Feed your family. Feed your soul.
I’ve just returned from Austin, Texas, where I spent a disproportionate amount of time eating with my good friend Julie. Austin is littered with al fresco fine dining and food truck spots. The whole fried branzini Thai style and Japanese crudo mackerel were possibly some of …read more
A meaty, saucy chili topped with scoops of fresh avocado and onion, a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of salty cheese is definitely a Fall favorite. Simple and lovingly prepared, a hot chili is a dish we have many opportunities to share with …read more
“You can make bread in a slow cooker?” they say, eyebrows raised, as we lift the lid off the slow cooker.
A typical Tuesday in the McKay house involves me working from home and dashing all over town when school finishes at 3.30pm to fit in all our scheduled activities.
You can see by a picture of my 3 children taken 12 years ago that I didn’t have a lot of Zen in my life.
“American history on a bun,” is how actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman described the Italian Beef sandwich. In this final installment of our “hot sandwiches” month, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to share this Chicago born special beef sandwich dipped in…yes…its own gravy.
In week two of our month of “hot sandwiches” from our slow cooker I want to introduce the all American Sloppy Joe to our followers from outside the U.S.A. My first encounter with a Sloppy Joe was when I arrived in Chicago at the age …read more
As these lovely summer days begin to fade and we become immersed in the routines of a new school year, to help me avoid lunchbox fatigue, I’ve got Katie Morford’s Best Lunch Box Ever on hand. I love the leftovers made over section where Katie shares …read more
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
This week is all about tomatoes and our upcoming demonstration at Elawa Farm in Lake Forest to showcase our Marinara blend which we launched earlier this summer.
This week I finally got back into my own kitchen after our extended trip abroad. I missed our routines around breakfast: my morning pot of fresh brewed coffee on the table, lunch – being creative with leftovers, and dinner – the pleasure of chopping onions …read more
Our summer took an unexpected twist recently. What should have been an annual two week trip to the UK turned into a month long extended stay, due to an outage of the US Passport and Visa system, stranding tens of thousands of people worldwide including my …read more
