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American cooking

The full melting-pot inventory — Southern BBQ, New York slices, Californian bowls, Tex-Mex. Honest home cooking, not diner nostalgia.

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Flour and Confectionery Products

Pistachio Lemon Bars

Lemon bars are already one of the better things you can do with eggs and citrus. The pistachio shortbread crust makes them something else. Ground pistachios replace part of the flour, giving the base a nutty, slightly green quality and a more interesting texture than plain shortbread — sandy but with more flavor, and with a subtle saltiness that works against the bright lemon filling. The filling is a simple lemon curd baked directly over the prebaked crust: eggs, sugar, fresh lemon juice, a little flour to help it set. It sets to a glossy, slightly wobbly layer that cuts cleanly once cold. Powdered sugar dusted over the top just before serving, and a few chopped pistachios for contrast. These are spring dessert food, but they'd make sense any time of year.

75 min245 kcal16 serves

🌿Vegetarian

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Meat Dishes

Pot Roast

A classic American home-cooked dish — tender, juicy beef slowly braised with vegetables until softened. Cooked in its own juices with carrots, onions, potatoes and aromatic herbs for a rich, full flavor.

225 min600 kcal8 serves

💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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Flour and Confectionery Products

Protein Muffins

Soft cottage cheese muffins built on blended oats instead of flour. The whole batter goes through a blender, so the curds disappear and the oats grind into flour on the spot. Around 9 g of protein per muffin, sweetened with maple syrup rather than sugar. They bake with a domed top and stay moist for four days in the fridge.

35 min145 kcal12 serves

💪High protein🌿Vegetarian

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Beverages

Protein Shake (Chocolate Banana)

One scoop of chocolate protein powder, a frozen banana, peanut butter, milk, and a handful of oats blended until smooth.

5 min390 kcal1 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein⚡Quick

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Breakfast and Brunch

Pumpkin Oatmeal

Rolled oats cooked with pumpkin puree and a mix of warm spices — cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg. Ten minutes on the stove, one pot, no drama. The pumpkin makes the oatmeal thicker than usual and gives it a color that looks like autumn in a bowl. Works year-round, not just in October.

15 min290 kcal2 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌱Vegan⚡Quick

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Breakfast and Brunch

Rice Paper Bacon & Egg Wrap

Crispy rice paper wrap stuffed with bacon, a fried egg, and melted cheese — the viral TikTok breakfast that took the internet by storm. No flour, no tortilla, just a sheet of dry rice paper that transforms into a shatteringly crispy shell right in the pan. The egg moisture and gentle heat soften the paper while the edges turn golden and crackly. Ready in under 10 minutes, endlessly customizable, and surprisingly satisfying for a one-sheet meal.

10 min280 kcal1 serves

⚡Quick🌾Gluten-free🌶️Spicy

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Meat Dishes

Roasted Leg of Lamb with Meyer Lemon

A whole leg of lamb in a 200°C oven for an hour and a half produces something that doesn't need much explaining — deeply browned crust, interior somewhere between rose and pink, pan juices worth mopping up with bread. What Meyer lemon does here that regular lemon can't quite pull off is this: the floral quality in the zest sits in the herb paste and works on the lamb for hours, going slightly sweet as it roasts, adding a brightness that cuts the richness without turning acidic. If you can't find Meyer lemon, use half regular lemon zest and half mandarin — the point is less tartness, more perfume. The paste goes inside the rolled roast and outside. Inside matters more. That's where the flavor lives between slices.

120 min520 kcal8 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

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Vegetable and Mushroom Dishes

Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Bowls

Cubed sweet potatoes roasted at high heat until the edges caramelize, served over cilantro-lime rice with spiced black beans, avocado, and a quick chili-lime crema. About 14g of fiber and 16g of protein per bowl. Good warm, good cold, holds four days in the fridge — one of the few meal-prep recipes that actually tastes better by day three.

45 min490 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free🌶️Spicy

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Fish and Seafood Dishes

Salmon Patties

Panéed salmon cutlets combine the tenderness of fish with a crispy golden crust. Prepared from fresh salmon fillet with aromatic spices and herbs.

33 min400 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

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Meat Dishes

Sausage and Peppers

Italian sausage links browned until the skin blisters, then simmered with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes until the sauce comes together. An Italian-American street fair classic that works as a sandwich, over pasta, or straight from the pan.

35 min420 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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Meat Dishes

Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies

Bone-in chicken thighs and mixed vegetables on one pan at 220°C. The chicken skins up, the vegetables caramelize, and nothing needs monitoring once it's in the oven. Around 35g of protein per serving.

45 min420 kcal4 serves

💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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Meat Dishes

Shepherd's Pie

A traditional English dish consisting of a layer of stewed meat and vegetables covered with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven. Usually made with lamb, but beef can also be used.

65 min525 kcal4 serves

💪High protein

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