Feed your family. Feed your soul.
This is where our blogs end up if they don’t have a home yet! They will usually end up in “Zen Inspirations”, one of our recipe categories, or perhaps in a brand new category…
Four years ago, I went on a retreat with 6 other women to spend a weekend with my friend and Certified Life Coach, Margo Montgomery to learn about the Enneagram. The Enneagram is defined as a system of classifying personality types that is based on …read more
“The Chinese called the dish dofu (do=curdled; fu=bean), a name as basic as the nutrient it described.” – Night Kitchens Judith Thurman, The New Yorker. August 29, 2005. Tofu Sichuan Noodle Soup
Some things DO change. For years my parents have preferred a “real” BBQ with hot coals and fire.
Last September, Steve and I jumped in our Jeep and took a 2 week road trip heading West to Montana for a few reasons…fly fishing, returning to a fondly remembered childhood place, and to see my friend and celebrated author, Laura Munson. As we hit …read more
Like many home cooks I began learning at the heals of my mom in the family kitchen. It was very much her domain where I watched her closely and absorbed her techniques.
A few weeks ago we lost one of my mother’s last remaining besties, Jackie Barnes. Aunt Jackie was FUN! She was a people person, who loved to laugh and sing and to make us laugh. When you needed a pick-me-up – heading to her home …read more
Did you catch the Baked Feta Pasta sensation on TikTok earlier this year? Well it made it into Jane’s meal rotation during her kitchen remodel, adapted for her Instant Pot as Feta Marinara.
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!
I’ve spent years pinning kitchen images to a pinterest board and tearing pictures from magazines. So, when the time finally came to embark on our first remodel I knew exactly what I wanted. Something light, clean, and bright, after all I spend a lot of …read more
Who can resist Pizza and a giveaway? In our final week of March showcasing our launch as part of the WW (formerly Weight Watchers) Loves collection we saved the best until last!
All the protein and none of the fat! Squash and Black Bean chili is loved by the entire Zen team! Meg has cooked this many times for backyard social distanced chili nights with a few girlfriends. Vonda has wowed her Grandma Gigi who hasn’t had …read more
