2020 Reboot: A Year that is Slipping Away
The year is slipping away, and I’m reflecting on what I’ve accomplished, and what I had hoped to accomplish. The strong momentum of early 2020 […]
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Lifestyle
In Search of a Signature Dish (for my son)
My kids often tell me, “Mama, you should open your own restaurant,” as they take a bite into a meal or a dessert I just
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Hand-me-downs: Recipes from the Past
As a kid, I was always excited to receive some hand-me-downs. I’d quickly dig inside the paper bag, pull out a gently worn dress, t-shirts
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The Perils of Pour Over Coffee Brewing
I never thought I’d say this, but “I pulled my back out while brewing pour over coffee the other day.” Sounds ridiculous, and I wish
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My Cookbook Purge
Last weekend Greg and I spent some time in the garage, doing a bit of organizing – and purging. We made room for a home
Sunday Suppers: Spanish Tapas
This is the second in our Sunday Suppers Series — a way to enjoy the flavors of a culture, when we’re unable to travel there
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Mood Food
I have images in my mind from my childhood of commercials, television shows, and magazine ads depicting a person, clad in a robe, standing in
Sunday Suppers: Argentinian Style
We’re re-navigating our summer plans. With our big trip out of the country pushed off until next summer, we look to finding ways to make
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The Power of Mealtime
Of all the Four Pillars (Planning, Purchasing, Preparing and Partaking), it’s the fourth pillar that I think about the least. It seems as if I
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The Kitchen Brigade: Dealing with the Mess
Our kitchen has always been messy. It’s just that before all this shelter- at-home business, the mess was grouped into mealtimes, and I could actually
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