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DIY Paw Patrol Cake Toppers: A Paw-some Party Idea!

January 15, 2025
DIY Paw Patrol Cake Toppers

Planning a Paw Patrol party and looking for a fun and easy way to decorate your cake? Look no further! These DIY Paw Patrol cake toppers are a simple and adorable way to bring your child’s favorite pups to the party. Plus, it’s a great way to use toys you already have! Why We Love These DIY Paw Patrol Cake Toppers: Easy and Budget-Friendly: This craft uses minimal supplies and…

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January 15, 2025 By
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Homemade Meatball Subs with the Best Red Sauce

January 9, 2025
Homemade Meatball Subs with the Best Red Sauce

At the beginning of my career, commuting 2.5hrs and eventually moving to New York City, I was scrambling to survive on $5 foot-longs. Subway’s meatball subs were my lifeline. Honestly, one sub would easily last me two meals! But let’s be real, there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of a homemade meatball sub. Fast forward to now, and our meatball sub game has seriously leveled up. We’ve ditched the store-bought…

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January 9, 2025 By
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All Recipes/ Dessert

No-Bake Oreo Cream Pie: An Easy & Delicious Dessert Recipe

December 18, 2024
No Bake Oreo Cream Pie

Did you know Nabisco discontinued the pre-made Oreo pie crust? When we were prepping for Thanksgiving, Fatima wanted to make a dessert in addition to her amazing sweet potato pies. She was craving an Oreo cream pie, so she put me in charge. Let me tell you, I almost devoured the entire pie myself! I initially thought I could just whip up the filling and pour it into a store-bought…

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December 18, 2024 By
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All Recipes/ Comfort Food/ Lunch and Dinner/ Thanksgiving

The Ultimate Leftover Turkey and Cranberry Grilled Cheese (Easy Recipe!)

December 4, 2024
Turkey and Cranberry Grilled Cheese

It’s day six after Thanksgiving, and I’m sure many of you are in the same boat: wondering what to do with all that leftover turkey. I’m at that point where I’m thinking, “I need a creative way to use these leftovers,” and “Are these leftovers still good?” Luckily, we planned our Thanksgiving menu perfectly and didn’t have mountains of leftovers. But what we did have, I’ve been transforming into the…

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December 4, 2024 By
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Celebrations/ DIY/ Family Fun/ Halloween/ Liam's Train Time/ Parenting

Halloween 2024 Recap

October 31, 2024
Halloween 2024 Recap

Another spooky season is wrapping up. This Halloween season was a good one. We made some new DIY, scrambled for last-minute costumes, and whipped up a bunch of new cocktails. Here’s our Halloween 2024 recap…but first, pumpkin picking and apple cider donuts! Cocktails We mixed up a ton of new cocktails this month, including some blackberry margaritas, blackberry whisky cocktails, and these apple cider cocktails. DIY Projects I crafted these…

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October 31, 2024 By
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All Recipes/ Cocktails/ Margaritas

Apple Cider Cocktail Two Ways

October 24, 2024
Apple Cider Cocktail

Autumn is my favorite season. Apple picking is fun, pumpkin picking is way better, but I’m mostly there for those apple cider donuts. I’m making apple cider cocktails two ways! We have a delicious autumn margarita, but I wanted to put another spin on it and try to use similar ingredients with two different liquors. A margarita is my go-to drink and one of my most requested cocktails when we’re…

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October 24, 2024 By
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All Recipes/ Cocktails

Blackberry Smash Whisky Cocktail TWO Ways

October 17, 2024
Blackberry Smash

My wife collected a few bottles of Beyonce’s SirDavis Whisky for her birthday! We made the Honey Bee cocktail and wanted to make another whisky cocktail. Our adventure in Martha’s Vineyard this summer provided some inspiration for this Blackberry Smash. I made a blackberry smash whisky cocktail two ways to see which one I liked more. One with blackberry puree and the other with muddled blackberries. My theory is the…

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October 17, 2024 By
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Celebrations/ Halloween

Five Halloween Products on Amazon

October 7, 2024
Halloween Products on Amazon

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year and these FIVE PRODUCTS on AMAZON are going to help you elevate your spooky season celebrations. To get you ready for this year’s spooky season, I’m laying out my top five must-have halloween products. You can get all of this on Amazon right now, links are below. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share…

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October 7, 2024 By
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Celebrations/ Wedding

Creating a 10-Year Anniversary Photo Album: A Sentimental Gift

September 27, 2024
Anniversary Photo Album

To celebrate our ten year wedding anniversary, we treated ourselves to a summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard. However, I wanted to get another little something for Fatima. We have a big gallery wall and some photos around the house, but not many photo albums. I thought maybe I could design an anniversary photo album that captured the last ten years of our time together, our travels, and our kids. I…

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September 27, 2024 By
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Product Review/ Side Dishes/ Wedding

10 Years Later: Revisiting Our Wedding Registry & Modern Must-Haves

September 20, 2024

Oh the Wedding Registry. Over the last 10 years, things have changed. When we started the registry, we built it with practicality at the foundation. While we were building our registry at Macy's and Bed Bath and Beyond (RIP and hello again), we were encouraged to "throw everything we could scan on there".  I went to locate our registries to remind myself what we selected, but they've been lost to…

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September 20, 2024 By
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