It is Valentine’s Day and Smith Mountain Lake abounds with wonderful restaurants and ideas for any and every choice of special meals you could treat your loved ones to. But some of us will want to make that extra special …
Tasty Fall Recipes
Here are two fantastic recipes for the crisp, cool evening of November at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. Neither of them is complicated, nor are the ingredients hard to find. Best of all the results are delicious. You can impress your …
Culinary Institute of Virginia
If you have ever gone to one of Smith Mountain Lake’s fabulous restaurants and wished you could cook like their chefs, then here is your chance to learn. The Culinary Institute of Virginia educational program can help you shape your …
Refreshing Recipes
I am sure I am not alone in thinking this is one of the hottest endings to spring that I can remember at Smith Mountain Lake. Although it’s cooling down just a bit, with summer beginning on June 20th there are …
How About Mexican Tonight?
There are a couple of good Mexican restaurants at Smith Mountain Lake if you enjoy Mexican food. I rarely eat out because it’s so hard to do and eat healthy. But I have to confess Mexican is my favorite way …
An Inviting Lunch Salad
As the weather begins to warm at Smith Mountain Lake and throughout our lovely state, I find myself more and more interested in fresh fruits and vegetables. For some reason, the thought of cooked food in the heat of the …
Healthy Valentine Treats
Smith Mountain Lake is looking rather colorful these days as Valentine’s Day draws near. After the more drab shades of winter, it is always a treat to see all the reds and pinks break out for this holiday. For many people, Valentine’s Day …
Low Fat Winter Recipes
It is already winter at Smith Mountain Lake so I decided to look for (and share) some tasty recipes for when you want to nourish your family without putting on unwanted weight. It has always amazed and amused me how …
Butternut Squash Recipes
Since butternut squash is a favorite among squash and sweet potato lovers, and also an appropriate winter dish to share, Jennifer A. Wickes love of butternuts seems an appropriate topic. In her articles, she shares a bit of the butternut’s …
Cool Summer Desserts
The days are heating up at Smith Mountain Lake and summer is in full swing with the kids out of school and everyone planning vacations and cook-outs, etc. While we appreciate all the short, cooling rains of late, it’s grand …