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Welcome to Diva Dishes, my very own passion project filled with unique and engaging content, with recipes, recommendations, and everyday reflections on life. Explore my site and all that I have to offer; perhaps Diva Dishes will ignite your own passions as well.

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Nothing But The (Painful) Truth

What motivates you? What freezes you in your tracks? What gets you out of bed in the morning, and what, on certain days, keeps you buried under the covers? What has been your creative outlet during the last year and a half? Did you have to adjust your answers to these questions when COVID hit? This is my blog, Diva Dishes, and here is where I answer all those questions, and maybe you will find some answers, too.

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Jun 274 min read

To Debate or Not to Debate

Since I started this blog several years ago, I have made a concerted effort to avoid the two P's - being preachy or political. We get...

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Feb 254 min read

The Fear of Moving Backward

Last week, I did something I've wanted to do for a long time. I bought a record player. It's not just any record player. It is a full...

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favoritefeathermer

Sep 2, 20234 min read

Choices, Choices, Choices

Well, it's been a minute, hasn't it? In my every day life, I generally don't speak unless I have something to say. People often think...

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favoritefeathermer

May 11, 20233 min read

Grandma's Potato Salad

I write a lot about my Grandma Ruth. Many of the things that I cook are her recipes. You can't go wrong with Italian, right? It's only...

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Take This Day and Shove It
10 Ways to Make a Bad Day Go Away

favoritefeathermer

Mar 25, 20233 min read

Take This Day and Shove It 10 Ways to Make a Bad Day Go Away

Let's be honest, no matter how much we love our jobs, there will always be days when we feel like we've been beaten about the face and...

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favoritefeathermer

Mar 20, 20235 min read

What I Know

I want to tell you a story. In the 30-plus years since I experienced this strange and life changing event, I have only shared this story...

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favoritefeathermer

Jan 23, 20233 min read

Making Room

It seems like just yesterday I was joyfully celebrating the birth of my first grandchild. If I'm being brutally honest, it seems like...

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favoritefeathermer

Oct 22, 20225 min read

Who's Your Mommy?

I sit here on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in October, my favorite time of year, stuck inside because I've had a cold all week. OK,...

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"Thank You, Fifteen"
(Random phrases you only hear in theatre)

favoritefeathermer

Oct 1, 20224 min read

"Thank You, Fifteen" (Random phrases you only hear in theatre)

After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus brought on by COVID-19, I finally returned to the stage in September as Mrs. Sarah Strakosh in the...

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favoritefeathermer

Jul 31, 20224 min read

Coming To Terms with Your Calling

I've had a few random visitors to my website this week (Hello? Who do I know in L.A.?), and every time a notification pops up, I think...

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Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want To Come
(The Lazy Person's Guide To Getting Out Of Work)

favoritefeathermer

May 14, 20223 min read

Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want To Come (The Lazy Person's Guide To Getting Out Of Work)

Unless you've spent the last two years under a slab of concrete, you know that the job climate has basically imploded. When Covid hit, I...

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Where's My Strychnine?
(Things I Would Rather Do Than File Taxes)

favoritefeathermer

Apr 19, 20224 min read

Where's My Strychnine? (Things I Would Rather Do Than File Taxes)

Well, we've survived that dreaded time of year. No, not pollen season, although here in the South they are not mutually exclusive. I'm...

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favoritefeathermer

Mar 3, 20224 min read

License and Registration, Please

I have a confession to make. I let my car's registration lapse. For two years. I'm not proud, but in my defense, Covid-19 hit just a...

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Me And My RC
(Saying Goodbye To Grandma)

favoritefeathermer

Feb 22, 20225 min read

Me And My RC (Saying Goodbye To Grandma)

Today, 2.22.22, marks the 17th anniversary of the death of my paternal grandmother, Ruth Cifaldi Colucci. She was originally from New...

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Always Send Me Flowers
(In Defense of Valentine's Day)

favoritefeathermer

Feb 15, 20222 min read

Always Send Me Flowers (In Defense of Valentine's Day)

Valentine's Day gets such a bad rap, because as human beings we have become so jaded and bitter, that if we aren't actually in a...

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favoritefeathermer

Jan 18, 20224 min read

The Mic Drop File

Each person's life is a combination of all of the different aspects of their personality. I visualize it like a pie-shaped game piece...

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Life in the Queue
(Things to do while you're on hold)

favoritefeathermer

Jan 11, 20224 min read

Life in the Queue (Things to do while you're on hold)

"You are currently number 25 in the queue." UUUUUUUGGGHHH. Last Friday, I was trying to contact the VA in Fayetteville. It wasn't going...

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favoritefeathermer

Jan 6, 20223 min read

To Resolve or Not to Resolve

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Toasting to new beginnings, swearing up and down (in between shots of tequila) that we are...

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favoritefeathermer

Dec 27, 20213 min read

The Right to Grieve

Two weeks ago, my mother-in-law passed away at the age of 93. She had an amazing life, raising three children to be decent, God-fearing...

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Survival Of The Bravest
(Ode to Thanksgiving)

favoritefeathermer

Nov 27, 20214 min read

Survival Of The Bravest (Ode to Thanksgiving)

Every family has one. You already know what I'm talking about. That one person in the family who can either make your holiday meal a...

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