Hello friends and happy Friday! The beautiful spring weather has been giving me inspiration for new recipes lately. This week on my blog, I’m sharing my Spring Quinoa Salad. For this salad, I wanted to incorporate ingredients that are in season. I’m a firm believer that when certain ingredients are in season they taste better,…
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In the Kitchen with Mare turns 4!!
I’m excited to be celebrating 4 years of delicious recipes, 1,000+ followers on social media and 100+ subscribers on my blog! It’s been an amazing food journey so far. As I reflect on these last 4 years, I have seen so much growth in my food photography, food styling and recipe development. I can’t thank…
Valentine’s Day Pasta Recipes
Happy Wednesday foodie friends! With Valentine’s Day a couple days away, I wanted to share some of my favorite pasta recipes. If you are planning to cook a special dinner for your Valentine, I have some delicious recipes you will fall in love with! Orecchiette with Broccolini Serves: 4 Ingredients 6 tablespoons olive oil 8…
Mare’s Valentine’s Day Cookies
There’s something about Valentine’s Day that calls for a little extra sweetness, and these cookies deliver in the best way. With golden, buttery edges, soft centers, and pops of red and creamy white chocolate throughout, they feel perfectly festive without being over the top — just the kind of treat you want to share with…
Escarole and Bean Soup
Happy Tuesday friends! Lately, I have been making a lot of soup with the temperatures being so frigid! If you are a soup lover like myself, you are going to love my Escarole and Bean Soup. This soup is so comforting and nourishing. It’s the perfect winter warm up! I added roasted garlic to the…
Winter Delicata Squash Salad w/ Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Hello foodie friends! I have an exciting post to share this week! Recently, I did a collaboration with Marianna Devetzoglou from Oleosophia. They are a family owned extra virgin olive oil business located in Kalentzi, Greece. The extra virgin olive oil is produced from hand picked olives on the family’s grove. Oleosophia hosts olive oil…
Festival of the Holidays
Happy Thursday friends! I hope everyone is having a good start to the new year. I have a fun post to share this week on my blog. Last month I got to experience Epcot International Festival of the Holidays. This festival takes place every year in Walt Disney World. It was a lot of fun…
Happy New Year 2025!
Wishing all of you a happy and a healthy new year! May 2025 be filled with love, happiness, and prosperity. I’m looking forward to sharing new and exciting recipes! Photo credit: Absolute Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas! May your Christmas be filled with good health, love and laughter. Thank you to my subscribers for your continued support! It truly means the world. Photo credit: Chacy Design
Christmas Menu Guide 2024
Happy Thursday friends! The official countdown to Christmas has begun! With a little less than a week till Christmas, I wanted to put together a menu guide. Whether you are hosting Christmas, going to a Christmas party or need something to bring over for Christmas Day, I have you covered! In this guide, I included…
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