About Elizabeth Van Lierde

Elizabeth Van Lierde

Elizabeth van Lierde is a writer, photographer, recipe developer and food stylist. After starting a career in event planning, Elizabeth discovered her true passion: entertaining. She launched her blog The College Housewife as a creative outlet and way to show everyone how to make entertaining fun and easy (especially young people), and today she is known as the Millennial answer to Martha Stewart. Elizabeth received Saveur Magazine’s coveted “Best Entertaining Blog” award and her work has been featured in HuffPost, BuzzFeed, Glamour, Real Simple, Real Simple, Better Homes and Gardens and more. Any given weekend, she can be found in her Orange Country backyard cooking up a meal and memorable experiences for people close to her heart. @elizabeth_vanlierde

A soft green casserole dish filed with lightly charred broccolini, kale, and green beans, sprinkled with chile flakes and garlic.

Charred Greens with Garlic

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An exceptionally tasty way to prepare a side of supergreens that’ll give your dinner a little boost. Red pepper flakes and raw garlic make it even better.

5 panko breaded chicken tenders drizzled with deep red hot sauce and chile slices, with a bowl of more spicy honey and a honey dipper.

Hot Honey Chicken Tenders

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Chicken tenders will always be a universal favorite–we’d eat them any time of day, to be honest. Then slathered with hot honey? Heck yes.

A large rectangular key lime pie cut into sixths, covered with whipping cream and slices of lime, covered with lime zest and sliced limes next to it.

Key Lime Rum Tart

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A tangy and creamy dessert that gets a bit of an edge from rum and piles of whipped cream on top. A graham cracker crust never hurt, either.