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What I've been cooking lately — tested on a family with opinions, ready for yours.

Rigatoni with homemade vodka sauce topped with basil and parmesan
Pasta

Rigatoni alla Vodka

35 min Easy
Herb roasted chicken with vegetables on a ceramic plate
Poultry

Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

55 min Medium
Seared sirloin steak sliced on a cutting board with herbs
Beef

Perfect Pan-Seared Sirloin

25 min Easy
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Hi, I'm Blakley

I cook weeknight dinner for a family with diverse tastes and texture issues. Blakley Makes is about making that food better — real technique applied to real life.

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