Chris Cooks
The Best Deviled Egg Recipe - A Classic
It's no secret that I'm a deviled eggs connoisseur of sorts. I've professed my love for smoked salmon deviled eggs, pickled beet deviled eggs — even drunken deviled eggs. But silly me skipped right over the classic deviled egg recipe, and I feel that it's best we back track and share how to make the […]
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March 30, 2024
Entertaining
Ultimate Guide: Host Easter Dinner with These 12 Stress-Free Tips
Are you hosting anyone for Easter this year? We almost always host an Easter dinner with extended family, and it's just so much fun to have everyone around the table for a special occasion. Drum Pendant | Dining Chairs | Sconces | Candlesticks | White Bowls | Flatware (similar) What I've found is that with […]
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March 25, 2024
Gift Guides!
Easter Basket Gift Guide to Surprise the Littles
Every year, I love putting together a sweet basket of goodies for my girls to celebrate Easter. This year, it kind of snuck up on me as Easter is the Sunday after spring break, and we planned a trip over that week. Hopefully I can have their baskets ready, so we can walk into the […]
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March 14, 2024
Decor
Easter Decor for the Home
I was never that big on decorating for Easter until I had kids. They're so excited about every holiday, and I want it to feel special for them. Now I put some thought into how I want the season to feel for them. That's why I focus on Easter decorations that are subtle enough for […]
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February 28, 2024
Chris Cooks
Pickled Beet Deviled Eggs | Chris Cooks
Deviled eggs are underrated. And also under-experimented with, considering eggs are one of the most versatile and widely-used ingredients out there. And even though we have bouts of egg-free eating, when Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas roll around I can't skip making a version of this tasty appetizer. Serving Platter | Ceramic Bunnies I also love […]
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March 26, 2023
Chris Cooks
Light & Healthy Easter Brunch
I tell myself that I'm not a brunch person. But what is brunch, but a late breakfast? And I'm definitely a late breakfast person so, I guess I am a brunch person. But particularly on holidays, when the brunch sets me up for the main meal coming later. My approach with brunch is simple. Keep […]
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March 19, 2023
Chris Cooks
Cheese-less Potato Casserole - Grain & Dairy Free
Growing up in the Utah/Idaho corridor, "funeral potatoes" have been commonplace my entire life. Of course once people realized it was a bit of a dark name for such an amazing dish, many started calling it "cheesy potato casserole" instead. Whatever you call the dish, goodness sakes its hard to beat. Ruffled Baking Dish | […]
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March 12, 2023
Gift Guides!
Easter Basket ideas for everyone!
Wallpaper, Bed, Dot Blanket, Mirror, Nightstand, Lamp, Easter Basket Easter is right around the corner and we love putting together these gift guides for you! I'm ahead of the game this year and already ordered baskets and fillers for the girls. There were just so many cute non-candy things that I know they'll love. It's […]
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March 15, 2021
Inspiration
Budget-Friendly Online Easter Basket Ideas
Happy April! Easter is on April 12th this year, just a week and a half away, and it will definitely be a different Easter without the neighborhood egg hunts or big family dinners, but we're trying to still make it feel special for our girls. Like many of you, I haven't left my house in […]
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April 1, 2020
Recipes
Blueberry & Bacon Spring Salad
Easter is next week, so I wanted to share one more recipe that would be a great addition to your holiday spread. This salad is so light, but full of freshness and flavor. It comes to gather in less than 30 minutes and will work well with anything you want to serve it with (or […]
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April 14, 2019
Gift Guides!
28 Easter Basket Fillers (that aren't candy!)
Our girls have these sweet, but modest sized Easter baskets and while they definitely dream about it being filled to the brim with candy, we love to just sprinkle in one or two eggs with candy and give fun little gifts too. Here are a few ideas for boys and girls from 0-99! Many of […]
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April 2, 2019
Recipes
Drunken Deviled Eggs
This one started off as an experiment, but totally turned into a winner. And after I made these, I found through Google that I'm not the first one to have this same thought, but the recipe is unique and a definite winner! I'm talking Drunken Deviled Eggs, based on the flavors of my favorite Thai dish, […]
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March 31, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: March 30, 2018
Last week, we were in Austin at a conference and I missed Casual Friday. Like, truly missed it. But, at the same time, we learned so much at our conference that was put on by our ad network. It was our first time attending a blog conference (which shocked everyone!) and the blogging world is […]
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March 30, 2018
DIY
DIY Simple Easter Decor | Staining Wood Easter Eggs!
This post is sponsored by Minwax. Over the past year, we've really made an effort to simplify the decor in our home and that means holiday decor, too! While we generally go all out for Halloween (we host a big party every year), this past Christmas we went really simple with the decorations and I'm […]
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March 27, 2018
Gift Guides!
20 Non-Candy Easter Basket Ideas!
Not all of the items are sold anymore. I linked some similar ones for those! 1. Egged On Game- This game is a fun twist on the popular egg roulette challenge. Players take turns picking plastic eggs from the egg carton and 'cracking' them on their heads. Some of the eggs are filled with water. $19 […]
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March 12, 2018
Decor
24 Chic & Sweet Easter Baskets
Those holidays that change dates every year always seem to sneak up on me. The other day, I was in the Target Dollar spot with a friend and I said, "When is Easter anyway?!" A few seconds later, a young mom also shopping leaned over and said, "I just looked it up--April 1st!" We all burst […]
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March 8, 2018
Gift Guides!
Gift Guide: Things to fill Easter Baskets that AREN'T Candy
I found out 2 days ago that Easter is in March this year, as in less than two weeks. Greta is ecstatic about these back to back to back holidays (St. Patricks Day, Easter and Faye's birthday) and then throw in her Kindergarten circus next week and she is already bouncing off the walls. So, […]
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March 16, 2016
