Category: Entertaining

breakfast, Entertaining

Overnight French Toast Cake

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Overnight French Toast Cake

Get your morning off to a delicious start.

Who added another bebe to the family during a pandemic? WE DID! Yep, we went and added another perfect little munchkin to the mix, and do we ever have our hands full. If we thought our recipes needed to be easy to make before, get ready for them to be even easier, because, well, two kids homeschooled and an infant is legit cray cray. So, let’s get this easy recipe partay started with one of our breakfast faves: French Toast Cake.

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Classics, Entertaining

Cheat Meals (and Magic Sauce)

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Cheat Meals (and Magic Sauce)

Cheat Meals and I are friends. Really close friends. If a Cheat Meal were a person, we would hang out at the pool and drink wine all the time-which would be a lot, since Cheat Meals are big on keeping you out of the kitchen. No, this type of “Cheat Meal” is not the bad dining choice you made on your dieting day off. This is a throw together in 15 minutes, forget about it for a few hours, and come home to absolute dining perfection-which will taste like you worked for hours. See. You want to hang out and have wine with Cheat Meals too. Continue reading “Cheat Meals (and Magic Sauce)” →

Classics, Entertaining

Butterflied Pork Tenderloin, Stuffed with Savory Sage & Apricot Butter

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Butterflied Pork Tenderloin, Stuffed with Savory Sage & Apricot Butter
We say this a lot, but we’re going to say it again, this dish is EASY. Impress your guests and keep your sanity, you’re welcome.

Trying to figure out what to make when you’re entertaining can be intimidating, not going to lie. But it doesn’t have to be. We’ve put quite a few entertaining hours under our belt and have figured out the Holy Grail to make it less stressful. Here’s our secret: find dishes that you can prep in advance, leaving you plenty of time to clean up before your guests arrive.

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Classics, Entertaining, quick, vegetarian

Vegetarian Skillet Enchiladas

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Vegetarian Skillet Enchiladas

The perfect mid-week dinner to please the whole family.

Before we jump right into our Vegetarian Skillet Enchiladas, let’s talk about the elephant in the room. That one thing in the kitchen that we will avoid at all costs. For us, it’s doing the dishes. Seriously now, why is it that dinner not only has to be planned, prepped, and cooked but THEN ALSO CLEANED??!! And how is it 2019 and there are only Robots to vacuum our floor?? But we digress.

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Skillet Chicken Rolls with Creamy Gravy

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Skillet Chicken Rolls with Creamy Gravy

One Skillet. Savory chicken. Creamy gravy. It’s a dinnertime win.

Oh, this is a good one. We’re talking about quick, savory, stuffed chicken breast, seared and cooked off in a creamy gravy. You only need one skillet and a few ingredients to get dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.

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Classics, Entertaining, vegetarian

Eggplant Parmesan

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Eggplant Parmesan

The ultimate comfort food and entertaining classic.

Eggplant Parmesan is a fan favorite. Fact. From meat lovers to veggie lovers, this dish goes over well with everyone. You have the meaty, stick-to-your-bones, well-seasoned Eggplant, smothered in finger-licking sauce and ooey-gooey mozzarella cheese. It’s a combo too good to pass up, even by the little ones at the table, so you better put them into something that can stand up to stains as they stuff their sweet little faces.

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Coffee (and Company Roast)

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Coffee (and Company Roast)

There’s something to be said for the power of Coffee. I, for one, know that once I’ve had the magic elixir, I am a super mom. No joke. Breakfast, made! Kid’s messes, cleaned with a smile! Lunches, packed! House, tidied! Mt. Laundry, conquered! I obtain baby food repellant powers; it flies in any direction but mine. I even manage to shower, shave my legs AND put on makeup. It’s amazing. Continue reading “Coffee (and Company Roast)” →

Classics, Entertaining

Fancy Cookware (and Easy Braciole)

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Fancy Cookware (and Easy Braciole)

Perfect for a comforting meal at home, or wowing your dinner guests.

Unknown to many people, my husband (hi, hubby!), is a professionally trained chef. The first time he made me dinner, he whipped up tacos with homemade mango salsa. Yeah, I know, pretty impressive. To top it off, that was his  “Oh-I’ll-just-whip-this-up-in-two-minutes-dinner.” He’s a foodie. I’m a foodie. It’s a match made in heaven.

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Mexican Meatloaf, I Love You.

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Mexican Meatloaf, I Love You.

Here’s a recipe to make you a Meatloaf Fan.

Growing up in sight of Mexico was kind of amazing. No, it was awesome. We spent school breaks in the Mexican desert, the perfect adventure setting. Long weekends were lobster fest opportunities, while we shelled, windsurfed, fished, swam, explored and ATE. The major advantage of living next to another country: fusion food. And, OMG, this Mexican Meatloaf is about to turn you into a Meatloaf lover ASAP.

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Classics, Entertaining, vegetarian

The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)

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The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)

What is it with kids and their dislike for sleep? I just don’t get it. All moms know the feeling: dozing off, warm and snug, dreaming of something fantastic, like never folding laundry again, then, WHAM!, a little ankle biter runs into your room, screaming something ridiculous, like, “why is the door looking at me?!” Como what? Have you lost your mind?  Of course, you think this to yourself, or did you? I can’t remember. Continue reading “The 5am Wake-Up (and Veggie Lasagna)” →