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Cooking Through Cravings/ Side Dishes

Pan-Seared Fish with Brown Butter: Cooking Through Cravings

September 2, 2022
Pan-seared fish

When we first moved to Manhattan over a decade ago, my wife and I would eat pasta and meatballs a few times a week. It was a cheap, easy meal and allowed us to splurge on an occasional fish dish. Today, we are much more thoughtful and balanced in our meal prep. We like to have at least one meat, one fish, and one vegetarian dish every week. Salmon is…

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All Recipes/ Comfort Food/ Lunch and Dinner/ Vegetarian

Fried Fish Tacos with Avocado Salsa and Chipotle Tartar Sauce

August 18, 2022
Fried Fish Tacos

It’s been a minute since we had some tacos. Since we had these tacos from Cravings and these delicious tacos, we’ve been trying to find the next iteration of fried fish tacos. I think we found them. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not by Lilies and Loafers. These tacos are back…

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Cooking Through Full Plate/ Side Dishes

Cooking Through The Full Plate

August 3, 2022
The Full Plate

We cooked through Cravings, Cravings: Hungry for More, and Cravings: All Together. In order to diversify our collection of celebrity cookbooks, we thought we should try someone new. Now we are cooking through Ayesha Curry’s The Full Plate. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not by Lilies and Loafers. Guess what? Ayesha Curry CAN cook. Why…

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Cooking Through Cravings: All Together

July 27, 2022
Cravings All Together

Maybe you’ve been following us as we cook through Cravings? Maybe through the second cookbook? Maybe this is the first you’re hearing about this? That’s ok! We’re here to discuss Chrissy Teigen’s thrid book, Cravings: All Together. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not by Lilies and Loafers. We’ve loved cooking through…

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Blogging and Small Business/ Side Dishes

A Decade of Blogging

July 6, 2022

Welp, we missed last year’s 10-year Blogiversary. But it’s never too late to celebrate, right? It’s been more than a decade of blogging for us. So much has happened for us over the last 11 years and we are so thankful for your support. Six thousand photos, seven hundred blog posts, two name changes, several logo iterations, five different kitchens, and three podcast series later, Lilies and Loafers continues to…

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Meatloaf: Cooking Through Cravings

June 30, 2022
meatloaf

I have been dreading this one for two years. Either meatloaf doesn’t photograph well or I was uninspired. I think it’s the latter because this wasn’t my favorite meal or photoshoot. Almost two years later, I’ve come to terms this photo is what it is and just need to get it out. You’re better off just looking at Chrissy’s photos. Growing up, I’ve had my fair share of meatloaves. When…

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Birthday/ DIY/ Family Fun/ Parenting/ Side Dishes

Liam’s Fourth Birthday: Spider-Man

June 28, 2022
Spider-Man Birthday

When we asked Liam what he wanted to do for his birthday, he said he wanted to dress up as Spider-Man. Not just any Spider-Man, he wanted to be Miles Morales, aka ‘Spin’ from Spidey and His Amazing Friends. I loved that idea, so Fatima and I dove right into it. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items…

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All Recipes/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert

Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

June 23, 2022
Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Two long-time reviewers told me, “These are the best cookies you’ve ever made.” And as much as I would like to be humble, they’re right. These dark chocolate and peanut butter chip cookies are fire and their success is partly due to a snafu with the pantry. If you’ve been following us for a minute, you’ll know how much I love peanut butter. These peanut butter cookies are one of…

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Spider-Man Sugar Cookies

June 21, 2022
Spider-Man Sugar Cookies

For Liam’s fourth birthday, he wanted to dress up as Spider-Man (aka Miles Morales). So our party theme was…Spider-Man! In addition to the cake, I made these Spider-Man sugar cookies. I had grand plans for more colors and shapes, but they ultimately boiled down to Spider-Men Peter and Miles, and the number four. I couldn’t find time to make these farther in advance, so I made them the night before. I…

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Spider-Man Cake Toppers

June 18, 2022
Spider-Man Cake Toppers

For Liam’s fourth birthday, he wanted to be Spider-Man. Specifically calling out he wanted to be ‘Spin’ (aka Miles Morales) and that “daddy would be Spidey (aka Peter Parker). I told him that was a great idea, so we went all out. To theme the cake, I made these Spider-Man cake toppers. For his cake, I kept it basic. Liam wanted a vanilla cake with vanilla frosting. Boxed cake mix…

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

Kale Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

June 15, 2022
Kale Salad

This kale salad is really as basic as it looks, but we loved it. To be honest, we tried this recipe to make the croutons, haha. They were really good and are the star of the salad. If you’re looking for a lite, yet seemingly hearty salad, this may be for you. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases.…

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Brown Sugar Cookies (Chocolate Chip-less Cookies)

June 3, 2022
Brown Sugar Cookies

The TLDR on this recipe is these brown sugar cookies are just chocolate chip cookies without chocolate chips. My wife loves my chocolate chip cookies, but she doesn’t love a lot of chocolate chips. She really loves the cookie piece. For Mother’s Day weekend, I made these chocolate chip-less cookies (or what I’m calling brown sugar cookies because that sounds better). One time, she asked for a cookie without chocolate…

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Salmon Quinoa Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

May 29, 2022
Salmon Quinoa Salad

The literal secret sauce in this salmon quinoa salad recipe is the carrot-ginger-miso dressing. It was a surprising and bright addition to the dish overall. This meal makes a perfect dinner in the summer. When we’re meal planning for the week, we like to balance with meat, fish and other vegetarian options. We started doing that a few years ago when we realized our entire week was filled with chicken…

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Roasted Red Pepper Pasta: Cooking Through Full Plate

May 27, 2022
Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

This is one of Liam’s favorite meals to eat and help us make in the kitchen. He loves a bowl of roasted red pepper pasta and we love it, too! Why do we love it so much? It’s easy to make, delicious, and when you’re bored of tomato-based sauce, this spices things up. To be honest, I was hesitant to make this. I love red peppers, however, the idea of…

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