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Fried Chicken Tacos with Garlic Ranch Sauce

November 17, 2021

In our house, we’re down for tacos wherever, whenever. Taco Monday, Taco Tuesday, Taco Wednesday, Taco any day! We’ve made fish, chicken, vegetables, you name it. On our journey to change up our tacos, we fried up some chicken and drizzled a luscious garlic ranch sauce all over them. They were a hit. We even just purchased a new book, Dragons Love Tacos, for Liam. It’s now one of my favorite books…

November 17, 2021 By Brian

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Roasted Salmon and Vegetables

November 15, 2021

Every once in a while, we just get sucked into one channel for a few weeks. A little over a year ago, we were watching Food Network all the time. The last time we did that was during my entire parental leave with Liam. One day, I was watching GZ make a really delicious-looking meal on the Food Network. GZ was making a one-pan roasted salmon and vegetable dinner. The…

November 15, 2021 By Brian

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Buffalo Chicken Wraps

October 5, 2021

Fatima and I don’t like lunch. We tolerate it rather than celebrate it. I really can’t explain why, but it’s more about having to make a decision about what to eat. However, in this pandemic, we’ve been spicing up lunch and one day, Fatima decided to make us some buffalo chicken wraps. When we were commuting to work, I’d be in charge of making lunch. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches…

October 5, 2021 By Brian

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Lasagna Rolls

September 2, 2021

Here’s a new way to make Lasagna. Make a near perfect (over?) portion by rolling it up, layering with cheese and baking. No need to cut into squares or make a mess. Easy to make, easy to cook, and you’ll be able to have your guest full in no time. For these lasagna rolls, we used the sweet pepper sauce we featured last week. These were an accidental surprise. I…

September 2, 2021 By Brian

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Hot Honey Fried Chicken Sandwiches: Cooking Through Full Plate

July 7, 2021

Since we made these hot honey fried chicken sandwiches back in April, we’ve made them once a month. Is it the hot honey glaze, the mayo, the pickles, or the fried chicken that makes this so good? Yes. There’s a restaurant we love called The Shady Lady. They have one of the best chicken sandwiches in Queens. The bread is perfect, the chicken is fried to perfection, and the sriracha…

July 7, 2021 By Brian

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In-N-Out Special Sauce

July 6, 2021

Give your burgers an upgrade with In-N-Out sauce. This special sauce is super simple to make and all you need is five ingredients. 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. At Christmas, we recieved Ayesha Curry’s cookbook, The Full Plate. We hadn’t picked through until a few months…

July 6, 2021 By Brian

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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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Ramen Noodles

September 9, 2020

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…

September 9, 2020 By Fatima

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Chicken Gyros

July 22, 2020

Lately, I’ve been on a chicken gyro spree. About ten months ago, Fatima and I attended my cousin’s wedding. It seemed like 2019 was the year all of my cousins got married. Maybe the universe knew we wouldn’t be seeing each other for a long time, so it gave us some extra family time. Since my out-of-state family was in town, some of my cousins decided to visit us in…

July 22, 2020 By Brian

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Bulgur Salad

July 15, 2020

Last summer, we had an indoor BBQ for the Fourth of July where we made this delicious bulgur salad. We had never made bulgur wheat, and to be honest, I was a little nervous. However, Martha Stewart for the win! The bulgur wheat seemed odd, the thought of cherries, lemon juice, and walnuts made me think twice about making it. But then why would we make this? TO TRY SOMETHING NEW!…

July 15, 2020 By Brian

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Cobb Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

July 8, 2020

I love everything about this cobb salad: the dressing, the flavors, and the hint of spice. I love how it makes me feel like a Kardashian with a never-ending bowl of salad. While there’s a bit more prep than your typical salad, it’s so worth it. Since we’re both working from home, we build in lunch and dinner prep at the beginning of the week to make our days run…

July 8, 2020 By Brian

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Breakfast Pizza for Brunch

January 1, 2020

When ‘breakfast for dinner’ gets boring try making a savory breakfast pizza for brunch. You can make this with homemade, bagged, or the stuff in the can. We prefer the bagged pizza dough for a more authentic experience, however, we made this pizza (three times) with Pillsbury pizza dough in the can. It was the easiest option since we were busy making other sides. If you’re coming from an old…

January 1, 2020 By Brian

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Everything Snap Peas

November 24, 2019

This past summer’s Food Network magazine was on point. Not only did we find the blueberry basil iced tea, but we found this everything snap peas recipe. One may ask, what is the “everything” in everything snap peas? It’s everything seasoning like what you’d find on an everything bagel! Trader Joes has an “everything but the bagel” seasoning and it’s fantastic! Snap and sugar snap peas are frequent sides at…

November 24, 2019 By Brian

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Philly French Dip Sandwiches: Cooking Through Cravings 2

September 25, 2019

One of my go-to comfort foods is steak and cheese. It’s the best hearty meal to have for dinner on a cold night. As we flipped through Cravings: Hungry for More, we came across this Philly French Dip Sandwiches recipe. The picture of the sandwiches in the cookbook looked so yummy we had to try them! What is French dip anyway? According to Food & Wine, it’s not even French! Who invented it is still up…

September 25, 2019 By Brian

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Rice and Beans with Lemon Roast Chicken

April 5, 2019

Towards 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…

April 5, 2019 By Fatima

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Parmesan Chicken: Cooking Through Cravings

March 30, 2019

Lately, 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…

March 30, 2019 By Fatima

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