I received many emails thanking me for the how-to-eat -healthy-all-week tips in the last post. So I thought I’d continue along with this theme and throw a few more ideas out there. Once people start preparing their own delicious meals using local seasonal foods they’re hooked. Even when life tries to show off just how [...]

I love that people are talking about food, thinking about it, asking questions. But I still hear people complaining that they don’t have time to cook healthy foods from scratch. It really is so much easier, and less time-consuming, than most people think. May I offer a few ideas? Yes? Well thank you, you’re too [...]

I’ve been spending all my free time reworking a couple of the dishes from our menu. It’s something I do frequently and the process can be quite piddly. Sometimes it’s because I have no choice, ie: spinach is no longer in season so I’ll have to rework the dish to accommodate a replacement. Other times [...]

Here we are, sliding into month 2 of 2010. I realize I have not been very diligent about posting of late. Possibly too preoccupied with the new year and thinking about what it will possibly bring. But that does bring something to mind that makes my fingers anxious to say Hello to my keyboard.
I use [...]

This time of the year we are inundated with lists of what will be ” in” this coming year. Music, fashion, movies, and yes, food! They make me simultaneously laugh and engage in primal scream therapy ( Quite the sight, let me assure you!) And so many people take these lists seriously. Playlists, restaurant menus, [...]

So, the big day has come and gone. Presents exchanged, thank you’s  given, turkey bellies causing groans of contented bliss. All the Christmas cliches came out to delight and comfort; now eager to be tucked back into storage until next year.
We had a wonderful couple of days. Dinner on the 25th was just perfect; our [...]

Well, finally the holidays are upon us. Not next month or next week even. Right now… beautifully in our face. I absolutely love this time of the year, I know it was how I was brought up. Gifts were always meaningful, never trivial. Meals were always incredibly planned, not even necessarily fancy. Just the bounty [...]