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Today we reached an exciting milestone – our Zen Blends are now available to purchase online! We share our journey below. When people ask me “why did you start the zen of slow cooking?” The answer has two reasons: the first is that I want to …read more
When I was a child, August was one of my favorite months – those days of complete relaxation defined the meaning of summer. Camps were over, summer jobs ending, often there was a family road-trip vacation, and if not, simply day after day of complete …read more
When I first learned to slow cook 8 years ago I loved knowing that I could navigate the school year with a bit more success in the kitchen. But when the last day of school arrived my slow cooker was tucked away in the basement …read more
I finished Jeanne Nolan’s memoir “From the Ground up.” It’s a fascinating narrative as Jeanne describes her departure from the North Shore of Chicago at age 17 in search of a life more closely connected to the earth and to detach from the trappings of …read more
My Mother was strong, beautiful, fearless and at times challenging. For all of us who were blessed to have a mother who made her opinions known – you know what I mean. Without ever raising her voice I always knew when I “crossed the line” …read more
We all create organic waste from our kitchens so we thought it would be fun and useful to outline our recipe for compost this week. This living, well-balanced soil can be used to grow more food! Meg and I both harvest our home grown vegetables …read more
As you all know we have a strict 20 minute prep time on all of our recipes. So when I “test” Jane’s creations I generally have a timer running to make sure I can make that time work.
If you’ve been following our Facebook Page you’ll know that I spent the last two weeks of January in India.
Last summer I received 3 separate invitations to attend a talk given by Stephen Devries, MD. Dr. Devries specializes in preventative cardiology and in his role as Executive Director at the Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology promotes education to healthcare professionals on the critical role …read more
Namaste “an ancient Sanskrit greeting still in everyday use in India and especially on the trail in the Nepal Himalaya. Translated roughly, it means “I bow to the God within you”, or “The Spirit within me salutes the Spirit in you” – a knowing that …read more
I remember the first day I dropped into a yoga class. It was in college many years ago. I had heard about yoga and was intrigued. But my interest wained 5 minutes into the class – too slow and turned to a mild annoyance …read more
While Jane and I grew up across the world from each other we share a common bond – being raised in a small town.
