Armida Cooks!

One of my dreams is to open a Czech style pub here in San Diego that serves authentic Czech food and beers, but before anything, I need to...

This is truly a 30 minute meal here, especially if someone else forms the meatballs while you do the sauce. The combo of mini meatballs a...

It's no secret that my husband (and pretty much all men, I think) cuts the cheese a lot. Often times, the culprits are beans or green...

My husband has been craving poppy-seed kolaches lately, but when I looked up the recipe, it was a bit too much for me. I'm not a big ...

I'm not one to brag, but last night I made the best pot roast ever. Actually, it took pretty much all day for the roast to cook in a lo...

Okay, a strata is basically a fancy word for layered casserole or crustless quiche, if you will. But this recipe is tried and true and it...

It has been so unbelievably hot here lately that I've had no desire to cook indoors or outdoors. I was trying to find a recipe where my...

My sister-in-law Lindsey, or SILLi as I like to call her, made some fabulous jalapeño poppers last week. Her dad, Dave Baggs, came up with...

I was addicted to iced coffee for a while, until I had a Thai iced tea latte several years ago. The tea flavor is fabulous, especially that...

I always know when I'm PMSing because I get an insatiable craving for garlic fries and I cry at tiny, cute things, like puppies or kitt...

I was craving Thai food today and I was not disappointed. I usually go to Thai Chada down the street from my work or to Spices Thai restaur...

It is a lovely Sunday afternoon. The temperature in San Diego is in the mid 70s with a slight breeze...so what is a girl to do? Well, of co...

Some of you probably have balsamic vinegar in your cupboard and only use it for salads, or maybe you don't use it at all. But did you k...

Oh boy, eating healthy is really hard. I've been on a healthy food kick recently because I noticed there was way too much starch and ba...

I've been in a cooking funk lately, most likely because I've been putting in many hours at work and because Matthew is spoiling me ...

It has been so hot here lately, that I rather grill outdoors than cook inside a hot kitchen. Grilled corn, along with grilled veggies, is p...

So why is this lasagna different than other lasagnas , you may ask yourself? What makes this a Diva Lasagna? Well, first of all, I use a ...

This is the most delicious pasta I've made in a while. Perhaps I think this because I just love the taste of fresh mint. This parti...

One of the few things I miss about living in the East Coast is all the wonderful Jewish delis I used to frequent. Not only did I become a ...

Okay, okay, I know I'm probably over doing the who cast iron skillet thingy, but dang do I love cooking in it. What I love the most is...