Food Reviews

King Neptune in Wrightsville Beach, NC

Appreciation for a delicious meal! The kids were on a break and my husbands family came down from Pennsylvania for a nice beach vacation at Wrightsville Beach, NC. Everyone was SO excited to see each other, to be at the beach and to get a little R & R at the beginning of May. We …

Food

Easy Cabbage

One head of cabbage + butter= an easy, inexpensive, addictive side dish! Cabbage is a low-calorie leafy vegetable that is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It’s also inexpensive and super easy to cook. There are literally no negatives here. So, as I try to implement it more into my families diet, I want to …

Food Tips

Guidelines for Quick and Easy Meals

Need to feed the family in a hurry? Don’t have the energy to stand in the kitchen? Don’t go through the drive-thru!! You can make quick and easy meals any and every time with just a few guidelines.  These guidelines can help you not only in the spur of the moment but even when you’re …

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Not your Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana Soup!

This easy one-pot version of Olive Garden’s delicious Zuppa Toscana soup is simple, quick to make and may be even better than the original!  Are you obsessed with Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana soup? Well, my husband is! Unlimited soup, salad, breadsticks and wine used to be one of our favorite meals. Soup and salad with …

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Tuscan Bean Soup

This quick and easy soup is so clean, delicious and hearty! Currently, in NC it still feels like winter… even though it is March!! So, I’m still making our favorite soups. I got this one from Better Homes & Gardens (original recipe here). It’s a meatless meal that seems light but hearty, and it’s perfect …

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Home-made Vegetable Soup

Add Chicken, pork or beef to this sweet and tangy tomato-based vegetable soup with cabbage! Starting a food blog means that you get to go through every cookbook, food magazine, and a ripped-out-of-something recipe that you own without explanation or shame. To a home cook and foodie like me, SO FUN!! After years of collecting, …

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Food, Family & Love

          Valentine’s Day is the perfect day for the launch of my new food blog! Food is one of the many ways that I show love to my family and friends, just like the women in the generations before me. My grandmother was always in the kitchen, and I followed her …