Brian T. Marquis

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Spooky Chocolate Cake with Meringue Ghosts

October 7, 2020

Spooky? Check. Cute? Check. Delicious? Check, check, check! This boo-tiful cake is a fun Halloween treat to make this month. Just pick your favorite chocolate cake and top with the cutest meringue ghosts. Up until this point in my life, I have avoided meringue. Not sure why, but probably due to the unknown. When it comes to desserts, I prefer sweet, chocolate, and/or frosting. So when it came to making…

October 7, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Comfort Food/ Snacks

Homemade Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts

September 30, 2020

Pop tarts bring me back to my school days. Strawberry pop tarts were my jam (pun intended). However, brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts were my #2 favorite. I loved toasting them long enough so the non-frosted parts were just about to turn golden brown. I’d pick the sides off, eat them first, let the pop tart cool, and then eat the rest. I know, I’m a weirdo. When Fatima was…

September 30, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Birthday/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert

Oreo Cheesecake

September 16, 2020

When I asked Fatima what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday, she did not hesitate to say ‘cheesecake’. Well, maybe there was some hesitation as she figured out what kind of cheesecake. And that’s how we landed on an Oreo cheesecake for her birthday cake. This cheesecake is one of my favorite recipes. It’s one of the only recipes I found that did not require a water bath…

September 16, 2020 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ Side Dishes

End of Summer Tie-Dye Staycation

September 2, 2020

While summer officially ends in a few weeks, the unofficial end to summer has always been Labor Day. Well, maybe in today’s world it’s when the PSL returns. This summer, we’ve closed the season with a staycation that included a trip to the Bronx Zoo, ice cream, and tie-dye! Growing up, I loved having that one last weekend at the lake house before school ramped up. One summer, about a…

September 2, 2020 By Brian

Side Dishes

Letter Boards

August 28, 2020

All the letter boards from Lilies and Loafers.…

August 28, 2020 By Brian

Our Home/ Side Dishes

Working From Home Essentials

August 27, 2020

We’ve hit the five-month mark of working from home. No one said this was going to be easy. In fact, it seems like all the people in school who took on the work for your group projects are the ones now doing it again for the pandemic, and we are tired. This is not over because you’re over it. And please arrest the cops that killed Breonna Taylor. It was a…

August 27, 2020 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Cocktails/ Snacks

Boozy Popsicles

August 26, 2020

This summer has been H-O-T, HOT. No one asked for this. The one, very small smidge of a silver lining in this pandemic has been not having to commute to work. I loved having a no-commute summer while I was parental leave. I have not missed traveling in the heat. To combat the return of the heat over the weekend, I took some of our favorite cocktails and turned them…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Cocktails/ Snacks

Huckleberry Lemonade Popsicles

August 26, 2020

Our boozy popsicles were a lot of fun to make. These huckleberry lemonade popsicles are based on one of our favorite summer cocktails. For more boozy popsicles, check out this post! Heads up! You’ll want to make these the day before. The popsicles should sit in the fridge for about 12 hours to set. In need of a popsicle maker? Here’s the one we have!…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Cocktails/ Margaritas/ Snacks

Watermelon Basil Margarita Popsicles

August 26, 2020

Our boozy popsicles were a lot of fun to make. These watermelon basil margarita popsicles are based on one of our favorite margaritas. To be honest, this one is my favorite. For more boozy popsicles, check out this post! Heads up! You’ll want to make these the day before. The popsicles should sit in the fridge for about 12 hours to set. In need of a popsicle maker? Here’s the…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Cocktails/ Snacks

Strawberry Lemonade Rosé Popsicles

August 26, 2020

Our boozy popsicles were a lot of fun to make. We whipped up these strawberry lemonade rosé popsicles after seeing some leftover rosé in the fridge. For more boozy popsicles, check out this post! Heads up! You’ll want to make these the day before. The popsicles should sit in the fridge for about 12 hours to set. In need of a popsicle maker? Here’s the one we have!…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert

Smores Brownie Bars

August 5, 2020

These smores brownie bars are to-die-for. They are an instant classic and will take you back to a time in your childhood on one of your family’s camping trips. While you may be able to make these over a fire, I highly recommend an oven and the use of a kitchen to prep these :). I used to love camping. Mostly just the times between 5p-9a. I loved sitting around…

August 5, 2020 By Brian

DIY/ Family Fun/ Millennial and Pregnant/ Parenting/ Side Dishes

The One With The Baby Shower Car Parade

July 29, 2020

My baby sister had a baby! I still cannot believe it. In June, my mom and I threw her a Friends-themed baby shower car parade. We set up an outdoor Central Perk so she could lounge and watch her friends and family drive by. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. As we were planning, we knew we needed to be flexible. States were just about to reopen, but we…

July 29, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Healthy Living/ Lunch and Dinner

Chicken Gyros

July 22, 2020

Lately, I’ve been on a chicken gyro spree. About ten months ago, Fatima and I attended my cousin’s wedding. It seemed like 2019 was the year all of my cousins got married. Maybe the universe knew we wouldn’t be seeing each other for a long time, so it gave us some extra family time. Since my out-of-state family was in town, some of my cousins decided to visit us in…

July 22, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Healthy Living/ Lunch and Dinner/ Vegetarian

Bulgur Salad

July 15, 2020

Last summer, we had an indoor BBQ for the Fourth of July where we made this delicious bulgur salad. We had never made bulgur wheat, and to be honest, I was a little nervous. However, Martha Stewart for the win! The bulgur wheat seemed odd, the thought of cherries, lemon juice, and walnuts made me think twice about making it. But then why would we make this? TO TRY SOMETHING NEW!…

July 15, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Comfort Food/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Healthy Living/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes

Cobb Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

July 8, 2020

I love everything about this cobb salad: the dressing, the flavors, and the hint of spice. I love how it makes me feel like a Kardashian with a never-ending bowl of salad. While there’s a bit more prep than your typical salad, it’s so worth it. Since we’re both working from home, we build in lunch and dinner prep at the beginning of the week to make our days run…

July 8, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Birthday/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ DIY/ Family Fun/ Parenting

Liam’s Second Birthday: Two the Moon

May 28, 2020

Life under quarantine doesn’t have to suck. We stay home to save lives. As parents, we’ve found one of the hardest things to do is to make life seem normal for a two-year-old. He doesn’t know why we can’t go to the playground, why we get frustrated at him for not wanting to wear his mask outside, why we use the rain cover on the stroller on sunny days, why…

May 28, 2020 By Brian

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