Dinner

A Culinary Experience and Bush’s Beans Giveaway (Recipe: Creamy Black Bean & Bacon Soup)

November 8, 2010

This giveaway is now closed. Random.org chose Richard (rtrblade@……). Congrats to Richard! Thanks to everyone for entering. Sometimes I just want to pinch myself when I think about the opportunities that have been given to me simply by starting this blog four years ago. At the end of October I had the opportunity to travel [...]

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Around Our Table (Perfect One-Dish Dinners Barbecue Chicken Sliders)

October 25, 2010

We have started something new at our house that has made a significant difference in mealtime. It has been one very small change that has made a huge impact. We have started serving our meals family style. See, mealtimes prior, my husband and I would get all of the plates filled and ready before we [...]

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Child Labor (Recipe: Oven Baked Stuffed Squash Boats)

September 22, 2010

When I was growing up, I was convinced that the only reason my parents had me was to be their servant. I was the human remote control, getting up to change the channel anytime they wanted to watch something different on TV. I was their dishwasher and dish dryer…who needed to buy a dishwasher when [...]

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East Coast Meets Midwest (Recipe: Shrimp Boil)

September 9, 2010

If you have read Dine & Dish for any amount of time, it won’t be any secret to you that I feel like I’m not living in the right place. As lovely as Kansas is to raise a family, I have always had a very strong pull towards east coast living. The coast of the [...]

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Quick and Delicious Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe

August 29, 2010

Have you ever taken a picture and then not realized until after wards that there was a detail totally off? I’ve taken pictures of my kids only to discover after I download them that there is a chocolate smudge on their face or stray hair in their eyes or a fly unzipped. That is exactly [...]

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Super Simple Supper (Recipe: Walking Tacos)

July 27, 2010

Sometimes it is the most simple of ideas that makes you slap your forehead and say, “Duh… why didn’t I think of that?” That is how I feel about this recipe for Walking Tacos. Such a simple idea, inspired by a day at the county fair. School will be starting again in just a short [...]

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Dinner Chaos (Recipe: Paula Deen’s Skillet Ravioli)

July 21, 2010

When you are a mom, especially with a curious and very busy toddler on your hands, turning your back for just a few minutes can lead to lots of extra work for you. This is a picture of Leah after she decided to eat a Red Crayola Marker (thankfully non-toxic) for dinner while I was [...]

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Ugly Food (Recipe: Garlic Chicken Legs for the Crockpot / Slow Cooker)

July 19, 2010

Let’s face it everyone… chicken legs are ugly. Really, there is nothing at all picturesque about a chicken leg sitting on a plate. In fact, I almost nixed sharing this recipe with you for two main reasons. This is a delicious recipe, however it comes no where close to the amazing Oven Baked Chicken Legs [...]

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Guest Post – New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Mallery

July 17, 2010

Susan Mallery is the New York Times bestselling author of romance and women’s fiction novels. Her funny, sexy romances explore the idea that we’re all looking for family, a place to belong. Her most recent series, Fool’s Gold romances, has been a big hit with readers around the world. Read free excerpts of the first [...]

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An Old Favorite (Recipe: Grilled Pork Chops with Garlic Lime Sauce)

July 13, 2010

One of the difficult things about being a food blogger, and when I say difficult I mean that in the loosest of terms, is remembering that not all things you cook have to be new and exciting. It is okay to revisit some old favorites every now and then. Don’t you find that to be [...]

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