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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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Chipotle Chicken Panini (Panera Copycat)

April 8, 2022

I wish we lived closer to a Panera so we could have it more often. A fontega chicken or the chipotle chicken would be my panini of choice. To spice up our lunch lives, I thought about making this Panera copycat of their chipotle chicken panini! When we were in Manhattan, a Panera was really close. We’d end up grabbing some on the way home from work or after long…

April 8, 2022 By Brian

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Pineapple Chicken and Turmeric Cauliflower: Cooking Through Full Plate

April 1, 2022

Our third post for Full Plate! We were so excited to talk about one of the best fried chicken sandwiches, we forgot to introduce this new series to you! You know how much we love Chrissy’ Teigen’s cookbook franchise, Cravings? Now we have a new cookbook from Ayesha Curry we get to cook through. We’ve already made a handful of things from the book and a lot more we want…

April 1, 2022 By Brian

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BBQ Chicken and Rice Bowls: Cooking Through Cravings

March 28, 2022

I wanted to love these BBQ chicken and rice bowls. I liked them, but I didn’t love them. Something feels like it’s missing, but I’m not exactly sure what it is. Brian loved them, so maybe it’s just me? 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. As a…

March 28, 2022 By Fatima

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Garlic Shrimp and Coconut Rice: Cooking Through Full Plate

March 25, 2022

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…

March 25, 2022 By Fatima

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Dragon Sushi Bowls

March 18, 2022

Lunch is boring. If I can avoid it, I will. Usually, I load up on coffee for breakfast, then a second cup, and then lunch ends up being something for breakfast. Like an egg and cheese sandwich or oatmeal. The one nuisance about working from home now is having to figure out lunch for two of us. I’d be good with the same peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple, and…

March 18, 2022 By Brian

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Buffalo Chicken Pockets

March 4, 2022

A previous version of this post for buffalo chicken pockets and buffalo chicken rolls was published in January 2013. We took new photos, updated some of the content in the post, and combined the rolls and pockets. Additionally, we removed our buffalo chicken pizza post. Instead, check this recipe out for fried buffalo chicken pizza! I’ve been wanting to redo photos for these buffalo chicken pockets for some time. It…

March 4, 2022 By Brian

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Grilled Shrimp Pasta Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

February 16, 2022

Another 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…

February 16, 2022 By Fatima

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Perfectly Pink Pasta: Cooking Through Cravings

February 9, 2022

If 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…

February 9, 2022 By Fatima

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Fajita Shrimp Tacos

January 18, 2022

Every once in a while, Pinterest spits out a recipe I actually want to try. I can’t stand the number of easy gooey-just-like-crack-poke-cakes that are sent to me via the algorithm. Well, maybe I should stop clicking on them to understand what makes them a crake-poke-chicken whatever. Recently, we were in the mood for tacos and these fajita shrimp tacos spoke to me. I am always down for Taco Tuesday…

January 18, 2022 By Brian

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