN

    • forkfull of spaghetti squash
      How to Cook Spaghetti Squash
    • Spinach Pesto Spaghetti Squash in a pretty Italian painted pasta bowl.
      Spinach Pesto Spaghetti Squash
    • Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin sliced in a white dish with rosemary sprigs
      Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin
    • Four stacked slices of persimmon cake with three whole persimmons behind it.
      Spiced Apple Persimmon Cake
    • Cast iron skillet full with spaghetti and meatballs with sriracha sauce.
      Spicy Sriracha Spaghetti and Meatballs
    • peeled red pearl onions on cutting board with knife
      How to Peel Pearl Onions

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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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