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Cooking on the Weekends with Valentina

June 8th, 2014 | 14 Comments

Cooking on the Weekends with Valentina is a fabulous recipe site if you love wholesome, natural and delicious dishes. Her photos always leave me salivating!

cooking on the weekends with Valentina
courtesy of Valentina at Cooking on the Weekends

With so many food blogs online and new ones popping up everyday, sometimes it’s hard to sift through them all to find a true, honest to goodness, quality food blogger.

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Are you looking for someone who is posting whole food recipes which have actually been made with their own hands? Who is also so skilled in their craft and photography, that you just want to run to your kitchen to make whatever has been posted that day? Well, let me do you a favor and tell you that I’ll save you some sifting. Just go to my friend Valentina’s blog, Cooking on the Weekends, and you’ll see what I mean.

cooking on the weekends with Valentina
courtesy of Valentina at Cooking on the Weekends

Cooking on the Weekends with Valentina

Valentina describes her blog as cooking creative, comforting food for casual entertaining. However, I’ll tell you, it’s so much more than that.  I am constantly in awe of her talents (check out her photos)! I do not know how she cranks out so many delicious recipes, while also wearing many other hats. (She’s a mom of two young boys. That’s an overtime job in itself!)

Here is an example of one of her delicious dishes~

cooking on the weekends with Valentina

Lastly, you won’t just find Valentina posting on her blog because she’s a contributor to many other sites, like PopSugar, and has had her recipes featured in the Huffington Post, The Kitchn and PBS Food, just to name a few. You can also find Cooking on the Weekends with Valentina on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest (links on her blog)…oh, and tell her Christina sent you! :)

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cooking on the weekends with Valentina

Blooming Jacaranda trees lining a street in Glendale.

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14 Responses

  1. Erika Kerekes says:
    July 3, 2014 at 11:13 pm

    I always have the same reaction to Valentina’s recipes – WOW, I must make that immediately! :)

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  2. Cathy @ She Paused 4 Thought says:
    June 9, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    I love Cooking on the Weekends. Valentina is a great cook and has a wonderful variety of recipes that I really enjoy. I highly recommend her blog.

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    • Christina Conte says:
      June 14, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      Thank you, Cathy! Much like yours! :)

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  3. Cocoa and Lavender says:
    June 9, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    I love Valentina’s site – always so creative and beautiful! ~ David

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    • Christina Conte says:
      June 14, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      Thanks, David-agreed!

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  4. Dottie says:
    June 9, 2014 at 2:35 am

    Dear Christina, Thank you for sharing Valentina’s site. Her site looks so interesting, I will have to check it out and I won’t forget to tell her that you sent me…I love those purple trees (Jacaranda) lining up in Glendale. That is a sight to see. Thanks ..Have a great week ahead. Dottie :)

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    • Christina Conte says:
      June 14, 2014 at 10:21 pm

      I’m so happy you’ll go to check out her blog, Dottie, as I know you’ll love it! Thank you, the trees really are incredible and hard to capture all their glory in photos!

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  5. Judy Lyness says:
    June 8, 2014 at 8:31 pm

    I agree 100% with Christina, Valentina’s site is a ‘go to’ site. Plus she creates a ton of vegetarian recipes that I can send along to my niece.

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    • Christina Conte says:
      June 14, 2014 at 10:20 pm

      Another good point, Judy! I forgot to mention that! Thanks!

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  6. valentina maria kenney wein says:
    June 8, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    Christina, thank you SO MUCH for this. You are so, so kind, and I’m just so flattered that you thought to share my site with your readers. Christina’s Cucina is one of my favorite foodie spots to visit, as well. I’m smiling ear to ear. :-D xoxo

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    • Christina Conte says:
      June 14, 2014 at 10:20 pm

      It’s well-deserved, Valentina and I meant every word I wrote! :)

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  7. Adair Seldon says:
    June 8, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    P.S. That is one amazing shot of the jacaranda. Wow!

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  8. Adair Seldon says:
    June 8, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    I concur. I am in awe of Valentina’s many talents and prolificness. Her taste in food is very similar to mine, and hers is one of my go-to blogs for great recipes!

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    • Christina Conte says:
      June 14, 2014 at 10:19 pm

      So glad you agree, Adair!!

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A Scottish Italian cook living in Los Angeles, Christina is usually cooking, baking or (cr)eating something scrumptious. When she isn't in the kitchen, she loves to travel, near and far, as long as good food is involved. Christina is on a mission to save authentic Italian dishes from extinction, and is constantly promoting Scottish (and British) food as some of the best cuisine the world has to offer—one steak pie and sticky toffee pudding at a time.



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