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Love & Lemons Cooking Club – April!

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club Challenge this month! It's easy to enter, and one lucky winner will receive a prize. Find all the details below.

Jeanine Donofrio
Phoebe Moore
Published Apr 7, 2026

Our Cooking Club is a fun way to celebrate the Love & Lemons community of readers. The concept is super simple—each month, I choose a recipe. You make it, and you leave a comment on the recipe’s blog post. At the end of the month, I randomly select one winner to receive a prize.

I love the sense of community that comes from so many people cooking one recipe each month. We’re kicking off our April challenge today with our chickpea salad recipe, and I hope you’ll join in the fun. Here’s how it works:

Join the Love & Lemons Cooking Club

  1. Each month, I choose one seasonal recipe. Sign up for our email list so you’ll know as soon as I share each month’s recipe.
  2. Make that recipe during the month.
  3. Leave a comment on the challenge recipe’s blog post by the end of the month. This time, the deadline is April 30!
  4. For a bonus entry, send a picture of what you made to cookingclub@loveandlemons.com.
  5. For another bonus entry, post your photo on Instagram, tagging @loveandlemons and #loveandlemonscookingclub.

The Prize: A $100 Whole Foods Gift Card!

At the end of the month, I’ll randomly select a winner and share some of your photos. This time, we’re giving away a $100 Whole Foods gift card. 

In addition, for every entry we receive, we’ll donate $1 to No Kid Hungry.

April’s Recipe: Chickpea Salad

This month’s recipe is my chickpea salad. Packed with tangy pickled onions, a bright lemon dressing, and fresh herbs, this hearty salad is my idea of a perfect spring lunch. It keeps well in the fridge for a couple of days if you make it ahead. Just wait to add the mint leaves until right before you eat!

I should also mention that this one is totally customizable with different herbs, veggies, or add-ins like feta cheese. Feel free to change it up, and let me know what variations you try in your entry. I can’t wait to hear!

Get the recipe:
Chickpea Salad

Enter the April Challenge

Want to enter? Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Make my chickpea salad sometime in April.
  2. Comment on the chickpea salad blog post by April 30.
  3. For a bonus entry, send a photo of what you made to cookingclub@loveandlemons.com.
  4. For another bonus entry, post your photo on Instagram, tagging @loveandlemons and #loveandlemonscookingclub.
  5. Sign up for our email list to find out about next month’s recipe!

I’ll randomly select a winner and share some of your photos in early May.

Last Month’s Recipe

Last month, we made this breakfast casserole, which is a great meal prep breakfast or brunch for a crowd. Some fun variations you shared…

  • Irais used broccoli instead of the peppers and spinach and added oregano, tarragon, onion powder, and sumac.
  • Adrienne used sweet potatoes, bell peppers, and leeks.
  • Kim used roasted root veggies instead of the potatoes.
  • Melina doubled the spinach and added sliced Roma tomatoes and feta cheese on top for a Mediterranean twist.
  • Kristin made mini breakfast tacos with the leftover casserole. (Ok—I’m doing this from now on!)

Thank you to everyone joined in! Here are some of your photos:

And congrats to our winner, Amy:

To Recap

Enter the April Cooking Club Challenge by…

  1. Making my chickpea salad recipe sometime in April.
  2. Leaving a comment on the chickpea salad blog post by April 30.
  3. Sending a picture of your salad to cookingclub@loveandlemons.com for a bonus entry.
  4. And for another bonus entry, posting your photo on Instagram, tagging @loveandlemons and #loveandlemonscookingclub.

Happy cooking!

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