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Weeknight Meals – Our Easy Meal “Formula”
One of my favorite things to do on the weekend is to find a new recipe and have a date night in with Blake. We pour some wine, divide out the prep work, and chat about our weeks while we create the meal. But during the week, some nights it’s a struggle to carve out the time to make a dinner that’s more than pouring a bowl of cereal (or grabbing chips and salsa, which is probably what I would eat most nights if Blake didn’t take the reins on cooking…). When we meal plan for the week ahead, we will usually have one or two nights where we try…
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Easy Weeknight Meal – Parchment Paper Salmon
Today’s post about parchment paper salmon is one of my favorite meals to quickly throw together. But even better…it doubles as a fun dinner party idea as well! There are an endless number of topping combinations so you can mix and match for larger groups or pare down to your favorites for an easy, fool-proof dinner during the week. And bonus – the clean up is super fast since everything bakes on one pan! This time around, I picked up spinach, asparagus, lemons, grape tomatoes, capers, yellow squash, onions, and mushrooms. You could pick anything you wanted to add in – in the past we’ve added corn, olives, fresh dill…the…
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Easy Lemon Cake
I LOVE to bake. Give me an apron, a recipe, and delicious smells coming from my oven and I am h-a-p-p-y. I also have a major sweet tooth, so unfortunately I have to limit the amount that I bake so I can make sure I still fit into my jeans. While I typically enjoy baking something from scratch (watching something come together and knowing you put the effort and fresh ingredients into it is one of my favorite parts of baking), there are some days where I don’t have time or it’s just not worth the extra effort. But when the end result is as delicious as this Lemon Cake…who…
simple ways to make every day a little sweeter
