If you didn’t know, we love shrimp. We love shrimp in salad, in tacos, and with tequila. When Brian and I were perusing through Ayesha Curry’s Full Plate and saw the lemony garlic shrimp, we were sold. We’re actually highlighting two different recipes from her book: Garlic Shrimp and Coconut Rice. A perfect pair! Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from…
Grilled Shrimp Pasta Salad: Cooking Through Cravings
February 16, 2022Another year and another cookbook from Chrissy Teigen. This latest cookbook, All Together, has a bunch of new and delicious recipes. This grilled shrimp pasta salad looked too good to pass up and was one of the first dishes we tried. Whenever we get a new cookbook, the first thing I do is flip through and flag all the recipes with those sticky flags. After trying a few recipes or having…
Perfectly Pink Pasta: Cooking Through Cravings
February 9, 2022If there’s one recipe in Chrissy Teigen’s new cookbook that would win “most made”, it’s this pink pasta sauce. We’ve only had the cookbook since October and I’ve already made this at least five times, including last week! In describing her kids’ eating habits, I fell on the floor at Chrissy’s description of Luna being “against things touching things or things in things” because Liam is the same way. He…
Sweet Potato Pie
November 25, 2021Reintroducing Fatima’s sweet potato pie. This post was first published December 11, 2012. Reposted with updated photos. Sweet potato pie is like music to my ears. Brian never had sweet potato pie so I needed to make him one. He’s had sweet potato fries, mashed sweet potatoes, but never a pie! Like much of my family dinner menu, this pie is a family tradition in my house. In the time…
This last year has been filled with all the comfort food. Brian’s go-to comfort food is dessert. Exhibit A. I love a hearty meal; one that warms the soul. One of the meals that gets us through the falls and winters is this black bean soup. It’s the epitome of comfort food: hearty, warming, flavorful, and delicious. I originally wanted to make this soup because my mom loves black bean…
I grew up eating ramen noodles when I was younger. They were my go-to after school snack. I would make them in microwave and eat them while doing homework. I never added anything else to them, the broth and noodles were enough for me. The first time I had homemade ramen with all of the bells and whistles was with a group of college friends in the East Village. It…
Black Breastfeeding Week 2020
August 25, 2020Black Breastfeeding Week was created because of: The higher mortality rates for black babies. High rates of diet-related diseases in black children. Unique cultural barriers among black women. Lack of diversity and representation in the lactation field. Desert-like conditions in black communities. Those are just a few of the many reasons. Click here for more information on the movement. I’ve always known I wanted to be a mom. I loved…
Hey you, we see you. Thanks for finding us. Right now, we are (by “we” I mean “the world”) going through something. We’re all feeling something: stressed, upset, anxious, isolated, and a million other emotions all at once. You’re not alone. No, really, we want you to know that. While we may not be able to enjoy the physical presence of our friends, family, and neighbors right now, we will…
It’s summertime and that means sundresses, beach days, and picnics. In the city, our version of a picnic is dining al fresco at a burger shop. Since we had our son, our eating-out days are limited, so we’ve been making our burgers indoors. I love a good cheeseburger, but I also like vegetarian burgers as well. We have introduced meat into our son’s diet, but I wanted to let him…
Our son has been teething–and to clarify, this has been going on since he was 4 months old–but his teething has gotten worse now that some of the back teeth are coming through. So he’s been a little uncomfortable and has shifted his appetite. He went from eating more than he nursed, to nursing more then he eats. The one thing I can get him to still eat is squash…
Rice and Beans with Lemon Roast Chicken
April 5, 2019Towards the end of my pregnancy, I was on bed rest and that meant I watched a lot of daytime television. Every day around my lunch break I would watch The Chew. Still really upset that was canceled; RIP The Chew. They always had fun guests and delicious recipes. One day they had Ina Garten on and she made her skillet lemon chicken and it looked delicious. I remember texting…
Parmesan Chicken: Cooking Through Cravings
March 30, 2019Lately, I’ve been finding myself making the same meals over and over for dinner. As a working mom, time is limited. When I get home after a long day, I want to spend as much time as I can with Liam. So finding quick and easy recipes is a necessity. Brian and I share responsibility of making dinner throughout the week. When it’s my turn, I make my fried rice…
We are now in the world of finger food! Our son would rather feed himself with his hands than have us feed him with a spoon. This mama is not complaining. Often times, he grabs the spoon from our hands and embarrassingly misses his mouth. We’ve been giving him mini baby cereal crackers and it’s the cutest thing to watch him position his fingers to pick them up. But we…
At our son’s first vaccine-free appointment last month (yay), we discussed his milestones and food plan. The doctor praised how well he was growing. She asked about all the food he was eating and specifically asked whether we introduced any diary to him. At the time we hadn’t given him any dairy products. She mentioned how important it was to create a more balanced meal now that he’s shifting to…
The other day, I was on the couch watching the Food Network, which is a typical night for me. That night, someone was making a pound cake and I instantly had a craving. Pound cake is the perfect cake because it does not have any frosting. It’s a weird thing that my siblings and I prefer just the cake with a hint of frosting. Brian is one of those people…
Brian and I were excited once we got the green light from the pediatrician to start Liam on solids. In the beginning, it was a slow process, but he went from rejecting oatmeal to wanting nothing but oatmeal. Our son is just like me when it comes to eating. If his oatmeal is not the right consistency (thick), he refuses to eat it. My mother would call that karma. But…