Frugal Meals: Dinner on a Dime

Are you looking to stretch those grocery dollars? Let me show you how to spice up and season that lowly beans and rice dish so you can enjoy several different ethnic (styled) dishes. And FYI, these are representations of this type of cooking, not the actual authentic versions, so don’t be hatin’! First off, cook […]

Top Tips for Grilled Veggies and Fruits

I shared some tips with you a couple of weeks ago about grilling meats but there’s more to summer barbecue season than burgers and steaks! Why turn on the stove to cook your veggies when you have a perfectly good hot grill already prepped? Never mind the fact that grilled veggies and fruits taste like […]

Budget-friendly crock pot meals

It seems like the more you do to feed your family properly, the harder it is to keep the grocery budget in check. Using the crock cooker is a great way to stretch a dollar for several reasons. • You can use tougher, less expensive cuts of meat • Traditional crock cooker meals like chili […]

I’m a Spice Girl (you?) ;-)

Cooking with herbs and spices makes all the difference in the world to the end product, your meal. But if you’ve never learned how to use the mountain of spices available, sometimes you need a little guidance. Never fear, the Dinner Diva is here! Do yourself a favor and copy this list and stick it […]

Time to get rid of the winter grime!

The days are getting longer, y’all! And you know what that means? It’s just about time to get those gardens in, the patio furniture out, and tackle that spring cleaning. I like to keep a clean kitchen, but every few months I just love giving the kitchen a good scrub down and getting everything all […]

Myth Buster enclosed (you need to know this)

Everyone’s concerned about watching the grocery budget these days, and rightly so! Food costs are climbing, and there’s no sign of this trend stopping anytime soon. I’m often met with resistance when I talk about eating nutritious foods (especially as part of a Paleo lifestyle) because people claim they can’t afford to eat healthy. To […]

You’re a big girl now: eat your veggies!!

Hands up if you eat the 5 daily servings of fruits and veggies as recommended by the USDA or the 7-10 daily servings recommended by Canada’s Food Guide. I’m not seeing many hands! But the truth is, folks, there’s a reason why the government wants us to get in all those leafy greens and juicy […]

The art and craft of cooking
(nothing else impacts your health MORE!)

The art and craft of cooking has been glorified in glossy magazines for years with beautiful shots of styled food, propped, positioned, and perfectly lit, sitting on a color-coordinated plate. These gorgeous pictures set your mouth to drooling and your desire to cook right off the charts. In recent years, food bloggers have attempted the […]

10 Tips to Help You Successfully
Navigate the Grocery Store

A lifestyle of poor diet and lack of exercise kills about 400,000 Americans every year—that’s as many who have died from smoking, can you imagine?? And that’s only Americans—this number does not count the rest of the world that eats poorly and neglects to exercise! YIKES! It’s a tough world out there and today’s grocery […]