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We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser: cookbook authors, busy parents, & a real life couple who cooks together! We started the A Couple Cooks food blog in 2010 to share simple, seasonal recipes, healthy meal planning tips, and the joy of cooking. All recipes are written & photographed by us (and tested on our two kids!).

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Pumpkin Pasta Sauce with Penne

This pumpkin pasta sauce recipe is lusciously creamy, flavored with savory spices and Parmesan. Serve it over penne pasta for…

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Pesto Antipasto Sandwich

This pesto sandwich pairs the bright green herby sauce with fresh mozzarella, artichokes, and roasted red peppers. Toast it until…

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Chimichurri Shrimp

This chimichurri shrimp is ready in minutes and works on the grill, a skillet, or baked. The garlicky herb sauce…

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Easy Rice Bowl

This easy rice bowl is a 30-minute dinner loaded with flavor-packed black beans, colorful veggies, and a zingy cilantro lime…

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Cauliflower Stir Fry

This easy cauliflower stir fry is a healthy and easy dinner idea! It’s full of nutrients and covered in a…

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Easy Oven Baked Salmon

This oven-baked salmon is perfect for busy weeknights or meals with friends. Itโ€™s a quick and easy fish meal thatโ€™s tender and delicious every time!

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Easy Baked Tofu

This easy baked tofu comes out crispy and seasoned to perfection! There’s no draining or pressing required, making it quick…

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Cozy Chickpea Curry

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Creamy Tuscan Salmon

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Easy Eggplant Parmesan Recipe

This baked eggplant parmesan recipe is crispy, cheesy, and full of flavor! It’s an easy vegetarian dinner that’s perfect for…

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Baked Chicken Thighs

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Chicken Enchiladas

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Creamy Tuscan Chicken

This creamy Tuscan chicken recipe is the chicken dinner of your dreams! Juicy breasts are bathed in a dreamy sauce…

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Easy Chicken Piccata

Make tender chicken piccata with lemon, butter, and briny capers! This classic Italian American dish comes together easily at home…

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Easy Oven Baked Salmon

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Spinach Stuffed Salmon

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Whiskey Sour

Here’s how to make the perfect whiskey sour with fresh lemon juice and quality bourbon! This classic cocktail recipe delivers…

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Classic Moscow Mule

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Best Classic Margarita Recipe

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Perfect Strawberry Smoothie

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Banana Smoothie

Here’s the perfect banana smoothie recipe: frothy, creamy, and just the right sweet flavor! It’s made with unfrozen bananas so…

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Best Spinach Smoothie

Here’s how to make a spinach smoothie that everyone loves! The sweet tart flavor is so irresistible, you’ll forget you’re…

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Oatmeal Smoothie

This creamy oatmeal smoothie recipe tastes just like a cozy cinnamon bowl of oats, but in a glass! Blend it…

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Chai Latte

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Best No Knead Bread

Make this no knead bread recipe for a crispy crust and tender crumb. Minimal hands-on time and a long rise…

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Artisan Bread

Here’s a recipe for how to make authentic artisan bread! This loaf has just the right crispy crust, soft interior,…

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Healthy Banana Muffins

These healthy banana muffins with oatmeal are made in a blender with simple ingredients and no flour required. Perfect for…

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Spiced Applesauce Bread

This applesauce bread recipe is moist and cozy spiced, a delicious quick bread that everyone loves! Step it up with…

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Gluten Free Banana Bread

This epic gluten free banana bread recipe will make its way into your heart on first bite! It’s deliciously moist…

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Classic Cornbread Muffins

Cornbread muffins are easy, moist and fluffy! This corn muffins recipe is the best side dish and tastes like muffin…

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Flaky Homemade Biscuits

These easy homemade biscuits are flaky, tender, buttery, and everything a biscuit should be. Bookmark this recipe: it will be…

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Best Homemade Cornbread

Meet your new go-to recipe. This tender, moist homemade cornbread is easy to make and tastes like box mix, but…

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Popovers Recipe

This popovers recipe is fast and easy: bake them up in a muffin pan! They’re an easy side dish you…

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