The Royal Wedding Cake (Recipe and Part I): A Sight to Behold

Eight tiers. Decorated with 900 delicate, beautiful symbolic flowers. It was truly a sight to behold and, as with most other details of this fairytale wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, kept secret from the public until the big day. Check out this photo slideshow for some great shots from different angles of this […]

Make a Food-“e”-Friend Monday #10: Carrot Dip

Welcome to our weekly potluck party… what better way to make a Monday a little more bearable than sharing great food and making new friends! If you are a new visitor, please check out our Make a Food-“e”-Friend (MAFF) Monday page for more information on what this party is all about. All guests will want […]

You are invited… to the Feast of the Ages! 1st Course: Shrimp and Pineapple Wontons {A Recipe Series}

Happy Easter to you and your family! We are excited today to begin this recipe series that we are calling Feast of the Ages. Easter is a special holiday of celebrationfor us as Christians. This recipe series was developed from a desire to share about our faith with our readers. As much as we love […]

Establish a New Easter Family Tradition: Resurrection Biscuits

 We love finding new ways to celebrate holidays like Easter with our children that help them better understand the true meaning behind the holiday. We had never heard of resurrection biscuits until a new “e-friend” told The Lucky Wife about them during the online Ultimate Blog Party recently. They are now a new Easter […]

The Easter Bunny’s Favorite Healthy Treat: Carrot Dip

Did the Easter Bunny get the shaft when it came to treats in your home growing up? Maybe my memory is just bad, but I don’t remember ever hearing about treats for the Easter Bunny like I did treats for Santa as a child. Google search results even prove this point with over 12 million […]

Make a Food-“e”-Friend Monday #9: Portobello Mushroom Caps Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Prosciutto

Welcome to our 9th weekly potluck party… what better way to make a Monday a little more bearable than sharing great food! If you are a new visitor, please check out our Make a Food-“e”-Friend (MAFF) Monday page for more information on what this party is all about. All guests will want to check out […]

Carob Dipped Puffed Rice Easter Egg Treats

This recipe is one that I developed last year for The Well-Fed Son’s Easter basket. We were trying to come up with some treats that we could put in his basket that would not contain a lot of ingredients that can be problematic for him. The Lucky Wife did some research and found a recipe […]

Portobello Mushroom Caps Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Prosciutto

The portobello mushroom is considered the “Vegetarian’s Steak”. They can be grilled, fried, sauteed, or baked, and when used as an ingredient, can add great flavor to dishes. This recipe really had no inspiration as most of the recipes posted on the blog do. However, The Lucky Wife loves portobello as well as soft cheese, […]

Make a Food-“e”-Friend #8: Easter Egg Hunt Brownies

Welcome to our weekly potluck party! If you have a sweet tooth and like brownies, I think you are going to love the recipe I’m bringing this week. If you are a new visitor, please check out our Make a Food-“e”-Friend (MAFF) Monday page for more information on what this party is all about. All […]

Easter Egg Hunt Brownies

Remember I said baking is not my forte? Yeah. This week’s recipe is evidence of this fact, as well as a good example of a pet peeve of mine… poorly written recipes. (If you ever have a hard time with a poorly written recipe, feel free to ask me through our Ask The Chef […]

Make a Food-“e”-Friend Monday #7

Welcome to our seventh weekly potluck party! If you are a new visitor, please check out our Make a Food-“e”-Friend (MAFF) Monday page for more information on what this party is all about. All guests will want to check out a separate ongoing party, the Star Recipes Collection party, where blogs’ most popular recipes have […]

Beef and Pineapple Vietnamese Rolls

Chinese… Japanese… Thai… Vietnamese… we have always enjoyed eating Asian food. Some of our greatest memories from traveling to Vietnam to complete our son’s adoption several years ago was being able to experience authentic Vietnamese cuisine. One of the things the Vietnam government wanted to know when we adopted our son was how we planned […]