About
Welcome To Intentional Hospitality
Hi, I’m Gina Dickson, the creator behind Intentional Hospitality. I live in Augusta, Georgia, home of the Masters Golf Tournament, and I share easy recipes, practical entertaining ideas, and biblical hospitality encouragement to help you welcome others with confidence.
After 35 years of feeding a large family, hosting gatherings, and making crowd-pleasing meals manageable, I’ve learned that hospitality does not have to be complicated to be meaningful. Here you’ll find relaxed, casual Southern-style recipes and ideas that help make gathering around the table feel easier, warmer, and more joyful.
Hey Y’all I’m Gina
I’m a home cook, recipe creator, writer, photographer, and the voice behind Intentional Hospitality.
My love for cooking grew from real life around my own table, feeding family, welcoming guests, and learning how to make meals that bring people together. Over the years, I’ve cooked for everyday dinners, church gatherings, holiday meals, and special events, always with the same goal in mind: to serve food people enjoy and create a space where they feel truly welcome.
As a mother of six grown children and grandmother to 18 grandchildren, I’ve spent decades learning how to cook in a way that is practical, dependable, and made for sharing. That hands-on experience shapes every recipe and article I publish.
What You’ll Find on Intentional Hospitality
Intentional Hospitality is a place where easy recipes and meaningful gatherings come together.
Here you’ll find:
- Easy recipes for family meals and casual entertaining
- Southern-inspired comfort food and crowd-pleasing favorites
- Slow cooker meals, casseroles, appetizers, and holiday recipes
- Party food and menu ideas for hosting with less stress
- Encouragement for practicing biblical hospitality in everyday life
- Almost homemade recipes to make your time in the kitchen easier
Everything I share is meant to help you cook with confidence and open your home with ease. I want the recipes here to feel approachable, reliable, and worth coming back to again and again.
Since I live in Augusta, I also share Masters golf-inspired recipes and party food ideas each spring, including favorite dishes for tournament-week entertaining.
My Experience and Background
My experience comes from years of cooking for a large family, hosting gatherings, and creating meals that work in real homes with real schedules.
I know what it is like to need recipes that are easy to follow, use practical ingredients, and still feel special enough to serve to guests. That is the heart behind Intentional Hospitality.
In addition to recipe development and food writing, I have also written a monthly column for the Medical Examiner in Augusta, Georgia. My work has also been featured in publications including Yahoo Lifestyle Atlas Obscura, SheKnows, Rent and Brit + Co
My areas of focus include:
- Family-style meals and gatherings
- Easy home cooking
- Southern-inspired recipes
- Recipe development
- Casual entertaining
- Feeding a crowd
- Biblical hospitality
Why Intentional Hospitality Matters to Me
At the heart of Intentional Hospitality is biblical hospitality, the simple practice of welcoming others with a willing heart and an open table. My hope is to help you create meals and moments that reflect God’s love and make people feel seen, cared for, and truly welcome. Romans 12:13 reminds us to “seek to show hospitality.”
A Few Fun Facts About Me
- I grew up on a dairy farm in Indiana with my parents and grandparents. I loved helping my grandma make pies and fill her cellar full of home-canning recipes year-round.
- I moved to Augusta, GA when I was 11 and didn’t know what grits were.
- I graduated from Indiana University. Go Hoosiers!
- My husband and I met in high school at a baseball park and have been married for 43 years.
- We were known as the Brady Bunch because we had three boys and then three girls. Of course, Alice never showed up. 😉
- I homeschooled all 6 of my kids, and now they are also homeschooling their kids.
- All 6 of our kids enjoy cooking and are really good at it! We have grill masters to bakers, and everything in between.
- My older grandkids like helping me cook, and style recipes to shoot photos of our creations.
- We have outgrown our Amish made table that expands to seat 25.
- Random facts: I enjoy beekeeping, and I remodeled a 29-foot class C RV during COVID. Then Mel Gibson stayed in it on set when shooting a movie in Augusta. He took a copy of my Famous Masters Recipes back home.
- I was adopted at birth and always felt something was missing. Then I realized it was a relationship with my Heavenly Father.
- I am a 3b colon cancer survivor. The Lord had more for me to do. Be sure to read my article How You Can Help a Cancer Patient: Real Support Inspired by Biblical Hospitality.
- I love anchovies on my pizza!
Join With Me!
- I’d love to connect with you and help make gathering around your table feel easier and more meaningful. You can also subscribe to my newsletter for easy recipes, entertaining inspiration, and practical encouragement for welcoming others well.
- One of my favorite places to share inspiring, easy, entertaining recipes is with my 14,000 followers on Pinterest. With over 1.5M monthly views, there is always something new to find on my Intentional Hospitality’s Pinterest account. Be sure to tap ‘Follow’ while you’re there to stay up-to-date with all the new pin ideas I share.
- If you enjoy getting delicious recipe inspiration ideas, be sure to join my Intentional Hospitality Facebook Page.
- I also have a newsletter specifically designed to help you cultivate a biblical hospitality lifestyle in your home, particularly around your dinner table. I share encouragement, purpose-driven ideas, and how-to tips, in the newsletter, so be sure to join my Intentional Hospitality SubStack Community.
- I’m also a publisher on NewsBreak and MSN, where I share easy, crowd-pleasing recipes and hosting tips. Find me here: NewsBreak and MSN
If you have any questions or maybe a recipe request, you can reach me at [email protected].