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January 26, 2025
What To Eat This Week: 1/26/25.
Lots of deliciousness for the last week of January!
What’s on your menu this week?!
What To Eat This Week
Baked spaghetti squash and meatballs
French onion stuffed sweet potatoes
Pumpkin cheesecake baked oatmeal
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January 25, 2025
Currently Crushing On.
Happy weekend!
This week on the blog, I shared these easy bang bang salmon bowls. I also shared this chicken parm gnocchi soup, a bunch of game day recipes for the super bowl and cheesy pizza fries!
My winter favorites and Valentine’s day favorites are right here. Also, so many cute Valentine’s things I love!
You can find all my favorites in my amazon store front and LTK shop!
There’s a new menu for the week and a new peek inside our everyday life.
You can finally order a copy of my next book, Easy Everyday. I would be so thrilled if you ordered today.
xo
WHAT I’M LOVING THIS WEEKEveryday banana cake! I am so here for it.
Cutest breakfast pizzas ever.
Buttermilk fried chicken. Yes please.
Craving cabernet swirled brownies.
Pulled pork mac and cheese for the win.
This roasted beet kale salad looks incredible.
Cream cheese danishes are so cute.
We love bell pepper nachos!
Cinnamon raisin bread! The best.
Love a good turkey chili.
Flourless almond cake sounds so good.
Adore funfetti cupcakes.
French onion chicken meatballs for the win.
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January 24, 2025
Cheesy Pizza Fries.
Pizza fries are our new favorite thing!! Crispy waffle fries topped with marinara, melty mozzarella and pepperoni. The parmesan and fresh basil take it over the top. So cheesy, crisp and satisfying! Best game day snack ever.
I’ve got your weekend recipe!
These pizza fries are covered in sauce, cheese, crispy pepperoni and and enough parm to make anyone happy.
They taste like a DREAM.
Okay, so you know things have changed when I’m making a recipe requested BY MY CHILD.
Like what?
I still don’t even feel old enough to have a child, but here we are.
For months, Max has been talking about pizza fries. I don’t know where exactly he heard about them, and I know he hasn’t tried them yet. But one of his friends has talked about them in school, so he keeps mentioning them over and over again.
He even told me what kind of fries to use! If he hadn’t, these wouldn’t be as good.
I would have grabbed the classic super crispy long french friends. But when I asked him more about pizza fries, he said “you have to use the chick-fil-a fries.” Ahhhh… okay.
Otherwise known as waffle fries!
Which let me tell you, is completely brilliant. Because each fry is like holding a mini pizza in your hand. IT IS PERFECT.
So here we are with this ideal game day snack that everyone in my life is now losing their mind over.
Crispy french fries
Melty, gooey cheesy
A drizzle of marinara
Super crispy pepperoni
Lots of parm
Fresh basil
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s so easy. They’re ridiculously good and if you like pizza? Then, hello, you’ll love these.
We make sheet pan nachos all the time. I also make fun versions of fries – like smashburger fries, chimichurri fries and hot honey feta fries.
So, I don’t know why I’ve never thought of this before. But thanks to Max, we’re now enjoying it and you can too!! (more…)
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January 23, 2025
50 Game Day Recipes To Make For The Super Bowl.
These game day recipes are perfect for the super bowl or any big game! Lots of snacks, crowd-pleasing apps and a few treats along with sandwiches and pastas. So great for a party with friends!
Just sharing a cool 50 of my favorite recipes with you today!
Ha. Yes, 50! Of course. I would have 50 favorites.
I know that the big big game is still a few weeks away, but if you’re watching the games this weekend, make some good eats!
Regardless of if you actually want to watch the game or just enjoy the snacks, these are my top picks. I used to do a huge football food post every september and I have a LOT of delish ideas for game day. These are my absolute top picks – all of which I wish could appear in my kitchen right now!
These are GOOD.
50 Game Day Recipes
Buffalo chicken guacamole pizza
Smoked cheddar and caramelized onion potato skins (more…)
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January 22, 2025
Chicken Parmesan Gnocchi Soup.
We love this chicken parmesan gnocchi soup! Filled with all the flavor of chicken parmesan, the broth is made with fire roasted tomatoes and parmesan cheese. Add all the toppings and you’re in love!
We can’t get enough soup.
This chicken parmesan gnocchi soup is such a winner. It’s hearty and flavorful, made with fire roasted tomatoes and a parmesan broth. The chicken is tender, the gnocchi cooks up to little pasta pillows in the broth and the toppings are everything.
My kids adore it too. Which means it’s a huge win over here.
No, but seriously. I make so much soup that I had to order more soup ladles on amazon. I wish I was joking! All soup, all the time around here.
I also have such a ridiculous amount of souper cubes filled with frozen soup, because I like to heat it up for lunch. It’s so filling and satisfying. Soup + sourdough is life.
