How Sweet Eats
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Hey hey! I am Jessica Merchant. Here, you will find all sorts of things from healthy recipes to comfort food and indulgent desserts to cocktails and mocktails.
How Sweet Eats
11h ago
A peek at everything I loved in April 2024!
FOOD
Bubbly Bellini Bliss. I still can’t get enough of this flavor of seltzer. Oh my gosh! It is summer heaven and I love it.
32 ounces of vanilla bean paste. Cue all the heart eyes! This is the best purchase ever. I will never run out.
Thin Mint Bites. I was prepared to be underwhelmed and the exact opposite happened. These taste like tiny mint truffles and they are incredible.
HOME
Tineco iFloor 3 Breeze. This has been life changing. Since moving in the fall I haven’t been able to find anything to successfully clean my floors. I’ve spent a lot and ..read more
How Sweet Eats
20h ago
This sheet pan cheeseburger pasta is a weeknight meal that we all enjoy! Baked farfalle topped with melty cheddar and cheeseburger beef – it’s a delight! So flavorful, chewy and even light. Add it to the list!
Um, hi. I made dinner!
This sheet pan cheeseburger pasta is made with tender bow ties, ground beef, melty cheddar and your favorite burger toppings.
It tastes like heaven!
Can you tell that I’m having a moment with cheeseburger flavors?
I am and I love it!
Cheeseburger tacos, stuffed sweet potatoes, salad, meatballs, tostadas and more. Can’t get enough.
It’s such a no ..read more
How Sweet Eats
2d ago
We love watching the kentucky derby every May! Sharing tons of my favorite recipes for kentucky derby weekend below, so break out the hats and pimento cheese and have a little get together!
I’m so excited to share a bunch of my favorite Kentucky Derby recipes in anticipation of the race next weekend!
We love watching The Kentucky Derby and if you’ve been reading forever, then you know Eddie is a huge fan. It might just be his favorite day of the entire year.
I love that we can make a few fun snacks at home and enjoy them for the entire minute or so when the race happens. Ha! No, but really, i ..read more
How Sweet Eats
4d ago
1. The best cinco de mayo recipes!
2. Why does it feel like I have to clean out my kids clothes every few weeks?! They grow like weeds.
3. 16 of the best snacks at Trader Joes. I mean, I want to get excited over this, but as soon as I do they will probably discontinue what I love.
4. Current favorite snack: sourdough toast, cottage cheese, strawberries, black pepper, pistachios. YES.
5. TV things!! Still watching Palm Royale, The Gentlemen and just starting Under the Bridge. Oh and of course we are all watching Bluey!
6. How to break dependence on your phone. Eeeeep. Need it.
7. One month unt ..read more
How Sweet Eats
5d ago
This burst tomato pasta with chickpeas and spinach is one of my weeknight staple meals! Easy to make, loaded with flavor, leaving a bunch of leftovers for lunch the next day. We love this meal!
Easy weeknight pasta is the name of the game today!
A pantry dish that comes to get ridiculously quickly is a staple in our meal plans. This burst tomato pasta is filled with spinach, chickpeas, basil and parmesan. It’s such a great recipe to have in your repertoire.
I have these ingredients in my home at all times which is one of the best parts of this dish. When I’m not sure what to make, this ..read more
How Sweet Eats
5d ago
How are we nearing the end of April?!
This week was all sorts of fun!
Always searching for puddles.
And finding the best ones! We had a ton of rain this week.
Some BBQ chicken thighs I made for dinner one night.
My blurry little baseball girl!
My mom and I had a show this week! We saw Company!
Dinner before…
And I got this pretzel margarita that honestly… was terrible. Do not recommend.
The show was good!
The rest of the week we did some party prep because we hosted my niece’s first birthday this weekend.
Her theme was her “berry first birthday”… so strawberry lanterns were necessar ..read more
How Sweet Eats
6d ago
I’m loving everything about our meals this week!
What’s on your menu?!
What To Eat This Week
Skillet ricotta pasta with broccoli
Crispy potato taco bowls
Garlic butter chicken and orzo
Crispy orzo frittata
Roasted chickpeas with sweet peppers
Vodka sauce puff pastry pizza
S’mores overnight oats
Greek orzo salad
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How Sweet Eats
1w ago
Hello weekend!
This week on the blog, I shared these crispy potato taco bowls. I also shared these roasted chickpeas with sweet peppers, a ton of my favorite taco and margarita recipes and this chopped italian salad on garlic butter baguettes.
There’s a new weekly menu up and a peek at a week in our life!
You can join The Everyday Dinners cookbook club right here! If you have a copy of the book, request to join the group. If not, get one here! Ready to start on fall! It is such a wonderful community and an amazing place for rec ..read more
How Sweet Eats
1w ago
This Italian chopped salad is so easy and ridiculously satisfying. It’s super flavorful served over this grilled garlic bread, all toasty and golden and warm. Makes for a lovely dinner, happy hour snack or party appetizer!
Get ready for the most flavorful meal!
This Italian chopped salad can be served as a lunch or dinner, a party appetizer or even a happy hour snack. The salad is super flavorful, the bread is crunchy and toasty. Combined, it’s a delicious bite of heaven that is satisfying and simple!
And the best part: you can assemble the salad ahead of time. Always a win.  ..read more
How Sweet Eats
1w ago
Sharing 30 favorite tacos and margaritas here! Lots of delicious tex-mex options with tons of delicious margaritas for the side!
Tacos and margaritas coming in hot today!
Today I’m sharing over 30 of my favorite tacos and margaritas! A bunch of delicious tex-mex options, all paired with some of my favorite margaritas that I’ve made here on the blog. Since anything tex-mex is basically a staple of our weekly menu, I have tons of dishes that I absolutely love. Some days we do tacos, sometimes it’s enchiladas, often it’s a version of a burrito bowl and I can always go for a sheet pan nacho situa ..read more