Here are my dinner recommendations (and salads!) for the upcoming week (May 12-18, 2025). Also, this newsletter is packed with all the new recipes I’ve shared over the past week!

DAY 1 (NEW RECIPE): Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup with Spinach (35-Minute ONE-POT meal.)

DAY 2: Shrimp Pesto Pasta with Pine Nuts (with smoked paprika, garlic, and lemon juice. 30 minutes)

DAY 3 (NEW RECIPE): Spinach 4-Cheese Flatbreads (with Parmesan, Mozzarella, Ricotta, and Feta). Made with any kind of store-bought flatbread like naan, pita, focaccia, StoneFire brand, etc. Serve with pan-seared chicken breasts or spinach stuffed chicken thighs.

DAY 4: Sheet Pan Maple-Dijon Chicken with Roasted Brussels Sprouts or Sweet Potatoes (or butternut squash or carrots)

DAY 5: Easy Baked Salmon with Garlic Lime Butter Sauce (30-minute, one-pan meal. Gluten-free, keto, low-carb, high-in-protein. Healthy and super easy: just add the fish to the casserole dish, top with the rest of the ingredients and let it bake! Serve with cilantro-lime black bean rice or Greek orzo. Or, simply, with garlic mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus)

DAY 6: Bucatini (or Spaghetti) Pasta with Spinach, Bacon, and Buttery Garlic Parmesan Sauce (seasoned with coarsely ground black pepper. 30 minutes.)

DAY 7: Thai Basil Beef (with bell peppers, spinach, and cashews. Serve with brown rice, ramen noodles, or quinoa. Or, keep it low-carb by serving it as is or with lettuce wraps.)

SALAD 1: Berry Spinach Salad with Strawberries, Blackberries, Pecans, Feta, Prosciutto, and Balsamic Glaze (use bacon bits instead or skip the prosciutto)

SALAD 2: Beet and Mozzarella Salad with Arugula and Balsamic Dressing (You can use oven-roasted, boiled, marinated, or pickled beets.)

SALAD 3: Pear Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese, Pecans, and Honey-Lemon Dressing ( I used Humboldt Fog goat cheese (my favorite!), but any goat cheese will work.)

I also published 2 NEW DESSERTS and 1 NEW BREAKFAST RECIPE:

​Raspberry Lemon Loaf with Lemon Glaze​

​Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies (fudgy and soft in the middle, golden around the edges, with gooey pools of chocolate, and the big chunks of Oreos on top. It's a fun cookie to make with children or grandchildren!)

​Egg Muffins

(These protein-packed breakfast muffins are filled with eggs, spinach, cherry tomatoes, green onions, and cheddar cheese. They’re keto-friendly, low-carb, gluten-free, and ready in just 30 minutes.)

I'd love to hear from you!

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