Nature knows best
The earth has already given us everything we need. My job is simply to help you find it, one honest recipe at a time.
My Story
I've been cooking since I was tall enough to reach the counter.
I'm Elisabeth Dunkins. For more than 70 years I've grown, cooked and baked real food. Today I share it with you: honest recipes and simple guides, straight from my kitchen to yours.
70+
Years growing
real food
real food
My Story
A life lived in the kitchen.
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Where I come from
Plain country, Amish neighbors
I grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Our neighbors were Amish, and my mother never bought anything she could make herself. Bread, jam, broth, pie: it all came out of our kitchen. That's where I learned that good food doesn't need to be fancy. It needs to be real.
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When everything changed
Going back to what I knew
In my late 50s, my digestion fell apart. Conventional medicine didn't have much to offer me, so I went back to the way I was raised. I cut out refined sugar and processed flour, and started sweetening things with bananas and dates.
Within six months, I felt better than I had in years. My doctor was surprised. I wasn't.
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Why I share
From my kitchen to yours
"These recipes are what I actually make. Every week, in my kitchen, for myself and whoever happens to stop by."
I'm not a nutritionist. I'm just a woman who found her way back to health through real food. And I believe that kind of knowledge shouldn't stay in one kitchen. So I started writing it all down, for you.
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Today
A table that keeps getting bigger
What started as a few handwritten recipes is now a collection of cookbooks and simple health guides, and a community of more than 900,000 friends on Instagram. Every week I share a little more of what I've learned. There's always room at my table.
With love, Elisabeth
Home cook & author
70+Years growing food
900K+Friends on Instagram
4.9Average reader rating
What I believe
Good health was never meant to be complicated.
Being healthy should never be difficult. Everything I write comes back to four simple ideas.
Wisdom is for sharing
I believe in sharing what we know, our experiences and our natural solutions. When we learn from each other, we all thrive.
Real food first
From my cookbooks to my health guides, I lean on time-honoured remedies, wholesome ingredients and habits that fit into real life.
Keep it simple
You don't need complicated routines or expensive solutions. With the right knowledge and a few good tools, feeling well is within everyone's reach.
Real ingredients. Real kitchen. Real health.
No refined sugar, no guilt, no complicated ingredients. Just food made the way it's supposed to be.
From my kitchen
My cookbooks & guides.
Every recipe in my books is one I actually make. Clear steps, everyday ingredients and no fuss. Pick the one that fits where you are today.
See what my readers loveCome sit in my kitchen
Join 900,000+ friends on Instagram
@elisabeth.says
Every day I share recipes, little kitchen secrets and plenty of guilt-free treats. Pull up a chair, there's always room at my table.
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Before you go
Start with one recipe. That's how every good habit begins.
See you in the kitchen, Elisabeth
Behind the kitchen
Who runs Elisabeth Dunkins
Elisabeth Dunkins is a brand and platform managed from Göteborg, Sweden. Our small team takes care of the shop, orders, payments and customer service, so I can stay where I belong: in the kitchen.
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- Gregorianska gatan 12
415 32 Göteborg
Sweden
My cookbooks and guides share recipes and my own personal experience for general information. They are not medical advice. Please speak with your doctor before making changes to your diet or health routine, especially if you take medication or have a medical condition.
