A Cheese Soup Recipe made perfect for the transition between summer and fall with the addition of fresh garden vegetables and Cabot Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese. I love this time of year…when the last of the summer heat starts to fade away and the cooler temps make an appearance every now and then, giving us…
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July 2018 Must-Read Books
A review of the 8 must-read books I finished in July of 2018. Dear friend, Since getting my reading glasses and solving the whole “I’m losing my mind because words are jumping around on the pages” problem, I’ve been taking advantage of reading ALL THE BOOKS. It feels SO good to be reading again! I…
Grilled Better Cheddar Burgers Recipe
Better Cheddar Burgers will amp up burger night with Certified Angus Beef® Brand ground beef and your favorite shredded cheddar cheese! This post is sponsored by the Certified Angus Beef® brand in conjunction with Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own. I love summer for a lot of reasons, but one of the big reasons is in our…
Fiery Jack Mac and Cheese Recipe
A spicy kicked up fire roasted Mac and Cheese recipe featuring Cabot Creamery’s new shredded cheeses. I have been so excited to share this recipe with you for quite some time. I’m going to say, testing this recipe over the past month is the reason I’m not totally beach bod ready this season…but I’ll also…
Dear Friend, A Graduation Celebration
Dear friend, Hello and happy Memorial Day! We just returned home from spending the weekend in Iowa celebrating our niece Allison’s high school graduation. In Iowa, they do HUGE parties for high school graduation. It wasn’t that way in Southeast Kansas where I grew up and I don’t think it’s this way here in Kansas…
Dear Friend, Leah Turned 9 (Sheet Pan Fruit Pizza)
Dear friend, We celebrated a birthday last week. Leah, our youngest, turned 9! Ella was just a few months old when I started Dine & Dish, but Leah wasn’t even born. Many of you were there when we found out I was pregnant with a girl, she was born and I made this cute video,…
Dear Friend, A Simple Fix
Dear Friend, First of all, thank you so much for your kind response to my letter last week. It’s so good to have the support and understanding of someone who understands and gets it. The response I received definitely made me feel so much less alone. This time / age / season of life is…
Dear Friend, I Miss You
Dear friend, Hello! I’ve been meaning to write you for quite some time to share a little bit about what’s happening around here. There’s so much I want to tell you about, but I’ll try to keep it as short as possible so not to take up too much of your day. I’m just going…
Lemon Shrimp Spaghetti Toss Recipe
Gorton’s Seafood Simply Baked Shrimp in this Lemon Shrimp Spaghetti Toss recipe makes for a delicious and simple dinner. I mentioned earlier how much our life has changed lately now that our kids are older. One thing that having teens in the house has afforded Nick and I is more frequent date nights. As much…
Chicken Sausage with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Over Zucchini Noodles
Al Fresco fully cooked chicken sausage is the star of this simple weeknight meal. Scroll down for the Chicken Sausage with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce over Zucchini Noodles recipe. Can we talk for a minute about this stage of life I’m in? I thought when my kids were young life was hectic, but having teenagers…

















