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Aileen Cooks

Aileen Cooks – A place for food, family, and fun!

Browse hundreds of family-friendly recipes perfect for your family. This is your go-to place to find 30-minute meals, kid-friendly snacks, instant pot recipes, and air fryer recipes. Make sure to stick around for homeschool, lifestyle, and travel reviews to live your best life!

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A cutting board with two chicken fajitas - one open and one closed.

Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas

A freshly baked meatloaf on a wooden cutting board.

Spicy Meatloaf

A ladle-full of smoked sausage and kale pasta.

One Pot Smoked Sausage and Kale Pasta

A Crock Pot French Dip on a white plate, sitting on a brown granite countertop

Crock Pot French Dip

A blue casserole dish filed with a casserole made of chicken, pasta, and bacon.

Creamy Chicken Bacon Casserole

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Air Fryer Swedish Meatballs

Soups, Stews, & Chili

A glass cup of chicken soup, in front of a floral-wrapped Instant Pot, surrounded by a blue plaid tea towel, stalks of celery and baby carrots.

Buffalo Chicken Soup

A bowl of tortellini soup in front of an instant pot and next to fresh tomatoes and lettuce leaves.

Easy Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

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Best Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

A green soup bowl filled with the instant pot chicken tortilla soup recipe next to a bunch of fresh cilantro.

Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

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Vegan Roasted Carrot Soup

A teal bowl filled with broccoli cheese soup.

Easy Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Soup

Family Travel

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Fun at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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Holiday Fun on the Holiday Spirit Express

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Ride the Pumpkin Patch Express in West Sacramento

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Howl-O-Ween Time at Great Wolf Lodge

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MOSAC – Sacramento’s Newest Science Museum

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Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Review

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Welcome! My name is Aileen Clark and I am a lifestyle blogger, bestselling cookbook author, and homeschool mom of four living in Northern California. I love sharing easy and delicious recipes, fun projects, and family-friendly travel.

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Grilling Recipes

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Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken

Grilled Flatbread Pizza on a wire rack, surrounded with a gold spatula, red tea towel, and additional pizza ingredients.

Grilled Flatbread Pizza

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Outback Grilled Shrimp on the Barbie Recipe

BUBBA burgers and zesty fries on a red checkered tablecloth.

BUBBA Burgers and Zesty Fries

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