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St. Patrick’s Day

  • Close up of a frosted Irish Cream Chocolate Cupcake, its green cupcake wrapper pulled off. The white frosting is decorated with green sprinkles. A few cupcakes sit in the background, along with a bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream.

    Irish Cream Chocolate Cupcakes with Baileys Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Picture shows a white bowl filled with Beef & Guinness Stew. The stew is thick with a brown gravy/broth, chunks of beef, pieces of green cabbage, orange carrots, and pearl onions. A gold spoon sits in the bowl, and two pieces of bread are on top of the stew.

    Beef and Guinness Stew with Cabbage

  • Oval serving dish full of beef and cabbage shepherd's pie with a serving scooped out of one end, spoon in edge of pie.

    Easy Beef and Cabbage Shepherd’s Pie

  • A tall glass filled with a Lucky Shamrock Shake. The milkshake is decorated with whipped cream, Lucky Charms marshmallows, and has a straw in it. More marshmallows are scattered around it on the ground.

    Lucky Shamrock Shake

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Your weekend meal plan for mother's day! It's a Your weekend meal plan for mother's day! 

It's a good weekend to slow down a little and make something special to celebrate the women in your life (or maybe yourself!). 

Cozy breakfasts, comforting lunches, and fresh dinners. 

If one in particular catches your eye, tell us which one and we'll send you the recipe. All 6 are up on the blog!

Rachel's top pick: lunch day 1
Emily's top pick: breakfast day 2
Our mom's top pick: lunch day 2

Happy weekend!
Our lemon cake is party-ready! If you’ve been fol Our lemon cake is party-ready!

If you’ve been following us for a while, you know cake decorating isn’t really our thing (we have a more “rustic” feel), but we wanted to make something special for a party recently. We started with our lemon cake recipe that we already trusted and just doubled it into a two-layer cake. We even added some of our lemon curd in the middle.

And we think it turned out great! So delicious and pretty damn cute. Someone even told us it was the best lemon cake they’d ever had, which is a huge compliment to us.

It reminded us that trying something new in the kitchen doesn’t mean you suddenly need to become an expert overnight. Sometimes getting out of your comfort zone or trying something you’re not totally confident in can be really good.

Would you make your own cake for an event or buy one?

Single layer lemon cake recipe here: https://cookingwithconks.com/lemon-cake/
Hey you! Stop making boring breakfast. Make this Hey you! Stop making boring breakfast. 

Make this Chocolate Stuffed French Toast instead. It’s amazing and super easy and a great Mother’s Day treat. And trust us, don’t skip the cherry sauce.

Tips:
1. Don't use pre-sliced bread. Cut it yourself so you can make nice, thick slices.
2. Cut a pocket into each bread slice. So much easier than trying to sandwich 2 pieces together.
3. Use chocolate bars. No piping bags needed. 
4. Heat frozen fruit to pour over. Easy to make any time of year. Try it with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, etc.

Send this to your brunch buddy or whoever’s in charge of making breakfast! 

Recipe here: https://cookingwithconks.com/chocolate-stuffed-french-toast/ (link to our blog in our profile).

Make sure you're following @cookingwithconks for more mouthwatering and EASY recipes!
Chocolate Stuffed French Toast > most things Hey Chocolate Stuffed French Toast > most things

Hey you. Stop making boring breakfast when you can make this instead. It’s amazing and super easy and a great Mother’s Day treat. And trust us, don’t skip the cherry compote.

Send this to your brunch buddy or whoever’s in charge of making breakfast! Recipe is on our blog (get the link in our profile).

Follow us @cookingwithconks for more mouthwatering and EASY recipes!
This lemon pepper pasta salad is early summer in a This lemon pepper pasta salad is early summer in a bowl. 

It's got all the textures you want, it's fresh and punchy, and it's a great make ahead or sharable dish. Also easy to make dairy free if that's your thing (which we did for a party recently). 

Recipe's on the blog!
Share this with your brunch buddy! Chocolate stuf Share this with your brunch buddy!

Chocolate stuffed French toast with cherry compote is exactly as good as it sounds. And it's totally beginner friendly.

Have you ever had stuffed French toast? 

Here's what you'll need:
- challah bread, sliced thick
- milk
- eggs
- sugar
- nutmeg (optional)
- semi sweet chocolate squares
- butter
- powdered sugar for dusting

Cherry Compote:
- frozen cherries
- sugar
- water
- lemon (zest + juice)
- almond extract (optional)
- pinch of salt
- cornstarch

More info, tips, and instructions on the blog (link in bio). 

Follow us @cookingwithconks for more easy recipes!
Send this to the person you’d split this with. Ch Send this to the person you’d split this with.

Chocolate stuffed French toast with cherry compote is exactly as good as it sounds. And it's totally beginner friendly!

Have you ever had stuffed French toast? 

Here's what you'll need:
4 slices challah bread, sliced thick
½ cup milk
2 eggs
2 tbsp sugar
Fresh grated nutmeg
4 semi sweet chocolate squares
2 tbsp butter
Powdered sugar for dusting

Cherry Compote:
1 lb frozen cherries
½ cup sugar
⅓ cup water
Zest + juice of 1 lemon
½ tsp almond extract (optional)
Pinch of salt
½ tbsp cornstarch

Steps:
1. Cook the compote ingredients in a pot (except cornstarch) for 25 min, then mix cornstarch with some of the liquid and add to the pot.
2. Cut into the top of each bread slice making a pocket and stuff the chocolate in.
3. Mix the eggs, milk, nutmeg, and sugar together, then soak the bread in the mixture for 1 min each side.
4. Cook the bread in a pan for a few minutes. 
5. Serve French toast with cherry compote on top, dust with powdered sugar.

More info and tips on the blog (link in bio). 

Follow us @cookingwithconks for more easy recipes!
Felt like a good day to make cookies! 🍪 These pre Felt like a good day to make cookies! 🍪

These pretzel cookies are made with brown butter, butterfinger pieces, and milk chocolate. The perfect salty-sweet treat!

For thorough instructions, see our Kitchen Sink Cookies recipe (blog link in bio). 

Ingredients:

2 ¼ cups flour spooned & leveled (280g)
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup brown sugar packed
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
¾ tsp baking soda
½ cup butterfinger pieces
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup broken pretzel twists

Steps: 

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
2. Melt butter in a pan until browned but not burnt (5-10 min), then chill in fridge or cool over ice bath. 
3. Mix flour, baking soda, salt in a bowl. 
4. In another bowl, mix sugars and brown butter. 
5. Add eggs, vanilla, then dry ingredients.
6. Fold in mix-ins. 
7. Scoop dough and bake cookies for 9-11 min.
Send this to someone else who says they can’t bake Send this to someone else who says they can’t bake.

This cinnamon zucchini bread is simple, cozy, and made with basic ingredients. No fancy mixer, no hard steps, just a loaf that turns out so good every time.

Save this one for zucchini season!

Recipe on the blog (link in bio).

p.s. it’s really good with cream cheese on top!
Chicken dinners don’t have to feel boring. This g Chicken dinners don’t have to feel boring.

This green curry stir fry is one of our favorite ways to break out of a dinner rut. It’s still simple, one-pan, and made with coconut milk, green curry paste, chicken, zucchini, and peppers for tons of flavor and not a ton of effort.

✨ If you're not following us already, follow for more easy, flavorful weeknight ideas.

Full recipe with easy steps, tips, and FAQs on our blog (linked in bio).

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