Enjoying Grains: Farro
Farro is considered the Mother of all grains; the original grain from which all others come from including rice, barley, wheat and rye. Farro […]
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Lifestyle
Bread Therapy
As I lightly dust the counter, a small plume of flour creates a momentary cloud of dust in the air before settling on the
My Love/Hate Relationship with Cooking
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with cooking these past few weeks. Perhaps fueled by the exhaustion I have from cooking on a camp stove for
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Summer Camping: Planning
We just returned from a 10-day camping trip visiting Great Basin National Park in Nevada, followed by Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon and Zion in Utah.
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Summer Grazing
Summer is here, and that means the kids are biking, swimming, playing video games . . . and grazing in the pantry. It has become
A Gift from the Heart (and Kitchen) for Father’s Day
As Father’s Day quickly approaches, I know exactly what I’m going to give Dad — something homemade. The days are gone when I find myself
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The Effin’ Goldfish Fight
This morning my kids were fighting over goldfish. Not the ‘swim in the tank’ kind, but Goldfish crackers. You see, I bought the oversized milk
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The Party Invite
When I was a kid, I loved stationary. My favorite was a gift from my Aunt Jan, a deep pink paper decorated with white
On the Go Beverages
Water, coffee, tea and more . . .We take our beverages on the go, but the cost to the environment is staggering. Americans discard 2.5
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Family Games
Dinnertime is the time we slow down and nourish our bodies. But, it is more than just the meals that are important to us, it