Dining Blog

The Grill at Hacienda Del Sol

After a long week, my husband and I decided to try The Grill at Hacienda Del Sol.  I saw this restaurant in the Tucson Living Magazine, and it was listed as one of the top 5, so I wanted to take a visit.  It's also winner of the AAA Four Diamond Restaurant...

Cooking With Cally

By now, you know that I am not a great cook.  So, I called Cally over for a cooking lesson.  Cally is a great cook and has her own business.  Cally's mother also owned her own catering company.  I had no idea how much time and effort goes into...

Grilled Fish Tacos and Crunchy Corn Salsa

While visiting California a couple of weeks ago, I was craving fish tacos.  I don't know where the craving came from, but I just had to have one.  Ironically, the restaurant where we ate had what appeared to be a delicious grilled fish taco on the menu, but...

Lo-Lo’s Chicken and Waffles

My husband and I took a fun road trip to Scottsdale to eat at Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles.  We met about 20 friends at the restaurant and just enjoyed each other's company.   I never pass up an opportunity to eat good food and hang out with a great...

Joey K's Restaurant & Bar in New Orleans

My hubby's friend, Robert, has done it again!  When we went to Los Angeles, he told us about this great restaurant in Manhattan Beach and we loved it.  Well, Robert and his wife moved to New Orleans last summer.  While my husband and I were in New...

Cooking With Arlette

I have never cooked shrimp because I know it is easy to overcook shrimp.  I am so tired of messing up different dishes that I called in a professional, my good friend Arlette, to help me with a pasta dish that I saw her cook a few months ago. You might remember...

Commerce Kitchen

I love lunch dates, and this lunch date was special because I spent it with a sweet lady from the Mississippi Delta. She grew up about 45 miles from where I was born and raised.  She graduated from Alabama A & M University and went on to medical school....

Poppy Kitchen

I heard about this restaurant a couple of months ago.  This restaurant has been open less than a year, and it is a wonderful place to get a warm bowl of gumbo...good gumbo, I might add.  It's located at the LaPaloma Resort off of  Sunrise.  ...

Back Porch Destin

We took the kids to the beach for fall break. The beach always translates to good local seafood restaurants. You don't eat cheeseburgers at the beach. You eat seafood. A family friend told me about The Back Porch, a Seafood and Oyster House in Destin. We arrived just...

Mini Cobblers

I love apple cobbler and peach cobbler, but I wanted to try a mini version of the cobbler, which is great for those who don't want large portions.  These were so much fun to make and I had a blast eating them!  Thanks again to Arlette for this great recipe...

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Poppy Kitchen

Poppy Kitchen

I heard about this restaurant a couple of months ago.  This restaurant has been open less...

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Cup Quequitos

Cup Quequitos

A couple of weeks ago, my family and I attended Second Saturdays Downtown.  Different artists...

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San Diego

San Diego

I spent some quality time in San Diego with my family, and we had a blast hanging out...

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Mini Cobblers

Mini Cobblers

I love apple cobbler and peach cobbler, but I wanted to try a mini version of the cobbler, which...

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Tropical Sno

Tropical Sno

If you have never had a "sno ball," you don't know what you're missing.  It is a sweet little...

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Going Greek

Going Greek

One of my favorite restaurants has closed.  They had the best lamb chops ever and now I have...

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Yes Indeed!

Yes Indeed!

There's one thing I can't get used to in the desert --- being away from good Southern cooking....

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