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Details of the best day ever !!🩵🥂✨ #engaged #engagementparty #weddinginspo #engagement taken in Laguna Niguel, California by @chefmargs

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3 months ago

If you make one dinner recipe this Fall, let it be this pot roast🤎 Truly one of the best things I’ve made in a while. Recipe inspo from @itsemilyrangel

Ingredients:
2-2.5lb chuck roast
Seasoning for meat - salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder
1 white onion, roughly diced
4 celery stalks, diced
3 large carrots, sliced in large chunks
6 cloves garlic, minced
Fresh Rosemary & thyme
2 tbsp Worcestershire
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 packet Kinders Sunday Pot Roast seasoning
6 cups beef broth
3 tbsp salted butter
Salt & pepper

Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium high heat. Season the chuck roast and place in dutch oven. Sear the roast for ~2 minutes per side. Remove from dutch oven and set aside.

Reduce heat to medium. Add the celery and onion to the pot and cook until onion is caramelized. Add in garlic.

Add in tomato paste, Worcestershire, and Kinders packet. Add a few splashes of the beef broth to deglaze the pot, then pour the rest. Season with salt and pepper.

Add roast back to the pot along with carrots, a tied bunch of Rosemary & thyme, and knobs of butter. Cover with lid and place in oven for 3 hours or until the meat is pull-apart tender.

Plate the roast over a bed of mashed potatoes. Don’t forget the broth!

#potroast #sundayroast #roast #fallrecipes #fall by @chefmargs

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11 days ago

Let my favorite cooking season commence🍂 if this 100° heat ever goes away !!!

#fallcooking #fallbaking #fallrecipes #pumpkinseason by @chefmargs

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3 days ago

Keeping busy!!!

#cooking #dinner #food #cheflife #homecooking by @chefmargs

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8 days ago

Summer, Fall, Croatia, Italy, dinner, donuts, sweet treats, & babies all in one month !!🧡

#september #fall #septemberrecap #cameraroll by @chefmargs

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9 days ago

Fun fact: I was the pickiest eater growing up, but mashed potatoes were always my favorite. I literally asked Santa for them every Christmas🥲 Safe to say, these mashed potatoes are GOOD. Recipe👇

6 russet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 head garlic
1/2 cup salted butter
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
Handful of fresh rosemary & thyme sprigs, minced
Salt & pepper
Optional - 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt

Instructions:
Heat oven to 350°. Cut the head of the garlic off, drizzle with olive oil, and wrap in foil. Roast in oven for 35 minutes.

In a medium saucepan, bring butter, heavy cream, milk, and fresh herbs to a simmer. Heat until herbs have infused into the cream.

Peel and dice your potatoes. Place in a large pot of generously salted water. Boil until potatoes are soft and tender (poking a fork makes them break).

Once done, drain water and return the potatoes to the pot. Squeeze roasted garlic in the potatoes along with the cream mixture. Mash potatoes until everything is fully combined. Season with salt and pepper (I use a generous amount of salt) until taste is to your liking. Optional - add Greek yogurt to make extra creamy.

#mashedpotatoes #roast #potroast #potatoes #potatorecipe by @chefmargs

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10 days ago

The yummiest banana dessert inspired by @thelippmannofficial 💛🍌 Recipe👇

Banana Cake:
4 overripe bananas
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting:
8oz softened cream cheese
1/4 cup salted butter, browned
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper and oil it. In a medium saucepan, brown your butter. You can brown all of it at once or separate amounts needed for the cake and frosting. Once browned, let cool for 15-20 minutes.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate large bowl, whisk together browned butter (it should be melted but cooled) and both sugars. Add in eggs, vanilla, Greek yogurt, and mashed bananas. Fold in dry mixture.

Bake cake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove and let cool on a wire rack. While cooling, whisk together frosting ingredients. Pipe frosting onto cake. Cut cake into squares. Top with crushed Nilla wafers and banana slices!

#bananabread #bananacake #dessert by @chefmargs

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12 days ago

🎃 Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting 🍂🤎 Recipe👇

PUMPKIN BREAD
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup pure maple syrup
2 eggs, room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin purée
¼ cup whole milk

CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp salted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.

Add butter to a saucepan over medium heat and brown the butter, stirring occasionally. Once browned, remove from heat and let cool for 10–15 minutes. (I pop mine in the freezer to speed this up!)

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt. In a separate large bowl, whisk together pumpkin purée, eggs, vanilla, cooled browned butter, whole milk, and maple syrup.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for 60–70 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. (My oven runs hot, so start checking around 60 minutes!)

Remove from the oven and let cool. While the loaf cools, whip together the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.

Frost the cooled pumpkin bread, slice, and enjoy!

#pumpkinbread #fallrecipes #fallbaking #pumpkinrecipes by @chefmargs

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16 days ago

I really need to use my blackstone more!! The crisp it gives fried rice🤌🏼🍚

#blackstone #friedrice #teriyakichicken #dinner by @chefmargs

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16 days ago

My favorite snack to prep for the week!! Healthy, filling, and easy to grab on the go🥜🍫

-3 cups old fashioned oats
-1/2 cup chopped pecans
-1/2 cup chopped almonds
-3/4 cup chopped dates
-1/4 cup chopped pumpkin seeds
-2 tablespoons chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds (I use a mix of all 3 seeds)
-2 scoops chocolate protein powder
-1 scoop collagen
-1 teaspoon flaky salt
-1 cup peanut butter
-1/2 cup maple syrup (or honey)
-Optional - 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. If mixture is not wet/sticky enough, add a little bit of water and/or more peanut butter. Form into bite-size balls.

#proteinballs #protein #snack #healthysnack by @chefmargs

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21 days ago

A whole lot of 🥐🥖🍝🍨🧀

#italy #rome #tuscany taken in Italy by @chefmargs

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21 days ago

Spicy Coconut Curry Mongolian Beef Broth Bowls🥥🌶️

OKAY these did not disappoint!! Will be adding this to my Fall recipe rotation🧡

#coconutcurry #beefbroth #soup #fallrecipes by @chefmargs

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