It’s that time of year when you’re over the summer heat, time seems to stop, and all you want to do is jump into something cold. You’re running around to summer picnics, planning last-minute vacations, prepping for back to school, and/or stressing about how you’re going to have to go back to five-day work weeks once summer Fridays end. Since Liam was born, our summer days look a little different…
This post on Monster Cookies was originally published in November 2013. Pictures and text have been updated. Whoa! These monster cookies are delicious. Basically, if Cookie Monster dreamed of a cookie that had everything he loved in one cookie, this would be it. I saw these monster cookies pop up numerous times on Pinterest. After scrolling by the fifth pin, I just clicked. Then I fell into a rabbit hole…
We made it through the heat. On Saturday, we stayed inside most of the day. By four o’clock in the afternoon, our son had cabin fever. We sat in the window for a bit, but he did not want to leave. So we decided to take a walk around the block. Oh my gosh. It was hot AF. But not just hot, the air was humid, thick, and very, very…
This post on Huckleberry Lemonade was originally published in May 2015. Pictures and text have been updated. Basically, we gave this post an overhaul. Once in a while, a delicious cocktail will inspire us on a journey to recreate it. Last year, we went to the Meatball shop right after its grand opening on the Upper East Side. There, Fatima had Huckleberry Tea: a combination of huckleberry vodka, iced tea, and…
We love celebrating holidays, mostly because of the food. Whether it’s a birthday, Halloween, Christmas, or an impromptu summer picnic, we love bringing all of our new recipes together to share with family and friends. With America’s birthday coming up, we’re offering some tips to throwing a Fourth of July picnic to make your celebration a success. This post is sponsored by Stop & Shop. Lilies and Loafers was compensated…
Remember those peach margaritas? Well, we added in some basil and they were delicious. We used the basil-thyme simple syrup from the watermelon margaritas to make these peach basil margaritas. These were much more earthy than the last ones we made. The basil works really well with the peach juice. These peach basil margaritas are another one for the books. When we first whipped up the Marquisrita, I never thought I’d…
What’s more refreshing than a cold slice of cake on a hot day? Icebox cake. Ever since Fatima introduced me to icebox cake, I haven’t looked back. How had I avoided this dessert until recently? With that Ginger-Spiced icebox cake still on my mind, we wanted to try a new flavor. So we put this red velvet icebox cake together and O-M-G it was fantastic. An icebox cake is really…
Tea before bed has always been a ritual for my wife and me. We have a go-to chamomile tea we prepare before calling it a night. However, I’ve been craving iced tea. Specifically peach iced tea. But in this month’s issue of Food Network magazine, there were a handful of iced tea recipes. Their Blueberry Basil Iced Tea looked so good. This peach iced tea craving, though, hit me hard.…
I know I say this every time I try a new margarita recipe, but I found my new favorite margarita. Well, maybe my new favorite for the summer. These Peach Margaritas are everything. As Fatima and I were testing out the ratios for this cocktail, I closed my eyes and I was transported to somewhere hot. Not just dry heat, but swampy humidity. I saw myself sitting in a rocking…
The fact that we have a toddler now is surreal. We felt like everything has been leading up to this milestone. We’ve been pinching ourselves a lot lately because we’re having so much fun watching this little human grow up. Where did our newborn go?? We celebrated our son’s first birthday with family. We poured so much energy into this party, it felt like we were planning our wedding all…
Take your boxed cake mix to the next level. Making a cake from scratch for a party can be so daunting when you have a million other things to do. If it’s the only thing you need to do, then make that cake from scratch. I’d rather put more effort into decorating the cake. But here’s a little hack to elevate your boxed cake to bakery-status and no one will…
Our go-to indulgence, when chocolate chip cookies are not able to be made fast enough, is a box of Duncan Hines’ dark chocolate brownie mix. We’re team fudgy all the way. So when I saw Butternut Bakery’s Better Than Boxed Brownies, I knew we needed to try them! They look exquisite. We had to make these twice. One thing I hate about moving is getting used to the oven. You’d…
If you are not familiar with Magnolia’s Banana Pudding, then get familiar. I did not know about it until someone in the office requested it for their birthday. Even still, I thought, banana pudding? Ew! But was I wrong, it was delicious. Like the crazy type A people we are Fatima and I started planning for Liam’s first birthday two months ago, right after he turned 9 months. We thought…
It’s daddy’s turn to make some baby food. Or as Moira Rose would say ‘Bebe’ food. Knowing what Liam likes, I wanted to step it up with some protein and flavor. He loves peas and string beans. I guess every baby loves these, but he LOVES them. Flipping through the Real Baby Food cookbook, I came across this blend of oven roasted string beans and quinoa (and peanut butter and mint).…
When we were in Las Vegas to see Celine Dion a few weekends ago, we had this delicious Roasted Chicken Pizza from Trevi. Maybe we were a little buzzed from their super-strong cocktails, but this pizza was delicious. So good, we needed to try to recreate it. It was truly a weekend in Vegas, well 30-ish hours. We had been talking about going to see Celine Dion for some time.…
Now that we’ve had some time to breathe and explore our new neighborhood, we already have a few favorite spots. One of those being Chip – like everyone else around us. Chip makes only four cookie flavors daily and switches them up every day. We’ve had way too many cookies in the short time we’ve lived here. They are freakin’ delicious. Then I had a thought, “let’s try to recreate…