Feed your family. Feed your soul.
We bounce off the toe of the Italian Peninsula into North Africa this week to score our second recipe from around the Med. We take with us Dr Devries mantra “More fish…less meat…” and marry it with our penchant for herbs and spices from the …read more
This endless Chicago winter tentatively holds onto some aesthetic charm for me however my mind wanders to warmer climes. With auspicious timing we are focused on bringing a little warmth into your home with our heart healthy recipes from around the Mediterranean.
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
Our last, but by no means least shout out this month goes to Patty Charhut and her son Nick, with a posthumous recognition to Patty’s mom Suzanne Wilson Sheehan. It’s another family affair and reflects how our business is committed to not only being “nourishing” …read more
Thursday last while Meg was airborne to Mumbai I caught a ride on the tailwind of her flight, to England. Meg’s trip is a long anticipated retreat in Pune in India with Frances Murchison of Mindfully Fed, and also a spice information gathering mission. My …read more
This week Meg and I are tipping our hats to Claudia Pannell of the Pannell Advisory Group for her unrelenting support, gentle coaching and patience in crafting our business plan.
Following on from our introduction to the New Year post Namaste, this week we are honoring our friend Susan Kelsey at the City of Lake Forest Business Accelerator.
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
This year in our Chicago home we’re celebrating with my temporarily transplanted Mother-In-Law, who at the age of 83 “never thought I would ever come to America, it’s marvellous.”
As the festivities envelope us I’m looking forward to Grandma arriving from England to stay and it’s a joy for my girls to have an overdue two weeks of unrestricted access. With Grandma life is different, and pleasingly so. We often find ourselves sitting down …read more
Some months ago our friend Susan Kelsey, the city’s Economic Development Coordinator who started the incubator program in Lake Forest, knowing that we were trying hard to emulsify our zen spice and blog concepts, urged us to ‘get moving” on our product in time for the Lake …read more
I remember the first day I dropped into a yoga class. It was in college many years ago. Â 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
