✅10/26/25 🍽MEAL PLAN: What Cooking Taught Me About Letting Go 🍁 (yummy recipes inside)...


Ciao Reader!

As I watch the golden leaves fall and the trees grow bare, I’m reminded of something James Clear wrote: “If I want to feel that I have enough right now, what do I need to stop doing or let go?”.

In my cucina, that means trying to slow down, cooking with what’s in season, and finding comfort in simplicity: a warm soup, roasted vegetables, and my mom's healthy bread rising on the counter. Let me know what you try this week! Made with Amore💙, Elena.

Let’s start with a recipe you loved this week...

The BEST white bean chili! I LOVE this recipe. We made it with your yummy cornbread! I love your recipes! You are my go-to when I need a recipe! Thank you! - LORI

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✨Your cooking inspiration for the week...


Tuesday: Roasted Green Beans

a kid's favorite at our house!

Friday: Italian Chili and Pumpkin Bars

🎃HALLOWEEN (if you celebrate!)

👩🏻‍🍳 My Top Pick This Week: When your kids' friends ask their mom for the recipe (and it is easy & healthy!), you know it's a WINNER! Make these Banana Oatmeal Bars!


📣DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know you can favorite recipes on my site so they’re saved to your own easy-to-find list every time you visit?

Here’s how it works:
Just click the 🔖 “Save” button on any recipe card. (You’ll need to be logged in—if you’re not, it will ask you to log in or sign up- this is FREE.)

Then, any time you click the little magnifying glass—either under the heart icon (on the right-hand side of your screen) or at the top of the page, you’ll see “My Favorites” right at the top of your search results.

It’s like your own little CucinabyElena recipe box, ready whenever you need it. 📖

It will look something like this after you start saving your recipes. You can also organize them! I hope you can use this feature.