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Discover delicious meals ideas and easy-to-make meal recipes for every occasion. From quick weeknight dinners to family favorites, find step-by-step instructions, tips, and meal planning ideas to inspire your next culinary adventure!

Health benefits of the pink salt diet with Himalayan salt and lemon for weight loss.

Pink Salt Diet: What’s Fact and What’s Fake?

July 26, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Pink salt diet, you probably heard a lot about it …

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Categories Drinks
A refreshing Brazilian Mounjaro drink featuring apple cider vinegar and lemon.

Brazilian Mounjaro Recipe You’ll Love With Just 3 Ingredients

June 21, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Brazilian Mounjaro recipe—have you seen it popping up all over …

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Categories Drinks
Natural Mounjaro recipe in a clear glass with lemon, ginger, and honey on a rustic countertop, photographed in natural light

Natural Mounjaro Recipes: 5 Quick Drinks to Try Today

June 24, 2025June 20, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Natural Mounjaro Recipes might sound like something fancy you’d need …

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Categories Drinks
Close-up of a steaming glass cup of Japanese Mounjaro tea with vibrant green matcha color on a rustic wooden table.

Japanese Mounjaro Recipe: 3 Easy Steps to a Calming Tea

June 17, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Japanese Mounjaro recipe—have you heard of it? I stumbled across …

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Categories Drinks
Delicious bowl of homemade miso soup with tofu, green onions, and fresh greens.

What Is Miso Soup? 5 Powerful Reasons to Try It Now

July 29, 2025May 4, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Ever been stumped about what to cook for dinner and …

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Categories Soups
Delicious Apple Rhubarb Pie with flaky crust, filled with sweet apples and tart rhubarb.

Apple Rhubarb Pie Recipe: How to Make It Perfect Every Time

July 21, 2025April 22, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Apple Rhubarb Pie was the shaky answer to my terrible …

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Categories Desserts
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Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe You’ll Want to Make Again

June 30, 2025April 4, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Did you know that Crumbl sells over a million cookies …

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Categories Desserts
Freshly baked Swiss Gipfeli dusted with powdered sugar on a wooden serving board, showcasing the perfect flaky layers.

Gipfeli Recipe: How to Make Perfect Swiss Croissants at Home

July 28, 2025March 12, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Did you know that Gipfeli is so beloved in Switzerland, …

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Categories Breads
Freshly baked sweet potato pound cake sliced to reveal its rich, buttery texture, perfect for holiday desserts and fall baking.

How to Bake the Perfect Sweet Potato Pound Cake Every Time

March 23, 2025March 5, 2025 by Emma Cooke

There’s something magical about the warm, rich aroma of sweet …

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Categories Desserts
Traditional Japanese Yokan jelly dessert made of red bean paste and agar.

Easy Yokan: A Step-by-Step Recipe to This Japanese Dessert

July 31, 2025February 6, 2025 by Emma Cooke

Yokan is one of those treats that kind of sneaks …

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Categories Desserts
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Portrait of Emma C, nutrition graduate and home cook behind First Step Recipes, sharing simple, feel-good meals.

Hi, I’m Emma,

Cooking never felt natural at first, but I kept at it. Somewhere along the way, I combined my background in nutritional sciences with what I’d learned by burning (and sometimes saving) meals, and that turned into First Step Recipes. What you’ll find here isn’t fancy, just straightforward food I’ve tested in my own kitchen, shared in a way that makes sense if you’re figuring it out too.

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