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Kelly Meng 7/10/24 Kelly Meng 7/10/24

Banana Cream Pie w/ Graham Cracker Crust

banana cream pie, aka magnolia bakery’s banana pudding except in pie form

Kelly Meng 7/1/24 Kelly Meng 7/1/24

Wild Blueberry Oat Muffins

the swap of wild blueberries are less sweet than traditional blueberries, so this tastes more like an actual breakfast food as opposed to something like a far-too-sweet breakfast cupcake

Kelly Meng 6/24/24 Kelly Meng 6/24/24

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pesto (Vegan!)

Hands down my favorite summer pasta sauce. It’s so good! And simple. 0 cooking. Does it even count as cooking?

Kelly Meng 6/24/24 Kelly Meng 6/24/24

Coconut Chicken Salad

Coconut chicken salad! A classic American favorite with a slight sweetness from the coconut.

Kelly Meng 6/24/24 Kelly Meng 6/24/24

Korean Black Bean Noodles

Korean black bean noodles! (Jajangmyeon). One of my favorite foods of all time — it’s so good!! I love pork belly

Kelly Meng 5/30/24 Kelly Meng 5/30/24

Brown Butter Chocolate Toffee Cookies

A labor-intensive but worthwhile cookie with brown butter, homemade toffee, and dark chocolate chunks.

Kelly Meng 5/29/24 Kelly Meng 5/29/24

“Freeing Up the Freezer” Fried Rice

Classic Chinese-American take-out framework for fried rice.

Kelly Meng 4/24/24 Kelly Meng 4/24/24

Buttered Top Sirloin, Broccolini, & Soy Vinegar Dipping Ramen

Perfect random meal for a steak craving!

Kelly Meng 4/23/24 Kelly Meng 4/23/24

Pickle Soup (Zuppa ogorkowa)

Pickle soup! A Polish classic - Zuppa Ogórkowa.

Kelly Meng 4/21/24 Kelly Meng 4/21/24

Coconut Peanut Butter Semifreddo

Peanut butter “semi-frozen” dessert! AKA peanut butter semifreddo.

Kelly Meng 1/31/24 Kelly Meng 1/31/24

S’mores Cookies (Small Batch)

Cookies using graham crackers! Kind of silly but kind of genius!

Kelly Meng 1/30/24 Kelly Meng 1/30/24

Matcha Ice Cream (No Machine)

Kelly Meng 1/28/24 Kelly Meng 1/28/24

All Juice Shot Recipes

All juice shot mixtures I have tried, updated monthly.

Kelly Meng 8/7/23 Kelly Meng 8/7/23

Miso-glazed Eggplant (Nasu Dengaku)

Kelly Meng 7/30/23 Kelly Meng 7/30/23

Lemon Scones (and other variations!)

Kelly Meng 7/30/23 Kelly Meng 7/30/23

Spicy Pasta con le Sarde

Kelly Meng 7/8/23 Kelly Meng 7/8/23

Heavenly Delight Cake (Almond + Strawberry Sponge Cake)

HEB’s Heavenly Delight Cake (Almond and Strawberry Sponge Cake)

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About Kelly

Chicago-based cooking & lifestyle content creator dedicated to making healthy and accessible recipes in her home kitchen

I’m a self-taught home chef who is passionate about logic-driven cooking. I strive to teach others to push the limits of their ability and think critically about their recipes and ingredients.

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