Feed your family. Feed your soul.
We’ve shared our heart healthy recipes this month with the Chinese New Year celebrations. Since Dim Sum (those delightful bite sized morcels) translated literally means “Touch the Heart”, we’ve made our own little parcels of tasty goodness – steamed soy salmon wrapped in crunchy lettuce.
I was 8 months pregnant with our first daughter when my husband, Graham, had a health scare which revealed his high cholesterol. Not what you’re expecting as an outwardly healthy 30 something soon-to-be father, eagerly anticipating your new arrival.
When we lived in our French hideaway in the Gascony countryside, we started a Valentines tradition. In the post Christmas seasonal lull we start planning.
This week, as Meg begins another seasonal cleanse with Frances Murchison of Mindfullyfed (more on this next week), I’m busy filtering my thoughts for our summer vacation. Now at the end of January, just when the drudge of winter is beginning to take its toll, …read more
January is when many people appraise their lifestyle and choose to change gear, an appropriate time to hit the “reset” button.
Faithful to our year 2012 Zen of Slow Cooking goals of 20 minutes or less preparation time and using whole foods, we have been planning our New Year’s Eve dinner for either a party of guests or a quiet romantic evening for two. Following the …read more
After a long day I walked through my front door yesterday evening to a welcoming and seasonal smell: the mulling of wine. We’re branching out. The new recipe made it’s intoxicating debut in our new little red 2 quart Crock Pot, rather than the 6 …read more
Before the Holidays in England, my brother and I would spend December wishing away the days in the hope that Christmas would come quicker. “Don’t wish your life away!” I would often hear my dad saying, a nugget of advice which has become golden over the …read more
Many of the dishes we crave most come from our experiences as children, familiar tastes and flavors which provide comfort in some way and act as a reminder of a distant setting or event.
As a host at Thanksgiving, having a house full of guests and dinner to prepare can be anxiety inducing even for the most proficient of home cooks. You will be grateful to wake up to this big pot of creamy overnight oatmeal, prepared Thanksgiving eve and …read more
Thanksgiving illuminates some of the things we are appreciative of. Aside from the obvious, one of the unexpected surprises which I’m personally thankful for and which has consumed me this year is being propelled into a working partnership and friendship with Meg.
We’ve been sharing our contrasting Halloween traditions. For Meg, Halloween was a long anticipated event. There just wasn’t the variety and quantity of candy available today, so it was a real treat to fill up bags with sugary bounty. As a child I didn’t go …read more
