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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!

All Recipes/ Cocktails/ Margaritas

Margarita On the Rocks (aka Marquisrita)

June 22, 2016
margarita on the rocks

A few weeks ago, my mother, Fatima and I were sitting on my parent’s lake house deck in the hot, humid New Hampshire air, wondering what drink we could make to cool us off; it was 5 o’clock. We all had one drink in mind: a margarita on the rocks. Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items are…

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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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A Steak and Cheese Sandwich

June 1, 2016
Steak and Cheese

Not sure what draws me to a steak and cheese. Maybe it’s the steak layered with peppers, mushrooms, and tossed in cheese? Whatever I like about it, if I see steak and cheese on a menu at a restaurant, I will order it – unless it’s a Mexican restaurant, then all of my chips go towards the fajitas. My two favorite places for a great steak and cheese are The District…

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All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Lunch and Dinner/ Snacks

Using Leftover Buttermilk on a Million Recipes

May 18, 2016
Buttermilk

Well, maybe not a million… For Cinco de Mayo, I made these absolutely delicious margarita cupcakes with Silver Patrón tequila. These cupcakes required buttermilk. But buttermilk doesn’t come in small containers (at least at the grocery store I go to), so we had to get a large container. We couldn’t let the rest of it go to waste, so we spent a whole day making things with the leftover buttermilk; pancakes,…

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All Recipes/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert

Mrs. Fields Knockoff Chocolate Chip Cookies

April 13, 2016
Mrs. Fields Knockoff Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’m the human version of Cookie Monster. As a chocolate chip cookie snob, I’m always seeking out a delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe. Nuts? Fruit? NO WAY! Sorry, I can’t stand them in any cookie. I’m dubbing these as the ‘Mrs. Fields Knockoff Chocolate Chip Cookies’ recipe. A few weeks ago, we made them and they were fantastic. They were so good that we didn’t leave any behind for a…

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All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner

12 Homemade Takeout Meals

April 6, 2016

Make your own ‘takeout’ at home with these takeout-inspired dishes! While we love a good Seamless night/weekend, sometimes we just want to make some homemade takeout. Your dinner is available to eat when you want to make it, the food is customized to your liking, and you can make a fun night out of cooking with your family and friends. Pizza, Asian cuisine, and even fried Oreos! Everybody loves a little street food.…

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All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner

Homemade Shrimp and Turkey Dumplings

April 5, 2016
Shrimp and Turkey Dumplings

Let me tell you about one of my best friends, Christine. We met during our time as staff accountants and found out we were pretty much the same person. Christine shares my love of both food and cooking and she shared her homemade shrimp and turkey dumplings recipe with us! It’s never a surprise that when we find an amazing recipe we cannot help to share it with one another. I…

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All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner

Beef and Broccoli

April 4, 2016
Beef and Broccoli

Move aside Chinese food restaurant, I got a new recipe to replace one of my favorite take out dishes. After a long busy season and many seamless orders I was so over eating out. On my first weekend not working, I decided to start cooking again. I was craving beef and broccoli recipe and I decided to make it myself. Brian and I just moved into our new apartment and…

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All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Celebrations

A Crunchy Fried Chicken Brunch with Buttery Biscuits and Hash

March 30, 2016
A Crunchy Fried Chicken Brunch with Buttery Biscuits and Hash

We’ve been on a fried chicken spree lately. Which means we’ve been hitting the gym a little harder in an effort to make up for that. Last weekend we had a crunchy fried chicken brunch using Fatima’s delicious crunchy fried chicken recipe with chicken breast. We placed the chicken in between buttery, southern-style biscuits and paired them with vegetarian sweet potato hash. On my fried chicken biscuit, I topped it with an egg…

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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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Garlic Parmesan Baked Tilapia

March 16, 2016
Garlic Parmesan Baked Tilapia

A lot of garlic will go a long way. It’s great to hear positive immediate feedback on your cooking. And not just from your family, but from random people. While I was making this garlic parmesan baked tilapia dish for dinner the other night, I heard many of our neighbors walking by our door saying, “That smells delicious!” One of our neighbors shouted a few floors down, “Hello, that smells…

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Sweet Potato Mash

March 15, 2016
Sweet Potato Mash

There’s nothing like having sweet potato mash in the fall. Almost like having sweet potato pie with your turkey. But why wait until then? Last week, we made baked tilapia with sides of broccoli and sweet potato mash. It was delicious. One large sweet potato will yield 3-4 servings. If you love sweet potatoes and anticipate a heavy handed spoonful, use 2 sweet potatoes. The warm undertones of the cinnamon,…

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Homemade Mashed Potato Bowl

February 15, 2016
Homemade Mashed Potato Bowl

Growing up, we rarely went out to fast food restaurants. My parents made a point to make sure we were eating a homemade meal at the dinner table every night. It wasn’t until college where I really delved into the fast food world. Chipotle and Popeye’s were within walking distance of our campus – very dangerous. Fatima, then opened my eyes up to KFC and their mashed potato bowl. While…

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

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

February 11, 2016

Who doesn’t love pretzels, chocolate, peanut butter cups, or Oreos? How about a combination of everything? Chocolate covered pretzels are an easy snack you could whip up in 20 minutes for your friends and significant others this weekend. You just need pretzels, chocolate, and your favorite toppings. My wife’s favorite flavor is vanilla – surprise, surprise 😉 and she loves anything made with white chocolate and cookies & cream. So naturally,…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Cocktails/ Margaritas/ Valentine's Day

Pomegranate Margaritas

February 10, 2016
Pomegranate Marquisritas

Whether you’re making dinner for your love, hanging with friends, or staying in with Netflix, these delicious pomegranate margaritas are the best way to top off this weekend. I haven’t made margaritas yet because Brian is king of the Marquisrita, but I’ve been dying to make a Pomegranate-flavored one. In this house, frozen is our blend of choice.…

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Turkey Burger Sliders with Caramelized Onions and Apples

February 8, 2016

In need of a last-minute dinner idea? How about a date-night in dinner for two? Don’t want to feel the guilt of eating a cheese burger? Try making these turkey burger sliders with caramelized onions and apples, your taste buds will love you for it. Aside from a good slice of pizza, Fatima and I could always go for a good burger. When we’re not camping out at Shake Shack, we can…

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