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Mexican Corn Salad

September 6, 2023

We’ve been wanting to make Mexican corn salad for a while now. We attempted a few times, but could not get the flavor right. Then we ventured into other things like Chipotle’s corn salsa and used that in so many of our recipes. Finally, I found the right balance of flavors with this latest attempt at Mexican corn salad. I even had to learn to use the grill! My family…

September 6, 2023 By Fatima

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Orange Chicken Fried Chicken Sandwich: Cooking Through Cravings

August 16, 2023

Oh my gosh. This orange chicken fried chicken sandwich was so good. There are notes, but overall, this was a really good sandwich. I love anything Fatima fries. Chicken, shrimp, fish tacos; there’s really nothing she can’t fry. 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. This recipe can…

August 16, 2023 By Brian

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Cornmeal Fried Cod Rice Bowl

July 12, 2023

At a certain point, we cycle through the same meatless meals every month or two. Specifically, our fish entrees. We have only so many salmon, white fish, shrimp, and fish tacos to go around. I love them all, but adding this cornmeal fried cod rice bowl, gives me more time between the last salmon dinner and the next. I went out to lunch at a place called Fieldtrip and ordered…

July 12, 2023 By Fatima

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Blackened Salmon and Corn Salsa Rice Bowl

May 10, 2023

My new favorite salmon dish is here. It’s light, yet satisfying, savory, and flavorful. Who knew that a blackened salmon with corn salsa would slap? Blackening the salmon is the hardest part, mostly due to the smoke it causes (just us?), then everything else is really easy. Whenever my sister-in-law visits, we’re always trying to figure out what hearty vegetarian dish to make. We usually stick with salmon or some…

May 10, 2023 By Brian

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Meatball Pizza

May 3, 2023

A previous version of this post for Meatball Pizza was published in July 2012. We added some word content as this was just a picture post — not sure what we were doing in 2012, ha! In the first few years of living together after college, Fatima and I lived on meatballs and pasta, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and cereal. Not only were we busy with work, we were just…

May 3, 2023 By Brian

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Cheesy Gordita Tacos

April 19, 2023

We love a taco night. Who doesn’t? Fatima and I had one of those weeks where we wanted the best, dirty-delicious takeout food. We were stressed, our kids were sick, and all we wanted was Smashburger, Taco Bell, nachos, and every fried blooming onion I could find. Instead, Fatima whipped up these cheesy gordita tacos to keep our cravings at bay. If you don’t know, you buy cheesy gordita tacos…

April 19, 2023 By Brian

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Chicken Gyro Bowls

February 22, 2023

When we lived in New York City, you could get a really good gyro in Queens. We lived around the corner from two really great spots. We loved them so much, we started making our own. Whenever I go grocery shopping for these, I always forget flatbread. Doing so, led me to make these chicken gyro bowls. These are super easy to make. How are they different from our chicken…

February 22, 2023 By Brian

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Thanksgiving Baked Ziti

November 20, 2022

What makes this a Thanksgiving baked ziti? I make ziti for Thanksgiving. With a handful of vegetarians in my family, I need to find other mains for the plate that aren’t just vegetables. So we get Thanksgiving baked ziti. What I love most about mid-to-late November is bringing my family together and cooking for them. I enjoy putting together a family dinner. I show you that I love you when…

November 20, 2022 By Fatima

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Parmesan Mashed Potatoes: Cooking Through Cravings

November 16, 2022

I don’t make mashed potatoes often. I usually make them with a few select meals like parmesan chicken, Thanksgiving dinner, and as the star in these mashed potato bowls. When we bought Chrissy Teigen’s latest cookbook, these parmesan mashed potatoes were one of the first things we tried. We made these for the first time on Thanksgiving last year! Did we take these photos almost a year ago? Yes. This…

November 16, 2022 By Fatima

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Collard Greens

November 4, 2022

A few years ago I decided to make collard greens for Thanksgiving. It had been a while since we had greens at our family dinner, and I had never made them before. For my first experience, it was quite the process. Now, I prep and cook those collard greens in no time. There was one year I looked at the Thanksgiving spread and thought, “There is nothing green here. Just…

November 4, 2022 By Fatima

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Fried Fish Tacos with Avocado Salsa and Chipotle Tartar Sauce

August 18, 2022

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…

August 18, 2022 By Brian

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Meatloaf: Cooking Through Cravings

June 30, 2022

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…

June 30, 2022 By Brian

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Kale Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

June 15, 2022

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.…

June 15, 2022 By Brian

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Southwest Chicken Bowls

June 9, 2022

A few months after our youngest was born, we invited our friends over to meet him for the first time. Our friend, Lauren, insisted on making us homemade southwest chicken bowls. How could we refuse? They were delicious. And it’s always a great feeling when you get to hand over the kitchen to someone else. Can you guess what would go well with these bowls? Margaritas. These southwest chicken bowls…

June 9, 2022 By Fatima

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Salmon Quinoa Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

May 29, 2022

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…

May 29, 2022 By Brian

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Roasted Red Pepper Pasta: Cooking Through Full Plate

May 27, 2022

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…

May 27, 2022 By Brian

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