If you read my most recent post, you’ll know my husband and I took a trip to Brooklyn, NY to celebrate my 30th birthday and a little babymoon last weekend. And as I mentioned in the post, my favorite meal was at this modern Italian eatery close to the hotel we stayed at. Before booking […]
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I have been making peppermint bark every Christmas for several years now. I normally make a full sheet and break it up into pieces, but this year, I found snowflake candy molds at Michaels and decided to step up my game! It’s the same recipe, but the method is obviously different. Putting the bark into […]
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Blogging takes a lot of work, preparation and organization, which is why I don’t do it as often as “I should”. Life, the kids and other projects tend to take up a lot of my time, and I’m content with that. Life with my family is so precious to me. But, I also continue blogging […]
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A cheese board is my thing to make when we’re hosting, or one of the first things I offer to bring to gatherings. I love the creativity that goes into it and the fact that everyone is happy to see you when they notice you have a board full of cheese, meat and other snacks […]
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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday! We spent the afternoon at my parents’ house with some family and celebrated with Brett’s family last Saturday. We had a lot of fun with both sides and enjoyed being able to eat our favorite Thanksgiving food twice! We devoured a ton of delicious food between […]
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Okay, so it’s Thanksgiving. There are sides on sides on sides – veggies, stuffing, some sort of potato, and of course, the big bird. As you’re looking around at everything, you’re wondering how in the world you’re going to fit a proper portion of each dish on your plate. Everything ends up being squished together, […]
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About a month or two ago, I set off to make a fun fall cookie for Date Night In’s Gather Together date box and decided to recipe test a salted pecan and caramel cookie. I wanted something that almost tasted like a pecan pie, but bite-sized and packed with gooey caramel. Recipe testing any type […]
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Do you ever shy away from making a recipe because you assume it will be difficult? I can’t even count how many times I’ve done this! There are plenty of dishes I’m still intimidated by. I almost pretend they don’t exist so I don’t have to think about the work and skill that will have […]
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I’ve enjoyed a great handful of soups in my day, but Panera’s baked potato soup has been one of the most memorable. It’s always made me a happier person and it’s one of the first soups I enjoyed alongside bread. I used to love going to Panera and ordering the soup in a big bread […]
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Candy corn eggs?? What?? Yes, I know… sounds gross, but it’s not scrambled eggs mixed with candy corn. That would be pretty disgusting if you ask me. It’s scrambled eggs in the shape and colors of candy corn. I love the idea of making this Halloween morning. Might as well kick off Halloween festivities bright […]
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Marina Makes 