Lunch is boring. If I can avoid it, I will. Usually, I load up on coffee for breakfast, then a second cup, and then lunch ends up being something for breakfast. Like an egg and cheese sandwich or oatmeal. The one nuisance about working from home now is having to figure out lunch for two of us. I’d be good with the same peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apple, and…
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…
It’s almost that time of the year when it starts to get cold out. Not lately! I’m antsy waiting for the fall weather to arrive, but I should know better. Today is our three-year wedding anniversary, and every year at this time, summer makes a comeback. Don’t get me wrong I love the summer and the warm weather, but I miss my hearty stews, soups and warm comfort food. During…
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.…
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…
As you may know, Brian and I took a trip to Cabo in early August. Once we came back, we needed a vacation from the vacation. On the way back we had a layover was in Houston Texas. What we thought was going to be an easy 2 1/2 hour layover, turned out to be a run to the gate circus. It seems like it’s a lot easier to leave the…
Before our trip to Cabo, my mom came to visit and it’s always a good time when Janet Jackson arrives. A typical visit from Janet turns into her and Brian sitting on the couch making fun of me and gossiping about everyone in our families. Oh and she loves to also say Brian is her favorite child – but don’t worry I don’t feel left out :/ So to join…
Who doesn’t love takeout food? Our go-to dishes are always General Tso chicken, fried rice and of course spring rolls. Being the food bloggers we are, we’re always up for trying something new. We have attempted a chicken dish and our take on a vegetarian spring roll but now it was time to give the fried rice a try. What I’ve learned with making Asian dishes, is they usually take a…
To start prepping the big move, we’re starting to clean out the fridge and cabinets. Using leftovers, we whipped up these chipotle shrimp tacos. If it’s one thing I love, it’s shrimp. We’ve been on a southwestern/Mexican kick lately and I wanted to spice things up by changing out our “meat.” Be warned, chipotle seasoning can be spicy, however I can deal with the spice. I love the smoky flavor chipotle…
Holy moly. Talk about hot, hot, hot! Rather than using my go-to mixed spice, we were experimenting with some chipotle peppers to get that southwestern spice. And let me just say, that sauce is freaking spicy. I’m calling this dish Firecracker Shrimp because those spiced shrimp will blow up in your mouth in spicy goodness. On top of spinach, rice, beans, and corn, your firecracker shrimp will be joined by some garden fresh…
Like all foodie fads that pop up, we were a little weary of trying quinoa. I don’t know if it’s the look or the name, but we were scared. Then, we went to Stephanie’s house for a pre-party, where she served some delicious quinoa tacos. Fear no more. Our first quinoa experience was great. We substituted quinoa for rice when we made turkey chili. Then we made a simple dish…
Hello there it’s your lily to your loafer; it’s been awhile since the last time we spoke, but I’d like to share a delicious dinner I made the other night – Mango Shrimp. I’ve been MIA because I’m on the last part of my CPA and let’s just say things are pretty crazy. I tried bribing Brian into writing this post, but it didn’t work. So if you are like…
We love Shrimp; we’ve made buffalo pizza, panini, cajun…we can go on and on. Shrimp can make a great addition to almost anything. What I love about the summer is when I can incorporate seafood into any meal. Although lobstahh is my first choice, shrimp comes in a close second; they are easy to prepare and are a small, delicious accessory to your dish. While on vacation, I had a…
My mama, aka Mommy Marquis, aka Tammy loves scallops. Anytime we’re out at a seafood restaurant – well any restaurant – she’ll use that opportunity to hunt down scallops on the menu. I’m not sure why she loves them so much, maybe it’s equal to my addiction to chocolate? Loving scallops so much, my mom decided to start buying them at the seafood market and cooking them herself. She came up with…
It’s seafood week! To jumpstart summer, we’re going to feature a whole week of seafood-inspired dishes. Shrimp, salmon, scallops, some traditional, some experimental, but all delicious! Our first dish uses roasted shrimp atop a savory steak. I was craving steak and thought I could simply top the steak with some shrimp or scallops; I went for the shrimp. I roasted the shrimp in a lemon olive oil with a touch…
Every family gathering is not a family gathering unless my aunt Helen brings her delicious egg rolls – a recipe that I have unsuccessfully been able to get out of her… Regardless, these egg rolls bring smiles to everyone who sees them. I thought I should try to find a recipe that switches up this family favorite. Enter the shrimp spring roll. These do take up a good amount of…