Feed your family. Feed your soul.
We love to travel, which is a fundamental part of our connection – we encourage and support each other’s passion for traveling the globe. From Marrakech to France, and Spain to China, we truly enjoy internationally-inspired foods and wanted to bring that into our homes. Explore our Zen of Slow Cooking recipes inspired by cuisines around the world.
A Loyal Sceptic and a Romantic, as an Enneagram 6 and 4 Jane is dedicated to figuring out the world as friend or foe, is a solution seeker, emotionally sensitive, and creative. There’s a lot more to Enneagram types than this and if you’re interested …read more
In the second part of my Kitchen Remodel Series of How To’s I’m sharing some of the successes I found in meal planning. Double Duty Dinners to the rescue!
The Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, known commonly as Chinese New Year in the West, began last Friday. It’s a few years since Meg found Sichuan peppercorns piled high in the spice markets of Chengdu, Sichuan Province in China while on a trip to visit her …read more
Orange chicken with cashews is a delicious way to enjoy tender chicken bathed in a mild orange – soy sauce with cashew nuts and crunchy steamed green beans. A carry-out alternative with less sugar and sodium which goes a way towards meeting that Bliss Point or the hé
One of my earliest memories in developing our business was the afternoon I spent sitting in the warm sunshine on my deck reading a book about spices. A single sentence jumped off the page. “Over long slow cooking whole spies release their essential oils”…in that …read more
Saffron is noted as a spice “worth its weight in gold” and I am in the extremely fortunate position of working my way through a 1oz tin from Rumi Spice, a perk of my job. A large pinch of Rumi’s hand picked saffron threads make …read more
Until I moved to Chicago I was unfamiliar with Korean BBQ, and the dishes associated with the cuisine peeked my interest. One of the most talked about restaurants is Cho Sun OK, in my favorite Lincoln Square neighborhood, where on a weekend the lines run outside filled …read more
While I’m enjoying a vacation on the Greek Island of Skiathos, we reimagine a chicken dish shared back in August 2014 on the blog. It is the perfect time of year to be gathering sweet, seasonal red peppers from your local farmers market, or if you’re …read more
The recipes on our blog are usually curated with a theme in mind, from a love of a particular cuisine, a favorite cookbook, a chef, or a particular ingredient of interest. In this instance it started with a visit to a local country show, Countryfile Live …read more
In my first post since migrating back across the pond to Oxford, England I’m happy to report that I took delivery of my UK compliant Instant Pot and slow cooker this week. It has become an even more attractive cooking method because our temporary kitchen is …read more
Bao Buns are steamed individual breads, pillowy soft and filled with fragrant slow cooked pork.
After my older daughter’s recent emergency surgery and subsequent lack of appetite, I was desperate to see her eat again.
