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Let’s Get It Poppin!
Sweet Caramel Buttery Popcorn Recipe from the Loft Kitchen Inspired by our fun times spent at beautiful Bogus Basin in Boise, Idaho Imagine a picturesque skyline with beautiful snow-capped mountains. The Sun shining heavenly through the crisp white clouds. Snow so fluffy it looks like the freshest baby powder you’ve ever seen. We were fortunate enough to see this view on the weekends while watching Ace take snowboard lessons from the ‘the Name Droppa’ ski instructor (That was his actual name, with it boldly printed on the bottom of his board) at beautiful Bogus Basin in Boise Idaho. One of the biggest treats that we looked forward to, after bundling…
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
Inspired By Our Time In Hawaii! It was not often that I yearned for cold weather or snow, when in Hawai’i but in order to create some of the creature comforts of the changing of seasons, the best way to feel the seasons was to recreate drinks or meals that reminded me of fall in Michigan. This Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe is a sure-fire way to bring every inch of Halloween and all of its magic to the forefront of your thoughts as well. So, Grab your cashmere throw with your favorite book in hand, find your cushiest couch, light your cinnamon-scented fall candle and curl up with this delicious…
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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Pizza – Yum!
Trying To Get This One In Before We Shut The Grill Down For Winter For The Dough: Use Our Grilled Pizza Dough Recipe Pizza Ingredients: 2 Cups Shredded Cooked Chicken 4 Ounces Cream Cheese (Room Temperature) 1 Teaspoon Ranch Seasoning Mix 1 Cup Buffalo Sauce – We Like Frank’s 16 Ounces Shredded Mozzarella 1/4 Cup Blue Cheese Crumbles 2 Tablespoon Chopped Green Onions Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese (For Dipping) 2 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro Chopped (Optional) Instructions: Preheat the grill to medium-high heat about 10 minutes prior to placing the pizza doughs on. In a large bowl, toss the shredded chicken with the Buffalo sauce. Microwave the cream cheese until very soft and melty. Stir the ranch seasoning into the cream cheese…
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Bacon Burger Pizza Extravaganza!
Inspired By Our Time In Kissimmee, FL After a baseball tournament one day, we stopped at Main Street Pizza restaurant and had the “Colorado Pizza.” If you are in Orlando and are looking for an extreme challenge for the whole family – we highly recommend it. The “Colorado Pizza” has Pepperoni, Bacon, Extra Cheese, Cheese Sticks, Chicken Tenders, & French Fries all baked on top!! Ace was scared at first but when Dad joined in, that pie had no chance!!! Way to go Loft Men for taking on “The Colorado” and coming out on top. It was an unexpectedly nice switch up to have other ingredients on pizza, which led…
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Beautiful San Juan Puerto Rico
There are plenty of options when visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico. We happened to take a family cruise vacation that left out of the port there a few years back. Our time in San Juan was phenomenal. We toured the famous cobblestone streets, shopped, gambled in the casino, and really enjoyed our trip to one of the famous forts. It was affordable yet fantastic. We certainly can’t wait to return to see the rest of this beautiful island. However, if you are visiting San Juan, here are a few interesting and fun ways to spend your time. Gotta Go Back In Time! Get Transported Back In Time and visit the…
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It’s Epic Mickey Pretzel Time
Inspired By Our Time At Disney World Orlando, FL We love a good pretzel. For those of you who have been with us since our days in Boise Idaho and our very first Loft & Learn blog, you may even remember our first attempt at baking huge carnival type pretzels. We loved them then and after trying the delicious offering at Walt Disney World in Florida we had to recreate the magic again for ourselves in the Loft Kitchen! While we had a bit of trouble artistically recreating Mickey’s face and ears, we opted for the standard pretzel design. But it’s still a delightful treat Ingredients 1 1/2 cups warm…
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Crispy Baked Honey BBQ Huli Wing Dings
Inspired By Our Time At Marriott Lakeshore Reserve – Orlando, FL Looking for a quick fix guaranteed to please the appetizer or last minute main dish option? Look no further than this delectable and easy to prepare Finger Lickin’ Good Offering. We tasted a version of this gem while visiting the spectacular Marriott Lakeshore Reserve in Orlando a Mariott Bonvoy experience. Upon returning home we immediately had to recreate it and put our own Loft Kitchen spin on it adding a Hawaiian flare. Ingredients: 4 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon hot mustard ½ teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup green onion 1 tablespoon onion powder Canola…
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Improve Your Mood With Super Foods!
Healthy Tips from The Loft Kitchen Did you know that eating certain types of foods, can actually help boost your mood? Feeling lethargic throughout the day, or do you need something to help you get going Midway through the day? There have been several recent studies published showing that by eating certain foods you can dramatically increase not only your waistline, but your mood and attitude as well! According to Healthline, just by adding certain foods into your daily routine you can automatically increase your chances for a brighter outlook and better outcome for your day. Too often we reach for certain foods for comfort, or snacks on items thinking…
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What Is This Holiday Rising Thing?!!
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Grilled Pizza Dough Recipe
Inspired By A Love Of All Things Pizza We have tried A LOT of different pizza dough recipes. We’ve tried recipes for grilling, thin crust, deep dish, Chicago style deep dish – you get the idea. There are recipes that call for all purpose flour, some that call for bread flour. There are some that use honey, or some that use sugar. Some that use olive oil, and some that use vegetable oil. There are a lot of recipes, and a lot of permutations of recipes that you can use for every type of pizza. We’ve tried A LOT of different recipes, subsequently, there have been A LOT of failures…
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