Top 5 Back To School Dinner Fixes
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My Partner Part 2
At the start of each year I sketch out an editorial calendar. This month I had intended to write a post about going back to school, but my heart kept wandering back to the beginning of our spice journey and my beloved business partner, Jane.
The Art of Summer Grilling: Sunday Lunch
Sunday lunch is deliciously different during the summer months to my traditional family roast with potatoes, veg and gravy. In this second part of our summer grilling series the Provençale marinaded pork tenderloin is the centerpiece for a simple Sunday feast.
Summer Grilling Recipes – Backyard BBQ Party
I recently contributed to an online round up article for allthestuff.com by Minuca Elena on “How to organize a successful BBQ party”. I’ve updated it here to include our grilling recipe for Smoky BBQ marinaded Cauliflower Steaks.
Smells of Summer
On hot summer afternoons my mother would give me a nickel to get a treat and I would bike across the tracks to our favorite neighborhood ice cream parlor – Homer’s. Even today, whenever I dip my spoon into peach ice cream my mind travels back …read more
Chilled Summer Broad Beans, Peas, & Mint Soup
I live in a messy climate (the U.K) where summer can mean a hot and sunny 80 degrees in the shade when everyone heads to the lido, or a cold, wet and windy 55 degrees when we all sit inside in our sweaters with the …read more
The “Updated” Carrot Seed
As I reflected on this month’s post, my mind wandered back to the past. A few years ago, I wrote about one of my favorite books “The Carrot Seed.”
Zen Basics: Instant Pot Whole Cooked Chicken
With our focus on the Mother energy and Yogini in May I considered what childhood meals still make my mouth water.
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As a teen in the late 1970’s living on the North Shore of Chicago – my days were a lot of “fun” — much to the consternation of my parents, especially my mother. She was “hands off” when it came to my academic performance, but …read more
Carolina BBQ Pulled Jackfruit
1. JACKFRUIT: A fast-growing tropical Asian tree related to the breadfruit. 1.1 The very large edible fruit of the jackfruit tree, resembling a breadfruit and important as food in the tropics.” – Oxford Dictionaries.com
Saffron Chicken Pilaf with Honey & Pine Nuts
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
Packing up Doug – Part 2
For all of you who have been sharing my parenting journey you may remember that 4 years ago I packed up Doug so he could attend his long awaited dream of attending college. My post from August 2015 is below. Steve and I have often …read more
