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Whether you’re looking for recipes for your next date night, brunch, party, or dinner tonight, you’ll be able to find something right here. This category features all of our recipes, rolled up in one, easy location. We cover everything from breakfast to brunch, dinner to dessert, vegetarians to carnivores, and red meat to poultry. Our recipes are budget, family, 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!

#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Snacks

Camp Fire Chex Mix

June 28, 2017
Camp Fire Chex Mix - Family Camping - Liliesandloafers

What I love most about summer are summer nights and camp fires. Growing up, my family would vacation at White Lake Camp Ground in New Hampshire. And by family, I mean my aunts, uncles, and cousins. So many great memories came from White Lake. Most of those memories happened around camp fires. The recipe for a great fire includes (but not limited to): stories, comfy sweats, laughter, music, charades, and s’mores. I was…

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All Recipes/ Christmas/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes

Perfect Seared Scallops and Warm Corn Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

June 21, 2017
Perfect Seared Scallops and Warm Corn Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

This seared scallops and corn salad dish was inspired by Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook, Cravings. 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. When I was younger, I was the pickiest eater. Brian will argue I am still that person. The food on my plate couldn’t touch one another. If…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Gift Guides/ Side Dishes

DIY Housewarming Gift Basket

May 31, 2017
DIY Housewarming Gift Basket

Today, my parents are finally starting their next chapter in New Hampshire. While my mom has been up at the house for the last month, my dad’s last day at work is today. While it’s bittersweet, Fatima and I are so happy for them. When they bought their new house last year, we never got them a housewarming gift. Now that they’re officially New Hampshire residents, it is the perfect time…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Cocktails

Frosé (Frozen Rosé) Is Your Best Friend For the Summer

May 24, 2017
Frosé

Rosé is the wine of the summer. Loved by almost everyone, especially our generation, it’s a crisp, refreshing wine for the season. It’s a perfect companion on your trips to the Hamptons and lake-life weekends. Rosé on the rocks is especially fantastic on those hot summer days. But what happens when it’s too hot?? That’s where frosé comes in. Brangelina, your rosé is good, but it’s out of my price range. I…

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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes

Margarita Chicken Fajitas with Mushrooms and Spinach: Cooking Through Cravings

May 3, 2017
Margarita Chicken Fajitas

These margarita chicken fajitas mark another delicious experience with Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook, Cravings. 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. Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook has done it again. These Margarita Chicken Fajitas with Mushrooms and Spinach were phenomenal. Chicken fajitas are my go-to request for every birthday, night out, or weekly…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes

Pepper’s Spicy Shrimp and Pasta: Cooking Through Cravings

April 19, 2017
Spicy Shrimp

Here’s our experience making a dish from Chrissy’s mom, Pepper, in our ongoing journey through Cravings. We made this dish with spicy shrimp, the original recipe calls for clams. 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. Five years, that’s how long I’ve been at my current job. In junior year…

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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Christmas/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert

Grammy Pat’s Pistachio Cake

March 20, 2017
Grammy Pat's Pistachio cake

When I think about this pistachio cake, I immediately flashback to my childhood. My mom would make this cake for various family parties and for ‘just because’. This cake is delicious and so (heads up, I’m sorry) moist. What I didn’t know is that she was making a recipe that belonged to her mom, Grammy Pat. My grandmother was the first female foreman at Pratt & Whitney. I was very…

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All Recipes/ Comfort Food

Snowstorm Survival Guide

March 13, 2017
Snowstorm Cover

Get your grocery list at the ready. We’ve got a survival guide to get you through this snowstorm. One of the biggest Nor’easters of the season heading our way. Chances are, you’re gonna get hit. The best way to combat any snowstorm is by consuming all the comfort food you can and falling into a food coma. Bonus points if it falls on an SVU marathon day. I love the snow. Growing up in New England,…

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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Comfort Food/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes

