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Whether you’re looking for comfort food to get through a break up, weather a storm, or combat a cold winter night, you’ll be able to find something right here. Sometimes, all you want to do is curl up on the couch with a bowl of your favorite [insert fav food here]. This category features all of our comfort food recipes, rolled up into one, easy location. We cover everything from soups to chili, meatballs to wraps, and sweet to savory. Our comfort food recipes are typically budget, family, and living-on-your-own friendly, and easy to make! We’ve made every recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how we liked the dish. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Steak Bites: Cooking Through Cravings

December 7, 2016
Steak Bites

I cannot believe it’s already December! Where did this year go? Now that the holidays are here, we all need to find some amazing recipes for our guests. I highly recommend these delicious steak bites! A little something you may not know about me, is the first Christmas I ever celebrated was with Brian. I grew up in a Muslim household. Although I haven’t been practicing since I was nine, there were still a…

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Pumpkin Bisque

November 21, 2016
Pumpkin Bisque

If you could whip up fall over the stove, it would be called Pumpkin Bisque. This is one of my favorite recipes to make in the fall. I recently made this for our Harry Potter Halloween Party last month and I plan to make it again for Thanksgiving. What’s great about this recipe is you can substitute the pumpkin purée for butternut squash. I realize that butternut squash may be the…

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Chrissy’s Mac and Cheese Recipe: Cooking Through Cravings

November 16, 2016
mac and cheese recipe

After that election, I think most of us (and yes, most, since Hillary won the popular vote) are in the need of a drink and some comfort food. Chrissy Teigen’s mac and cheese recipe was the first recipe we tried. However, I was waiting for the perfect time to blog about it. I know when I’m having a stressful week, my favorite dinner is a form of therapy. This mac and cheese recipe…

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Fried Fish Sandwiches: Cooking Through Cravings

October 19, 2016
Fried Fish Sandwiches

I just celebrated my 27th birthday, I know I’m getting old. To celebrate we made some delicious fried fish sandwiches. Usually around my birthday I start dropping hints to my friends and family on what gift I would like. One of those gifts was Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook, Cravings. I woke up on the morning of my birthday only to be graced with Cravings from Brian. I flipped throw the cookbook that morning…

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Sweet and Savory Sweet Potato Pastries

October 5, 2016
Sweet Potato Pastries

Fall is our favorite season. Growing up in New England, I loved experiencing the changes in the leaves, the crunch they make when you step on them, and the cool, crisp air. My family’s annual Halloween Party this year is Harry Potter-themed. It has been so much fun to plan. I think it will be our most Pinteresting Halloween Party, yet! We wanted to experiment with some of the internet’s greatest…

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Our Six Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes

September 23, 2016
Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes

Fall has arrived! Well, this warm weather doesn’t feel like it’s arrived, BUT today is the first FULL DAY of Fall! So we put together our favorite slow cooker recipes. Did anyone feel a slight chill yesterday around 10:21am? Our Crock Pot is one of our favorite kitchen appliances. The amount of chili and beef stew could feed all of Manhattan. When the weather gets cooler, sometimes you just want to…

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Hawaiian BBQ Fried Chicken Tacos

June 15, 2016
Hawaiian BBQ Fried Chicken

A few weeks ago, my cousin Lisa and her Grammy Award-winning fiancé, Peter, flew into Connecticut from Hawaii to do some wedding planning before the big day! We’re so excited to head out to Hawaii next year! Part of their trip included celebrating Nana’s ’92+2′ birthday and coming down to NYC to visit me at work! Not that they completely inspired this dish, but we were looking for a way to dress up…

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Vegetarian Sweet Potato Hash with Fresh Avocado

March 29, 2016
Vegetarian Sweet Potato Hash

Our friend Ashley made a delicious sweet potato hash for our “First Day of Fall” party a few months ago. It was delicious. When thinking about what we were going to make for Brunch this past Easter weekend, we had a leftover sweet potato from our sweet potato mash and tilapia dinner the other night. Using Ashley’s dish as a guide, we put our twist on this and made vegetarian sweet potato hash. Hash can…

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French Vanilla Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 16, 2015
French Vanilla Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oh my gosh. I can’t. I will never be able to eat another thing ever again. I’ve eaten too many of these delicious French vanilla chewy double chocolate chip cookies! These must be on your plate for Christmas; it’ll be the easiest way to get on Santa’s nice list. I made these earlier this week for a family dinner with my brother-in-law. They were a hit. I may have consumed…

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Pot Roast

November 18, 2015
Pot roast Sliders

The best part about coming home after a long day, is not having to make dinner. But wait, you love cooking! Yes, we do. But sometimes Seamless calls and you open the door. Another great way to semi-get-out-of-cooking is to make a dish in a crock pot. Growing up, I loved when my mom made a pot roast, especially on a crisp, fall day. This week we made a bangin’ pot roast.…

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Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme

August 24, 2015
DIY Taco Bell

Oh my gosh, we had to try this. On a brunch at ABV on East 96th a few weeks ago (highly recommend the chicken and biscuit sandwiches), we discovered a new-ish Taco Bell in the neighborhood just across the street; we had to check it out. On our once-in-a-blue-moon trips to Taco Bell, my go-to meal is the Crunchwrap Supreme. It’s glorious. Something about the combination of the moist, taco-seasoned beef,…

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Mini Happy Hour Appetizers

August 11, 2015
mini happy hour

Believe it or not we’ve had a few long weeks this summer. On one of those long week Fridays, we decided to have a spur-of-the-moment mini happy hour. We headed out to the grocery store, wine shop, and ran back home to start cooking. Our theme at Christmas last year, was mini appetizer. It was a hit. Having an “As Seen on TV” taco bowl, we were enlightened to try making…

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Guacamole Egg Rolls

July 9, 2015
Guacamole Egg Rolls

My aunt Helen makes THE BEST egg rolls. Seriously. From the Philippines, she brought over a ridiculously tasty recipe. While she won’t give me the recipe (just yet), I’m continuously trying to figure it out every time I take a bite. A few winters ago, we made shrimp rolls for my family when they came to visit during their annual Christmas trip to NYC. Egg and spring rolls are a must side dish…

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Baked Fries

July 2, 2015
Fries

Do you want fries with that? I don’t know why this is ever a question, but of course! When I go out to eat and have a burger I must have fries with it. I think my love of fries is largely due to my love of ketchup but that’s a whole other blog post. I do not discriminate on the types of fries I love. My passion for fries…

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We Heart Tomatoes

February 17, 2015

We’re not sporting our red logo just for Valentine’s celebrations this month, we’re sporting red for heart health month. February is that time of year to put a spotlight on heart health and what you should do to keep your heart healthy. A combination of diet and exercise will keep your heart and your mind healthy. Tomatoes, especially cooked tomatoes, are high in lycopene that helps lower your risk of diseases…

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