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    Welcome to Two Cloves Kitchen, a food blog featuring contemporary California-inspired recipes with bold flavor from a classically trained chef.

    Trending Recipes

    Looking for inspiration? For ideas on where to start, try some of my most popular recipes below!

    • an avocado tartine sits on a blue plate with a vintage silver knife over a peach tile background.
      Easy Avocado Tartine Recipe with Lime
    • A jar of honey jalapeno lime vinaigrette sits on a cutting board surrounded by limes, cilantro, and jalapenos.
      Honey Jalapeño Lime Vinaigrette
    • burrata salad with balsamic glaze including spring mix, basil leaves, halved cherry tomatoes, drizzled with balsamic glaze and olive oil.
      Burrata Salad with Balsamic Glaze
    • A turkey smash burger on a wooden cutting board in front of subway tile.
      The Best Turkey Smash Burgers
    • A bowl of pineapple habanero salsa sits on a rustic wooden cutting board surrounded by limes, cilantro, and a red linen.
      Pineapple Habanero Salsa
    • Sliced red spicy pickled onions are shown in a glass jar on a rustic wood cutting board with a lid, a black fork, a white linen, a red onion, and a Serrano pepper in the background.
      Spicy Pickled Onions
    • plate of bloody mary shrimp next to a pan of shrimp with a piece of baguette and a white linen.
      Bloody Mary Shrimp Recipe
    • Pineapple habanero sauce in a glass jar with two habaneros on a butcher block counter.
      Pineapple Habanero Sauce

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    Easy Dinner Recipes

    Not sure what to make tonight? These easy dinner recipes can help with that.

    • Two grain bowls are shown on a white marble counter with forks, a red linen, dill, and a lemon.
      Mediterranean Grain Bowls
    • Grilled, sliced ranchera meat is shown on a black stone plate surrounded by lime and orange slices and cilantro.
      Ranchera Meat
    • Closeup overhead shot of roasted salmon, asparagus, fingerling potatoes, and cherry tomatoes on a blue sheet tray.
      Sheet Pan Salmon and Veggies
    • A baking dish full of chicken enchiladas is surrounded by cut limes, a halved avocado, and cilantro.
      Chicken Slow Cooker Enchiladas

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    Recent Recipes

    If you're looking for something seasonal, you'll find our most recent menu items here.

    • A crock pot filled with sausages, peppers and marinara sauce.
      Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers
    • Blackened redfish tacos surrounded by cilantro, limes, salsa, tortillas, and a white linen.
      Blackened Redfish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Crema
    • Blackened chicken thighs in a white bowl.
      The Best Blackened Chicken Thighs
    • Shredded chicken in a slow cooker with salsa and cilantro.
      Easy Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken

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    APPETIZERS

    From salsa to chicken wings, you'll find an appetizer perfect for every occasion here!

    • closeup shot of deviled eggs without mustard topped with snipped chives and paprika on a white plate.
      Deviled Eggs Without Mustard
    • Closeup side view of marinated heirloom tomatoes in a pie dish.
      Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes
    • Hot honey lemon pepper wings on a dark blue plate surrounded by lemon pepper, lemons, a white linen, and lemonade.
      Hot Honey Lemon Pepper Wings
    • A glass jar of mixed pickles sits on a wooden cutting board with a gray linen.
      Mixed Pickles

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    Sides

    These quick, delicious sides will help you turn any dish into a meal.

    • Roasted brussels sprouts and asparagus sit on a blue sheet tray.
      Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Asparagus
    • Spicy roasted vegetables on a white plate on a blue background.
      Spicy Roasted Vegetables
    • Air Fryer roasted fingerling potatoes dressed in olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and thyme dressing with a white linen and thyme and lemon in the background.
      Air Fryer Fingerling Potatoes
    • Cubed, sautéed sweet potatoes sit on a black plate with a gold fork on a white marble countertop with an off white linen.
      Sautéed Sweet Potatoes

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    Pasta

    From comforting tomato sauces to rich, creamy mac and cheese, these pastas are sure to impress.

    • a plate of slow cooker lamb ragu over pappardelle pasta surrounded by a block of parmesan, a white linen, and torn baguette.
      Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu Recipe
    • Overhead shot of red and yellow lobster ravioli on a white plate.
      Sauce for Lobster Ravioli
    • Twirled spaghetti arrabbiata on a black plate with a copper fork topped with parsley on a wooden cutting board over a white marble counter top with a gray linen in the background.
      Spaghetti Arrabbiata
    • Twirled spaghetti on a black plate topped with parsley and parmesan cheese on a butcher block cutting board with a light gray linen
      Tomato and Mascarpone Sauce

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    Welcome to Two Cloves Kitchen. I am a professional chef, lifelong recipe creator, writer, and editor. As a native Californian and a major food lover, I am constantly developing new California-inspired dishes with bold flavor to share with you here on the site.

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