Hi! I'm Daen, the internet’s garlic and olive oil girl and the creator behind Daen’s Kitchen. I am a Mediterranean inspired home cook with Italian and Spanish roots, and I have built a community of over 8 million people who love simple yet impressive and delicious Mediterranean food. My cooking is all about big flavours, approachable recipes and the little foundations that make home cooking feel effortless. Expect lots of garlic confit, no knead focaccia, homemade breadcrumbs, one pot orzos, olive oil cakes and all the nostalgic dishes I grew up with.
Your dinners are sorted for the week!
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Hello Reader, I'm back with another weekly meal plan! Last week, I shared my very first meal plan with you, and I've decided to share this week's with you too. One thing I hear from you all the time is that the hardest part of cooking dinner isn't necessarily the cooking itself. It's deciding what on earth to make every single night. And I completely understand that! Even as someone who cooks for a living, I often find myself standing in front of the fridge wondering what to make for dinner. So, I've taken a little bit of that thinking off your plate. This week's meal plan includes four delicious dinners, a complete grocery list with quantities, tips on what you can prepare ahead of time and advice on storing your leftovers. The idea is that you can do one grocery shop, get a little organised and spend less time worrying about what to cook. Here's what's cooking this week:
I'm particularly excited to share the pastina recipe with you because it's one you won't find on my website. I've also included a little trick for making the vegetable broth ahead of time so dinner comes together in minutes. And one of my favourite things about these meal plans is that everything is in one place. You can cook directly from the PDF without having to jump between recipes on my website, and it's completely ad-free! Just the recipes, the ingredients and everything you need to get dinner on the table.
I'm also exploring the idea of creating a little members' corner of Daen's Kitchen, where you could enjoy an ad-free experience across my entire website, exclusive recipes and weekly meal plans just like this one. It's something I've been thinking about for a while, and I'm excited about what it could become. But for now, I hope you enjoy having another week of dinners planned for you! And I would really love to hear from you. Did you cook anything from last week's meal plan? Would you like me to keep making these? Simply hit reply and let me know. Your feedback genuinely helps me work out what to create next. Happy cooking! Daen xoxo ✨ Join my Cookbook Club✨ |
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Hi! I'm Daen, the internet’s garlic and olive oil girl and the creator behind Daen’s Kitchen. I am a Mediterranean inspired home cook with Italian and Spanish roots, and I have built a community of over 8 million people who love simple yet impressive and delicious Mediterranean food. My cooking is all about big flavours, approachable recipes and the little foundations that make home cooking feel effortless. Expect lots of garlic confit, no knead focaccia, homemade breadcrumbs, one pot orzos, olive oil cakes and all the nostalgic dishes I grew up with.
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