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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/ Healthy Living/ Lunch and Dinner/ Vegetarian

Bulgur Salad

July 15, 2020
bulgur salad

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!…

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

Cobb Salad: Cooking Through Cravings

July 8, 2020
Cobb Salad

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…

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All Recipes/ Birthday/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ DIY/ Family Fun/ Parenting

Liam’s Second Birthday: Two the Moon

May 28, 2020
Two the Moon

Life under quarantine doesn’t have to suck. We stay home to save lives. As parents, we’ve found one of the hardest things to do is to make life seem normal for a two-year-old. He doesn’t know why we can’t go to the playground, why we get frustrated at him for not wanting to wear his mask outside, why we use the rain cover on the stroller on sunny days, why…

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All Recipes/ Birthday/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ Family Fun/ Parenting

Moon Cake: Two the Moon

May 27, 2020
Moon Cake

A themed birthday party has to have a themed cake. Although quarantine shifted our plans, I still wanted to tackle this cake. Our son’s second birthday was themed Two the Moon, so what better cake than to have a moon cake! I never met a boxed cake I didn’t like. In the off chance I have, it was 100% the baker’s fault :). When it comes to planning a party, the…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Appetizers/ Margaritas

Tequila Lime Shrimp with Margarita Pipettes

May 23, 2020
Tequila Lime Shrimp with Margarita Pipettes

Make the star appetizer of your gathering, these Tequila Lime Shrimp with Margarita Pipettes! On a crisp and overcast October day, we gathered at a mansion in Connecticut for our last wedding in 2019. For the record, that feels like an eternity ago. It was a quintessential New England fall day. Up until this point, we had attended four other weddings and this was our wedding season finale. Cocktail hour…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Dessert/ Family Fun/ Snacks

Dole Whip: Disney’s Not-So-Secret Secret Recipe

May 4, 2020
Dole Whip

May the Fourth be with you! To celebrate Star Wars Day, we made Disney’s Dole Whip! It was the perfect weekend to try this recipe out. After weekends of damp and cold weather, this weekend was much needed (which challenged social distancing). We had a feeling it would be difficult to take a walk around the neighborhood with a toddler who refuses to wear a mask. So we took early…

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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ Family Fun/ Parenting/ Snacks

Mini Cadbury Egg Kissed Pretzels

April 3, 2020
mini cadbury egg kissed pretzels

Hey you, we see you. Thanks for finding us. Right now, we are (by “we” I mean “the world”) going through something really awful. We’re all feeling something: stressed, upset, anxious, isolated, and a million other emotions all at once. You’re not alone. No, really, we want you to know that. While we may not be able to enjoy the physical presence of our friends, family, and neighbors right now,…

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All Recipes/ Healthy Living

Immune Boosting Ginger Shot

March 31, 2020
Ginger Shot

Hey you, we see you. Thanks for finding us. Right now, we are (by “we” I mean “the world”) going through something. We’re all feeling something: stressed, upset, anxious, isolated, and a million other emotions all at once. You’re not alone. No, really, we want you to know that. While we may not be able to enjoy the physical presence of our friends, family, and neighbors right now, we will…

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All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast Pizza for Brunch

January 1, 2020
Breakfast Pizza

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…

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

Holiday Chex Mix with Truffle Seasoned Salt

December 25, 2019

I always looked forward to Christmas day with my extended family because it meant a box of homemade Chex mix from my aunt Linda was waiting for us. We celebrate Christmas with my mom’s side of the family on Christmas Eve and my dad’s side on Christmas Day. My aunt Jean usually hosts Christmas Day, so all of the non-locals ship their packages to her house. My aunt Linda, who…

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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Christmas/ Dad Bakes Cookies

Gingerbread Cake

December 21, 2019
Gingerbread Cake

When I saw Starbucks was not bringing back their gingerbread latte this year, I died. Well, that clearly didn’t happen. I died a little inside. When November 1st shows up, you can’t find a pumpkin latte anywhere. Suddenly, it’s out of stock and redacted with tape on the holiday menu boards. How am I supposed to enjoy the holiday season without a holiday latte? This decision by Starbucks left me thirsty for…

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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Christmas/ Margaritas

Cinnamon-Spiced Pomegranate Margaritas

December 11, 2019
Cinnamon-Spiced Pomegranate Margaritas

Not sure if I’m sick of food from Thanksgiving, but I’ve had no interest in 1. cooking and 2. eating. The ‘no-eating’ part pairs nicely with margaritas—sarcasm! The only pomegranate margaritas we have are frozen, and I have no desire to wake up my son with the blender. It felt like I needed to throw together a holiday cocktail that wasn’t frozen. That’s how these cinnamon-spiced pomegranate margaritas were born.…

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All Recipes/ Beverages/ Healthy Living

Kale Super Smoothie

November 27, 2019
Kale Super Smoothie

Thanksgiving is upon us and most of us will enjoy turkey, a bunch of savory side dishes, and pie. I think I love next-day Thanksgiving food more than day-of. I love chilled apple or pumpkin pie for breakfast, turkey sandwiches layered with sides for lunch, and constant snacking on Brussels sprouts, greens, and butternut squash, and other sides all day. But soon the leftovers are no more and the feeling…

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All Recipes/ Autumn/ Garden Thyme/ Thanksgiving

Butternut Squash with Roasted Garlic and Thyme.

November 24, 2019
Roasted Butternut Squash

On one of my parents’ visits, we made them Ina’s skillet roast chicken, rice and beans, and this butternut squash. To be honest, this was my first time roasting any squash. I like squash, but Fatima doesn’t, so we’ve just stayed away. However, we welcomed squash back in our lives so we could feed it to our son. At least, I’ll have someone to share my butternut squash with. When…

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