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There's a joyful place in the kitchen even for those of us who aren't food enthusiasts. Restful Kitchen's about finding that place.

Maybe you have trouble finding recipes that fit your budget. Maybe your family doesn't like the types of food that are popular in articles across the internet. Maybe healthy recipes are too difficult to find. Maybe you just need an arsenal of fast suppers, or vegetable sides, or healthy snacks.

Restful Kitchen is a toolbox that provides fast, healthy, easy, practical options for you to find rest, health, and joy in the kitchen.

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How to Organize Your Whole Kitchen in Just Fifty Years

A restful kitchen is an organized kitchen. For me, what could be more relaxing than all the food items beautifully arranged in matching containers that perfectly fit together in the available space, easy to access, easy to use, and easy to maintain? It seems attainable. After all, the internet is full of organized pantries that spark immediate aspirations to #kitchengoals: Image from How to Create the Perfectly Organized Pantry I love this pantry from She Gave It a Go. Baskets, clear square containers, uniformity, just the right amount of space between items - both in how it looks and in ease of finding everything, it's a definite success. Yet if I attempted to model my own pantry after this one, I'd give it a go and give up. For one, I don't have enough paper towels to fill three baskets, and if I did, I'd have to throw out my recycle bin and my oat bucket. The point is, organization doesn’t have to and shouldn’t involve stress. It’s a...

Pumpkin Surprise Muffins

Easy and delicious, these gluten-free, low carb muffins are a staple in our kitchen. While they're a great choice in the fall with freshly-grown, cooked, and mashed pumpkin, they're also the perfect choice in the winter when I'm staring at my freezer wondering what to cook with all my frozen mashed pumpkin. I especially love this recipe because the surprise filling provides flavor and texture variety more than ordinary muffins, but these are still quick to stir together.

Egg Salad [Instant Pot Friendly]

Egg salad is a staple in our kitchen - an easy lunch the whole family loves. Even though the toddler often will eat hard boiled eggs whole and plain, we all appreciate the fine mesh of flavors in this recipe. I created this recipe using my Instant Pot , but you can boil your eggs on the stove if you prefer.

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