Cooking With Lena

Cooking With Lena Easy, delicious, and heartwarming recipes 🍳💖 Cooking made simple with Lena – one dish at a time! ✨ Hello everyone! Welcome to my kitchen! ❤️

I’m Lena, a 39-year-old professional chef and proud mom of three amazing kids. Born and raised in New York City, I’ve always been passionate about cooking, and I’ve turned that passion into a way of life.

🍽️ On this page, I share my favorite homemade recipes — delicious, simple, and family-friendly dishes that I prepare every day. Whether you’re a busy parent or just someone who loves good food,

you’ll find inspiration here.

👩‍👧‍👦 As a mom and a chef, I believe that food brings people together and creates lasting memories. My kitchen is full of love, flavors, and stories — and I’m so excited to share it all with you.

Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque OMG DON’T LOSE THISIngredients:200g crab meat, lump or shredded200g shrimp, peeled and de...
05/25/2025

Crab and Shrimp Seafood Bisque OMG DON’T LOSE THIS
Ingredients:
200g crab meat, lump or shredded
200g shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tbsp butter
1 onion, finely diced

Fluffy Egg Cups | Best Breakfast Egg Muffins RecipeINGREDIENTS (6 pieces):For the egg mixture:6 eggs¼ cup parmesan chees...
05/20/2025

Fluffy Egg Cups | Best Breakfast Egg Muffins Recipe

INGREDIENTS (6 pieces):
For the egg mixture:
6 eggs
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
¼ cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper

For the filling:
4 bacon strips, cooked and chopped
Cheddar cheese, shredded
Green onion, chopped

Baked Pumpkin Donuts 🎃🍩These baked pumpkin donuts are soft, fluffy, and full of warm fall spices, topped with cinnamon s...
05/20/2025

Baked Pumpkin Donuts 🎃🍩
These baked pumpkin donuts are soft, fluffy, and full of warm fall spices, topped with cinnamon sugar.

You Will Need:

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup pumpkin puree
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
½ cup milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup cinnamon sugar (for topping)

Soft Milk Bread 🥖🥛🍞Ingredients:- 1 cup warm milk 🥛- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast- 1/4 cup sugar- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, ...
05/20/2025

Soft Milk Bread 🥖🥛🍞

Ingredients:
- 1 cup warm milk 🥛
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt

Best Fluffy Pancake - Don't Lose This Recipe 😋Ingredients:1 ½ cups all-purpose flour2 ½ teaspoons baking powder½ teaspoo...
05/19/2025

Best Fluffy Pancake - Don't Lose This Recipe 😋

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups milk (any type)

Stuffed Mashed Potato Nests - Simple and delicious recipeIngredients for Stuffed Mashed Potato Nests:3–5 large potatoes3...
05/19/2025

Stuffed Mashed Potato Nests - Simple and delicious recipe

Ingredients for Stuffed Mashed Potato Nests:
3–5 large potatoes
3.5 tbsp (50 g) butter
A bunch of fresh dill
A little salt, smoked paprika, black pepper, oregano
1.1 lbs (500 g) ground beef
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 red bell pepper
1 large tomato
2.5 oz (70 g) tomato paste
A bunch of fresh parsley
3.5 oz (100 g) mozzarella cheese

Orange Blender Cake RecipeThis orange cake in a blender is a lazy cake for those who want to make a quick and easy cake....
05/19/2025

Orange Blender Cake Recipe

This orange cake in a blender is a lazy cake for those who want to make a quick and easy cake.

Ingredients;
3 eggs
1 spoonful of vanilla
a 1 spoonful of vinegar
1 1/4 cups (250grams/ 8.8Oz) of sugar
1/2 cup (120ml) of oil
50ml orange juice
Orange zest (two tablespoons large)
2 1/4 cups (300 grams/ 10.5Oz) of flour
2 spoonfuls of cornstarch
2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Since 1985, I have had a very basic recipe for a a simple butter cookie. I recently needed to bake a batch of plan cooki...
05/19/2025

Since 1985, I have had a very basic recipe for a a simple butter cookie. I recently needed to bake a batch of plan cookies to give to someone, so I decided after 36 years to try the butter cookie recipe for the first time. It was a homerun winning recipe. If you like a plain, small butter cookie you might like this cookie.

Drop Butter Cookie
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sifted flour (White Lily All Purpose Flour)

Oh my goodness, this is delicious! I brought a recipe back from Italy! I taught all my friends how to make it! Creamy cu...
05/19/2025

Oh my goodness, this is delicious! I brought a recipe back from Italy! I taught all my friends how to make it! Creamy custard meets buttery crust for a nostalgic Italian treat!

Italian Grandma’s Cake (Torta della Nonna) 🍰🇮🇹

Ingredients
For the Pastry Cream:

🥛 2 cups (480ml) whole milk

🥚 4 egg yolks

🍚 ½ cup (100g) sugar

🌽 ¼ cup (30g) cornstarch

🍦 1 tsp vanilla extract

🍋 Zest of 1 lemon (optional, but highly recommended for a fragrant touch)

For the Cake Dough:

🌾 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour

🍬 ½ cup (100g) sugar

🧈 ½ cup (115g) cold butter, cubed

🥚 1 egg

🧁 1 tsp baking powder

🧂 Pinch of salt

For Topping:

🌰 ¼ cup pine nuts (or sliced almonds if you prefer)

Butter Shortbread CookiesThese are some of the easiest biscuits you can bake in your kitchen. Their simplicity makes the...
05/19/2025

Butter Shortbread Cookies
These are some of the easiest biscuits you can bake in your kitchen. Their simplicity makes them wonderful.
Ingredients;
75 g/ 2.6OzSugar
150 g/ 5.3Oz Butter
150 g/ 5.3Oz All-purpose flour
75 g/ 2.6Oz Corn Flour
A pinch of salt

05/19/2025

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