A few weeks ago, a friend sent my husband a coupon for four individual meals (or two two-person meals) from Plated.com . This site and service was totally new to me, so I thought it would be…

Every quarter, the women of my stepdad’s family gather to celebrate our birthdays. It is always a fun time of visiting, chowing down on some great food, laughing a lot, and opening…

Hey, y’all! I am always on the lookout for quick and easy recipes I can make during the week. I have been so busy lately (and yeah, okay….depressed) that I haven’t been much of a cook. …

My first recipe post of 2013! I’ve been doing recipe posts on Wednesdays, but I’m curious if y’all enjoy them weekly or would you be okay with them only a couple times a month? Leave me a…

It’s the second week of my October Soup Series! This Thai Cabbage Soup came about on one of those days when I didn’t feel like cooking and started coming up with ideas of what I could put in…

A couple months ago, I had dinner with family at one of our favorite local restaurants, Gustavs . It is a German restaurant that we have been going to for quite some time. In fact, my…

This is a quick and simple recipe that will definitely make it into regular rotation in your kitchen. I first tried this recipe because I found it on Pinterest and love roasted veggies. I…

I love Crockpot meals. It is such an easy way to have a tasty dinner ready at a convenient time. With fall coming up, I am thinking about soups and stews and other warm, comforting…

For this week’s recipe, I wanted to give you a simple, fast, and easy recipe perfect for summer. A friend of mine made this slaw for a dinner party and I couldn’t leave her house without this…

Today, I woke up to the sound of my house being pressure washed. We’re renting right now, so the Powers That Be wanted the awnings washed this week. It wouldn’t be that big of a deal,…

Hello, dahlings! This Stuffed Peppers meal has been one of our favorites since becoming pescatarian. It has a lot of flavor and is very filling. You can change it in many ways, which…

These are fantastic. I really don’t need to take up your time by giving you more to read because that means you aren’t making these! If you love the Cheddar Garlic Biscuits , you will most…

Hello, everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic week. I made this recipe for roasted green beans this week as a side. They are fantastic! The main dish I was making took longer to…

In honor of the new year, Mr. Diva and I decided to adopt a pescatarian diet. I’ve had to define the word “pescatarian” to a few people. If you don’t know what that is, it is a vegetarian…

This recipe came from Smitten Kitchen . There are so many fantastic recipes over there, I truly don’t know if I will ever get through them all. I was a little skeptical of these because I…

I LOVE mushrooms! Using portobellos in places of meat is so fun to do. I’ve made some tasty portobello mushroom burgers in the last year. I saw this recipe in my Taste of Home…

I love coming across recipes I just can’t wait to make. I love cooking, I just don’t love doing it every day. When I find a recipe that not only looks good, but is lower in calories and…

Lemon Basil Bowties Yum, yum, yum!! That is the FIRST thing I have to tell you! This is a Rachael Ray recipe from one of my magazines. (September 2007) Make sure you toast your pine nuts…

Portobello Mushroom Burgers I made these the other day using the Sandra Lee recipe. They were DELICIOUS! Mr. Diva loved them too! My tweaks are as follows: Prior to cooking mushrooms, I…