

✨ Hi! I’m Nikita!
Welcome to my little corner of the Internet where I share easy recipes with 5 ingredients or less! 🙂
As someone who works 40+ hours per week, I don’t have the time (or energy!) to cook elaborate meals most days of the week. In fact, I spent many years getting takeout and eating junk food for most meals, which led to a crazy amount of weight gain and many health problems.
Over the past few years, I’ve been focusing on making simple, easy, and healthy-ish meals using just a few ingredients. It’s helped me to eat better, cut down on food waste, and save a lot of money on grocery bills!
This blog is my way of sharing easy recipes with busy folks who just need simple, approachable recipes to make after a long day. All of the recipes here are beginner-friendly and perfect for those new to cooking!
I hope you enjoy your time here! I’d love to hear from you, so please come say hi!
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WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE
- Easy 5-ingredient recipes that are beginner-friendly, cheap, and delicious whether you’re new to cooking, in college, or busy parent
- Free meal plans: weekly meal plans made with easy 5-ingredient recipes
- Free bucket lists: I love making bucket lists and sharing them here!
- Lots of printables!
FUN FACTS ABOUT ME!
- I grew up in Pennsylvania, lived in New York for 6 years, and currently live in sunny California!
- I’m a pediatrician and work at a non-profit clinic
- I love traveling!
- I collect magnets from every place I visit – I have over 100 on my fridge by now!
- I’m a Disney World fanatic and visit at least once a year
- I’m obsessed with pasta
- I recently got back into reading and go through at least 2 books per month
- My favorite recipe on this blog is a tie between my crack chicken tater tot casserole and cheesy taco pasta!

