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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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Appetizers and Sandwiches

Buffalo Wings

Crispy oven-baked chicken wings tossed in a fiery, tangy Buffalo sauce made with hot sauce and butter. Served with cool blue cheese dip and celery sticks — the definitive American bar snack.

50 min480 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌶️Spicy🥑Keto

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Soups

Butternut Squash Soup

Roasted butternut squash blended with garlic, onion, and a touch of cream. Roasting is what separates a deep, caramelized soup from a flat one — don't skip it.

60 min210 kcal4 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free

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Soups

Cabbage and White Bean Soup

Green cabbage and cannellini beans in a tomato-herb broth with carrots and celery. The beans break down slightly as they cook, thickening the broth from the inside. About 12g of fiber per serving. Inexpensive, keeps all week.

40 min260 kcal6 serves

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Cabbage Boil (Whole Baked Cabbage with Spiced Butter)

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Vegetable and Mushroom Dishes

Cabbage Boil (Whole Baked Cabbage with Spiced Butter)

A whole head of cabbage, cored, packed with garlic and cajun butter, and baked until a knife slides through the middle without resistance. The outer leaves darken and crisp while the centre steams in its own moisture and the butter runs down through the layers. It costs almost nothing, takes one head and one pan, and turns a vegetable most people boil into submission into something worth putting in the middle of the table.

110 min210 kcal6 serves

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Salads

Caesar Salad

Romaine hearts tossed in a punchy dressing of raw egg yolk, anchovies, garlic, and Parmesan, topped with golden croutons fried in olive oil. When made from scratch, it bears no resemblance to the bottled-dressing version.

23 min510 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein

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Sweet Dishes

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot cake is one of the very few cakes where the vegetable in the name is not a compromise — it genuinely makes the cake better. Freshly grated carrots release moisture directly into the batter and carry the spices into every crumb. The cake uses oil rather than butter, which keeps it moist even straight from the fridge. Brown sugar adds molasses depth that plain white sugar doesn't. The cream cheese frosting is the best part: tangy, rich, and not too sweet when you use a measured hand with the icing sugar. This is a two-layer cake assembled with frosting between the layers and swirled over the top and sides.

90 min510 kcal12 serves

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Cereal and Pasta Dishes

Cashew Cream Pasta

Raw cashews soaked and blended with garlic, lemon, and nutritional yeast into a thick, silky cream that coats pasta like a dairy-free alfredo. This is the recipe that converts people to nutritional yeast. The sauce itself takes about 5 minutes once the cashews are soaked, and it genuinely tastes like something made with cream and Parmesan — without either. Spinach and cherry tomatoes go in at the end for color and texture. The pasta water is the secret to making the sauce flow: add it a splash at a time until the sauce coats the pasta without pooling.

30 min510 kcal4 serves

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Appetizers and Sandwiches

Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

Cauliflower florets dipped in a seasoned batter, baked at high heat until golden and crisp, then tossed in a tangy, spicy buffalo sauce and served with celery, carrots, and vegan ranch. The appeal of this dish is in the contrast: the hot, sticky sauce against the crunchy coating, the cool creamy dip on the side. Two things determine whether they work or not — dry florets before battering, and enough space between pieces on the tray. Everything else is forgiving.

45 min210 kcal4 serves

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Sweet Dishes

Cheesecake

A classic New York-style cheesecake with a crispy graham cracker crust and a rich, creamy filling — the perfect dessert for any occasion.

90 min470 kcal12 serves

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Meat Dishes

Chicken Burrito Bowls

Chipotle-spiced chicken breast over cilantro-lime rice with black beans, corn, pico de gallo and avocado. Combines chicken and beans to push protein above 45g per serving — better than Chipotle and ready in 35 minutes.

35 min520 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick💪High protein🌾Gluten-free

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Soups

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup is a classic American dish that is perfect for cold days. It combines tender pieces of chicken, flavorful vegetables and hearty noodles.

110 min200 kcal4 serves

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Salads

Chickpea Spinach Skillet

Chickpeas sautéed with onion, garlic, tomatoes and cumin, with spinach stirred in at the end. Done in 25 minutes in one pan. About 11g of fiber per serving. Good over rice, with eggs poached on top, or with flatbread.

25 min340 kcal4 serves

⚡Quick🌿Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free

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