Everything Chicken Sandwich Melts: Cooking Through Cravings

March 10, 2017
Everything Chicken Sandwich Melts

Whoa. These chicken sandwich melts were delicious. We also made these at a perfect time of the year. Definitely a cold weather option. It’s Comfort food 💯! At this point in our Cooking Through Cravings journey, you know we love Chrissy’s Cravings cookbook. And we may never find anything to critique. So we’re just gonna continue to stuff our faces with awesome food. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get…

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All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner/ Slow Cookers and Soups

Tammy’s Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage Red Sauce

February 23, 2017
Tammy's Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage Red Sauce

Growing up, I looked forward to my mom’s homemade sweet Italian sausage red sauce on pasta night. Sunday afternoon, my mom would start the sauce, it would cook for the rest of day and be ready just in time for dinner. Our house would fill up with the delicious scent of the cooking sauce and make us all hungry. It took a trip back home during one of my mom’s sauce…

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All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner

Beef and Mushroom Meatballs

February 15, 2017
Beef and Mushroom Meatballs

Mushrooms?! If I went back in time and told my younger self that I would be eating onions and mushrooms later in life, my younger self would laugh in my face. These beef and mushroom meatballs were a happy accident. On one of our pasta nights, I noticed we had extra cremini mushrooms to use, so I added them to my meatball mixture. They worked really well with the meatballs! Fatima is not…

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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ Valentine's Day

Fudgy Brownie Heart Cupcakes for Two

February 8, 2017
Fudgy Brownie Heart Cupcakes for Two

When your sweet tooth acts up, sometimes you just want to make a few cupcakes instead of a whole box. Or when you’re in a pickle because you forgot a birthday, anniversary, or Valentine’s Day, you could whip up a quick batch of cupcakes for two. These fudgy brownie heart cupcakes are delicious and are a perfect dessert for V-day. Roaming around Pinterest last week, I stumbled upon The Baker Chick’s blog…

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All Recipes/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Side Dishes

Cooking Through Cravings

February 1, 2017
Cooking Through Cravings

We can always count on our Food Network magazine subscription, the semi-random cookbooks we’ve inherited, Pinterest and our family for great recipes. However, it’s rare that we’ll go back to the magazine/book and continue to cook from it because most of the time, there’s only a handful of recipes we love. Looking at our cookbooks now, there were only one or two recipes that made us buy the book. Now, they just…

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All Recipes/ Appetizers/ Celebrations/ Comfort Food/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Side Dishes/ Super Bowl

John Legend’s Fried Chicken Wings: Cooking Through Cravings

January 25, 2017
John Legend's Fried Chicken Wings

Did anyone catch the game the other day? Good because you can fill me on what happened. If you haven’t guessed it, I am not a fan of football. But, I love “game day” food. I love a great dip, mozzarella stick and fried chicken wings. Although I’m not part of the 64% of Americans who watch football, I wanted to find a great appetizer to serve at my Super Bowl halftime…

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All Recipes/ Appetizers/ Celebrations/ Comfort Food/ Super Bowl/ Vegetarian

Cheesy Baked Spinach Dip

January 18, 2017
Cheesy Baked Spinach Dip

This cheesy baked spinach dip is going to the show stopper at your next party. One bite and your guests will end up devouring the rest. 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. Do you love our goldware? You can find these gold stainless steel spoons at Target! In…

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All Recipes/ Appetizers/ Celebrations/ Comfort Food/ Cooking Through Cravings/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes/ Super Bowl

John Legend’s Chili Recipe: Cooking Through Cravings

January 11, 2017
John's Chili Recipe

The next stop in our journey through Cravings, is John Legend’s chili recipe. His recipe is used with the Frito Pie Bar. We didn’t go all out with the Frito Bar, but we used a few of the toppings (cheesy guacamole, we have our eyes set on you!). If you haven’t been inspired by our other ventures into Cravings, then I hope we can sway you with this chili recipe. And all you’d…

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