The Empty Seat
Family meals hold a special place in our hearts. For the past 18 years, we’ve made the effort to gather together at least once a
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Summer Transitions: Food and Family
The past 6 weeks have been filled with a parade of celebrations, starting with 2 May birthdays and Mother’s Day, culminating this past week with
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Getting Back in the Swing of Things: Wine Tasting at Murphy-Goode
On a recent visit to Murphy-Goode Winery’s tasting room in Healdsburg, CA (Sonoma County), I felt a wave of relaxation come over me, and I
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Food Stories: Lessons from the Pandemic
Food tells a story about how we live. My food story is varied, and I often find myself wallowing in my own memories . .
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Eating Down
Last week, when the kids were searching the pantry, bread box and the fridge for something to eat, they just stood there, staring. They knew
(Shh) It’s Meatless
This week, one of my girls independently decided that she would not be eating meat for a week. Of course, she didn’t apprise me of
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Kitchen Confidence and Some Donuts
We’ve all been bumping into each other as we make our way around the kitchen. We’re all scrounging through the fridge and cupboards looking for breakfast
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The Sunday Morning Kitchen Puzzle
On a recent Sunday morning I took my coffee standing up. Rather than brew my Sunday morning coffee, then taking the time to sit alone
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Scotch Whisky Revelations, alongside some Shortbread & Haggis
I’m not the pheasant plucker I’m the pheasant plucker’s son I’m always plucking pheasants ‘til the pheasant pluckings done (silly tongue twister) I may not
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Soft Foods & a Bit of Nurturing
My first born . . . he was the center of my universe, I was the center of his. He had my attention and nurturing
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