Brian T. Marquis

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Cake Donuts and a three-year-old!

June 9, 2021

Oh my goodness, we have a three-year-old! How is this possible? Where did the time go? How much longer will he be my baby? For his birthday this year, we celebrated with all of his favorite things under the theme: One, Two, Three…hit it! Donuts, cake, pizza, Word Party, balloons, music, dancing, and trains. And the cake? Cake donuts! For our family portraits, we cozied up in some tie-dye sweats.…

June 9, 2021 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Comfort Food/ Lunch and Dinner

Lobster Mac and Cheese

June 2, 2021

We’ve cut down on our red meat meals. We used to have one to two red meat dishes a week. Now, we do maybe one or none red meat dishes. I even replaced our meatballs with chicken. But rather than replacing our red meat meals with just more chicken, we replaced them with fish or an entirely meatless option. This is how we got to making lobster mac and cheese.…

June 2, 2021 By Brian

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Chocolate Chip Cookies from Jacques Torres

April 7, 2021

These cookies. To die for. Oh my goodness, this recipe comes from Jacques Torres. I truly saved the best recipe for the end of this journey. These are, by far, my favorite chocolate chip cookies. On your first bite, you will be transported to a warm and inviting place. A safe place. Home. These are the kind of cookies you expect sitting on your pillow at a fancy hotel. While…

April 7, 2021 By Brian

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Cadbury Egg Cookies

March 31, 2021

I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole with these chocolate chip cookies. I bring you a reimagined chocolate chip cookie for Spring. I know, ground breaking. I used this recipe and added in Cadbury mini eggs. Yes, that’s it. Anyone else love mini Cadbury eggs? Our friend, Stephanie, shared this indulgence with us many years ago. We’ve been hooked ever since. Making the Cadbury Egg Cookies My mom made those cute…

March 31, 2021 By Brian

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Ina Garten’s Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 24, 2021

We banged all over the kitchen. The counter, the oven, and even the floor. Surprisingly we didn’t make a mess and more importantly, we didn’t wake up our son. For these giant crinkled chocolate chip cookies, be prepared to bang the pans all over your kitchen. Go to Sarah’s blog for the recipe. We used a recipe from Ina Garten via Sarah Kieffer’s original recipe. These were the crunchy cookies…

March 24, 2021 By Brian

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Tate’s Bakeshop Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 17, 2021

There are very few crunchy cookies I like. My go-to cookie is soft and ooey-gooey. Tate’s Bakeshop chocolate chip cookies are on the list. Well, they are the list! Fatima brought home a package of these last weekend and we devoured them in a day. I sought out a recipe and found one. When I saw this recipe for Tate’s Bakeshop cookies, I had to try it. The best part?…

March 17, 2021 By Brian

Appetizers/ Celebrations/ Christmas/ Dessert/ Snacks

Christmas Party Boxes

December 25, 2020

The holidays this year will be very different for almost every family around the world. While we won’t be able to fill our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day up with family gatherings IRL, we rallied around some creative ideas to keep us engaged and connected. My aunt thought it would be fun to put together Christmas party boxes to drop off at each family. These Christmas party boxes were filled…

December 25, 2020 By Brian

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Christmas Cookie Board

December 24, 2020

This Christmas cookie charcuterie board is meat-free. A classic charcuterie board, however, may display meat, cheese, and/or fruit. Today, charcuterie boards have evolved into themed presentations: donuts, pies, Christmas cookies, muffins, and candy. TBH is this even a charcuterie board? The perfect cookie charcuterie board is filled with all of your favorite cookies: gingerbread, peanut butter blossoms, decorated sugar cookies, and even store-bought cut and bake ones! A cookie board…

December 24, 2020 By Brian

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Milk Bar’s Corn Cookies

December 23, 2020

I organized another Zoom baking day with friends! There was banana bread, molasses cookies, sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, and so many more. I wanted to make Milk Bar’s corn cookies, but my ingredients weren’t delivered in time. I stuck with a classic chocolate chip cookie. My corn powder arrived on Monday and I was able to make these corn cookies! Usually Christmas is filled with family gatherings on Christmas…

December 23, 2020 By Brian

Celebrations/ Christmas/ Family Fun/ Side Dishes

Christmas Lights and Ice Cream

December 22, 2020

One of my favorite family traditions growing up was going to see the Christmas lights at parks in Connecticut. My dad would organize the whole family to drive across the state to various light shows. We’d go from Hartford to New Haven sometimes covering three different shows in one night. At the end of the night, we’d stop at Friendly’s for an ice cream sundae. It was a perfectly delicious…

December 22, 2020 By Brian

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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 21, 2020

This year has been trying. However, there have been moments of levity. Growing up, we used to have family over for a whole day of baking a few weekends before Christmas. My Nana would bring over a pile of index cards with handwritten recipes and we would sift through them to find our favorite desserts. This year, I had a Zoom baking day with family and we all made some…

December 21, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Autumn/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ Halloween/ Thanksgiving

Homemade Pumpkin Purée for Pumpkin Pie

November 4, 2020

Last year, I attempted to make my own pumpkin purée for pumpkin pie with a regular carving pumpkin. Big mistake, huge. It was stringy, and not at all what I was expecting. I didn’t realize you’re supposed to use certain types of pumpkins, like sugar pumpkins, to make purée. This year, however, was a success. Trying to find a sugar pumpkin was a little bit harder than I anticipated however,…

November 4, 2020 By Brian

DIY/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

Corduroy: Halloween Costumes 2020

October 28, 2020

While Halloween this year will look a little different, we were not going to let it getaway. This year, we transformed our son into Corduroy and took some photos. Corduroy is a bear who once lived in the toy department of a big store. Day after day he waited with all the other animals and dolls for someone to come along and take him home. Corduroy, 1968 Fatima’s favorite book…

October 28, 2020 By Brian

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Halloween Cookies 2020

October 21, 2020

Last year, I showed off some great Halloween sugar cookies. This year, I wanted to get a little fancy and use some of the letter cookie cutters I purchased over the summer. I had much loftier goals in mind, but I’m really happy with how these Halloween cookies came out this year. The secret to a really good sugar cookie comes down two things. The first, the recipe. I’ve been…

October 21, 2020 By Brian

Celebrations/ DIY/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

Family-Friendly Halloween activities to do this weekend

October 16, 2020

We’re halfway through October and Halloween is right around the corner! We’ve been getting into the spooky szn through some baking, crafting, and spontaneous Monster Mash dance parties. This weekend, we’re heading out for some leaf peeping and pumpkin picking. If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit, here are some activities you can do right now! Pumpkin Picking for the ‘gram…or to carve Get in some fresh air,…

October 16, 2020 By Brian

All Recipes/ Autumn/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Celebrations/ Dessert/ Halloween

Pumpkin Pop Tarts

October 14, 2020

Another October, another pumpkin recipe in the books. You know we love pop tarts. Last month, we walked you through how we made brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts. This time, I tackled pumpkin pop tarts. If you have a pie dough recipe you love, go for it. Otherwise, already-made pie dough is completely OK. We used that for the brown sugar pop tarts and these pumpkin ones. I don’t want…

October 14, 2020 By Brian

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