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Feel-good recipes, my favorite things and lots of thoughts from Carina Wolff of Kale Me Maybe.

Newsletter · By Carina Wolff · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    One-Pot Butternut Squash & Kale Pasta with Parmesan & Rosemary (opens the original)

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    Hi!!! Lots of new friends here! Welcome! You may have found me from my recent fall recipe post, a roundup of some of my favorites from over the years. It got me in the mood to make something fall-like this week, even though it’s still toasty toasty over here in Los Angeles. I have a little subscriber chat running here on Substack, and one of my most-requested recipes is a one-pot pasta. I often skip out on butternut squash for this series because of how

  2. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    meal prep for food snobs: refried beans 3 ways (opens the original)

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    Hi! Welcome to “good mood food” from Kale Me Maybe’s Carina Wolff. If you’ve made it here and aren’t yet a subscriber, come join! You can expect recipes, musings, and faves in y

  3. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    fall cheddar, apple, and date lentil salad (opens the original)

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    Hi! Sending this week’s 30-minute meal to everyone since I skipped my regular newsletter this week. I’m working on the next iteration of Meal Prep for Food Snobs, but I had a few other deadlines that fell this week and I was absolutely swamped, so it’s moved to next week instead! STAY TUNED!!! It’s coming!!I hate putting my Substack on the backburner because I love writing and sharing here, I will be finishing my cookbook testing and manuscript in the next few months, and then it will be back to

  4. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    Gingery Chicken & White Bean Soup (opens the original)

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    I don’t know why I decided to make this recipe in 100° weather, but it felt time to transition into some cozy recipes because I know in just a few weeks this type of dish is going to come in handy. I’ve been feeling a little burnt out this week and in a bit of a funny headspace. The weather has been bizarre, it sort of an eerie way (rainstorms and then scorching weather—not normal), and I’ve gotten on a somewhat-depressing algorithm that alternates between the Lindsay Clancy trial, the literacy

  5. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Skirt Steak with Sweet & Spicy Fennel Seed Blistered Tomatoes (opens the original)

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    Hi! Welcome to “good mood food” from Kale Me Maybe’s Carina Wolff. If you’ve made it here and aren’t yet a subscriber, come join! You can expect recipes, musi

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