Who says Turkey is only for Thanksgiving?I love ground turkey, it’s leaner and healthier than ground beef plus it tastes delicious. And when you add, black beans, spices, cheese and a few healthy toppings you will have a meal that will help melt away the pounds. Try this low carb recipe and let me know […]
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Best Indian Restaurant in VA Beach
Nawab – the Spice of Life! If you are looking for a delicious traditional Indian meal a couple miles from the Virginia Beach Oceanfront check out Nawab. When vacationing in VA Beach it’s easy to stay and eat at the oceanfront, but this restaurant is definitely worth the short drive. It’s nicely decorated with earth […]
Best VA Beach places to watch the Super Bowl!
2016 Super Bowl 50 – VA Beach! It’s fun going out and rooting for your team with fellow fans and not having to cook or clean-up afterwards. If you want to go out and watch the Big Game in Virginia Beach, I’ve got a list of the BEST places to go for watching the Super Bowl. Plus I have two […]
Trader Joe’s Overlake Red Wine $5.99
Is it possible to get an exceptional red blend wine for $5.99? That was my question for Trader Joe’s 2013 Overlake Red Blend wine. The Overlake Red Blend is 70% Zinfandel, 20% Syrah, 5% Barberra, 3% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot. This is a light red wine, take a look at my photo below. It shows […]
Virginia WineFest 2016
33 Outstanding Wineries – all the wine you can taste – $30, plus 62 other vendors! This is the best WineFest show I’ve attended at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. I went this past Sunday and was afraid that the Saturday event would have depleted their stock but my fears were cured by the abundance […]
The question we ALL ask ourselves every day…
What’s for dinner? This one question always spurs more, like what’s in the refrigerator? What can I eat that’s delicious, easy and healthy? It’s usually a verbal ping-pong with Mike until I end up cooking something from my memory database of Pinterest. But sometimes (ok more than sometimes) I don’t want to cook, I want […]
3 Sparkling Wines & Champagne for New Year’s Eve
Want a Champagne or sparkling wine for New Year’s Eve but are unsure of what to buy? My 3 favorite sparklers by taste & sweetness! True Champagne only comes from the Champagne region in France, but you will see the champagne method used on wines made elsewhere. You can tell the area by the “c”. […]
AMAZINGLY Delicious :)
I never thought I would say a Spaghetti Squash recipe was amazingly delicious! But this low carb gluten-free dish tastes incredible. I guess it’s all the scrumptious ingredients 🙂 Nothing tastes better than
Christmas Wine Game
Christmas Wine Game 3 White Wines & 3 Red Wines It is always fun to try new wines with a blind wine tasting game. So for all you wine lovers here is an easy tasting game for your holiday party. You can keep it simple by having folks only mark the wines they like and […]
Virginia Beach Happy Hours & Specials
The Best Happy Hour Restaurant Deals in Virginia Beach! I’m always on the lookout for great “Happy Hour deals”, but I’ve had a hard time finding them. When I “Google” for “Va Beach Happy Hour Specials” I get a bunch of “trash” links taking me to websites that want you to place ads. This frustrates me and is […]