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Beach Eats - A Dangerous Combination of Dieting and Mascara - is written by The Diva on a Diet. The Diva is committed to living well with an eye toward health. Her blog explores all things delicious and when her tongue isn't wrapped around something chocolate-y, its firmly embedded in her cheek!
Will this blog explode if I post one more chili recipe here? Probably. But that's a chance I'm willing to take. I've got a situation here.My fridge seems to be breeding poblano peppers. Like tribbles. Only greener and more tasty. I could swear (read full article)
When life, or your brother, hands you a bushel of tomatoes: make tomato sauce ... from scratch!While slow-roasted is all the rage, sometimes there's no time for slow. Sometimes you need quick. I often need quick. Such was the case on Saturday nigh (read full article)
The Diva's taking the easy way out today. So easy, in fact, that this isn't even my recipe! (Though, naturally, I've changed it up some.) I popped into a favorite farm stand this weekend and along with the bounty of fresh veggies, the stand had lit (read full article)
I've got to be honest, I don't know what's going on with my family. First, Papa Diva sends me a post he's written about hummus, then - just this weekend - Mama Diva divulged that she's flirting with the idea of becoming a vegetarian. Who are these (read full article)
Sometimes, when email meets regular mail, its a match made in heaven. Let me explain: this luscious, summery cake is the direct result of a recent email and a packaged delivered to my door.Like many of you, I subscribe to TastingTable. Some weeks b (read full article)
My word, there's an awful lot of chocolate going on here lately ... and I'm not even PMS, I swear it. Clearly, I need to step away from the coco bean and present something else before someone calls the authorities. On the menu today: eggplant rollat (read full article)
How's about a little something healthy today? Something rich and chocolaty and satisfying ... without any guilt!This month, 5 Star Foodie Culinary Adventures' Make-Over Challenge is all about smoothies and shakes. Yum, I'm in! Natasha has asked us (read full article)
First off, I want to wish a heartfelt, yet belated, Happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful moms out there! And especially to Mama Diva ... the greatest mom a girl could have! Love you the *most* Mama Diva! I hope you all had a spectacular day.Tal (read full article)
It may not look like much in the pan, but it was super tasty on the plate! This quick and versatile recipe comes from the Knack Make it East Mexican Cooking cookbook and it couldn't be more perfect for the hot, summery weather of late. While the ori (read full article)
How's about a little Leftover Magic today? If you're anything like me, a trip through your refrigerator will often yield a somewhat disjointed collection of leftover bits in need of use. Perhaps a handful of steamed broccoli, some cooked rice, an a (read full article)
Hot, spicy steak; cool, crisp veggies; soft whole wheat tortilla - need I say more? I think not. Steak Tacos with Bell Pepper Slaw Spice Rubbed Flank Steak:1 1/2 pound flank steak3 teaspoons ancho chili powder (or any kind of chili powder)1 1/2 tea (read full article)
No exploration of Irish foods would be complete without a bread of some sort. Irish bread is legendary and my love of soda bread in particular is complete and everlasting. I'll never forget my first bite of brown soda bread. The year was 1977 and (read full article)
Or, to be exact, Diva's Crock-pot Beef and Guinness!Beef and Guinness is a classic Irish stew that usually contains chunks of beef stewed together with onions and carrots, sometimes mushrooms, and bottle of Guinness Stout. The Guinness acts as ten (read full article)
It sounds strange for me to say this, but in my 25 years of cooking, I've never made a roast beef dish. Pot roast, stews and beefy soups are always on the menu, Chez Diva - but an actual roast beef? Nope. Never. Not even once. Weird, huh?Or maybe n (read full article)
Its Thursday and odds are you've come here expecting a drink ... instead, I'm offering you porridge. Hardly seems fair, huh? I mean, you've done nothing wrong, its not as if you need to be punished. And yet, porridge is on the menu - and you'll li (read full article)
Have you ever noticed that you can live your whole live without ever hearing a certain term, or about some product, or car, or movie, or book - and then, all of a sudden, BOOM, its everywhere? Case in point: chia seeds. Other than those freaky litt (read full article)
I have no idea how authentic this dish is, or even from what country it might hail. I didn't ask for its passport - hell, I didn't even have a recipe. I simply assembled a bunch of stuff I like and started cooking. The result? A big, BOLD, beaut (read full article)
On Friday night, I had what may well be the worst meal of my life. Forces combined to cause our merry band of four to dine at Pure Food and Wine - a raw, vegan restaurant in the Gramercy Park neighborhood. While I'm not going to write a full revie (read full article)
Fasten your seat belts, I'm about to confess. At the risk of being ostracized from the community, I'm just going come out admit it ... I made another Rachel Ray recipe.I'll give you a moment to smooth your feathers and calm your spirits. Now I'll ad (read full article)
C'mon in, I've made you some soup. And not just any soup either - a luscious and healthy root vegetable soup. Doesn't it look delicious? Aw, thanks. Wait, what's that you say? No, no, of course I'm not trying to pawn off more leftovers on you. Th (read full article)
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