This is a soup that we all love so much. It’s major comfort food. (more…)
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January 21, 2025
Tuesday Things.
1. Sourdough chocolate chip cookies for the win!
2. My current fave self care moment is kindle + diet coke over crushed ice + tajin peanuts.
3. How to let your mind let go. Need it!
4. Girl scout cookies ranked. I actually agree with this.
5. TV things!! I started watching The Pitt because it’s set here in Pittsburgh! I also watched The Substance because apparently I LOST MY MIND. I don’t think I’ve watched a horror movie since seventh grade. But yes, the women were great. I really need to watch The Traitors too.
6. Also, Ali Larter’s accessories in Landman make me want to adopt the mob wife trend. I need a big leopard tote. It is my favorite color after all.
7. A vertical waffle maker is my newest kitchen obsession. It’s fabulous. Pouring the batter in on top is a game changer.
8. Also! I’m addicted to the trader joe’s aglio olio seasoning blend. It is SO GOOD on everything.
9. Historical inauguration photos. I loved looking at these.
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January 20, 2025
Easy Bang Bang Salmon Bowls.
Bang bang salmon bowls are super simple and delicious! Tender juicy salmon with a creamy sauce, served over rice and veggies. Satisfying and incredibly easy to make!
New favorite meal alert!
This bang bang salmon is so tender and juicy, served over jasmine rice with carrot and cucumbers and a creamy, spicy sauce. It’s incredibly satisfying and tastes amazing!
I can’t even explain how often we eat this meal. I make this ALL THE TIME.
It checks all the right boxes:It’s easy and takes under 30 minutes.
I always have all the ingredients on hand!
The entire family loves it.
And the leftovers are just as delish.
So, not only is it a fantastic weeknight meal, it works great as leftovers. Or even as a meal to prep for lunches during the week!
Luckily, I don’t have to fight my kids too much when it comes to salmon. They enjoy it. But I find that one of the keys to making it irresistible is to cut it into these chunks before searing it in a cast iron skillet.
This allows all the sides to get crispy and browned. The spices add so much flavor and it’s the perfect juicy bite. Buttery, flakey and bite-sized. Just right!
The star of the show though? Obviously…
The sauce!
Everyone loves bang bang sauce. This creamy sauce with a little heat is so darn good for dipping and drizzling, whether it’s fish or chicken or vegetables. And a little bit goes a long way. The tiniest drizzle transforms a dish so much and really elevates it. In other words, it makes it feel extra special.
I have a recipe for bang bang salmon burgers in Everyday Dinners and it’s a combo that we adore. I think it’s even the recipe that really changed Eddie’s mind about salmon; he wasn’t a fan for quite a while. (more…)
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January 19, 2025
A Week In The Life, Vol 3.
More January fun!!
In the thick of hockey season over here.
Emilia got her role for her spring play so first order of business is highlighting her lines.
Diet coke on crushed ice. I can’t handle.
I also keep making batches of the blueberry oatmeal!
This child and his snacks.
This boy and the basketball!
Cutie.
Haircut for this one.
Super sharp!
We have been getting so.much.snow.
The kids are obsessed with shoveling.
Valentines season!
This plain yogurt + honey + PB + raspberries is so good.
Little bestie night.
Had to make ice cream sundaes!
Sprinkles only please.
Max had an away tournament all weekend!
Loooove.
We hung out with baby Lucy.
And now it’s movie night!!
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What To Eat This Week: 1/19/25.
We’re rolling through January!
What’s on your menu this week?!
What To Eat This Week
Cheeseburger stuffed sweet potatoes
Chicken marsala and green beans
Blueberry muffin baked oatmeal
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January 18, 2025
Currently Crushing On.
Happy weekend!
This week on the blog, I shared this sheet pan shrimp tortellini meal. I also shared this baked blueberry muffin oatmeal, a bunch of cozy winter recipes and some buffalo chickpea dip!
My winter favorites and Valentine’s day favorites are right here. Also, so many cute Valentine’s things I love!
You can find all my favorites in my amazon store front and LTK shop!
There’s a new menu for the week and a new peek inside our everyday life.
You can finally order a copy of my next book, Easy Everyday. I would be so thrilled if you ordered today.
xo
WHAT I’M LOVING THIS WEEKDreaming of chocolate chunk banana muffins.
Butter chicken meatballs! Oh yum.
I’m craving all of these burger salads.
Orange dreamsicle cake is stunning.
I live for tomato basil soup.
No knead bread is a must too.
This chicken strawberry quinoa salad sounds awesome.
Dark chocolate marshmallows look amazing.
These might convince me on black bean brownies.
Buffalo chicken salad is always a win here.
Want to try king cake bostock. Perfect!
Pink lemonade cocktail is beautiful.
Making bucatini all’amatriciana this weekend.
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