Jeanine Donofrio
Jeanine Donofrio creates Love & Lemons, sharing vegetarian recipes, seasonal cooking ideas, and cookbooks that help make vegetables the heart of everyday meals.
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- Work
- Recipe developer, cookbook author, and creator of Love & Lemons
- Started
- Founded Love & Lemons in 2011 in Austin, Texas
- Education
- BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; self-taught home cook
- Early recognition
- 2014 Saveur Best Cooking Blog, Readers’ Choice
- Cookbooks
- Four books, from The Love & Lemons Cookbook to Pop of Flavor
Mini bio
How it started.
Inspired by fresh produce in and around Austin, Jeanine started Love & Lemons in 2011. A self-taught home cook with an art-school background, she built a place for seasonal vegetarian recipes and practical guides to cooking vegetables.
From blog to bookshelf.
Love & Lemons won Saveur’s Readers’ Choice for Best Cooking Blog in 2014. Her first cookbook followed in 2016, organized by produce from apples to zucchini. Every Day arrived in 2019, followed by the New York Times bestseller Simple Feel Good Food in 2023.
What she’s making now.
Her fourth book, Pop of Flavor, came out in October 2026. In her interview with Eden Grinshpan, Jeanine described finding joy in cooking again by building simple meals around sauces, herbs, and pickles. She also develops recipes for brands including Whole Foods, KitchenAid, and Le Creuset.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Love & Lemons Pop of FlavorAuthor
- 2023Love & Lemons Simple Feel Good FoodAuthor
- 2019Love & Lemons Every DayAuthor
- 2016The Love & Lemons CookbookAuthor
Awards
Quotes
My favorite part of what I do is developing recipes that highlight how beautiful and flavorful vegetables can be.Jeanine Donofrio, Eden Eats
In an October 2026 Q&A about Pop of Flavor and her work as a recipe developer.
Trivia
- Her shiba inu, Annie, likes vegetable scraps such as kale stems.
- Paris and Northern Michigan are among her favorite travel destinations.
- She recommends a tiny whisk for small batches of sauces and dressings.
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