Feed your family. Feed your soul.
Last week Vonda packed up Piper and saw her off to the University of South Carolina for her Freshman year. Meg’s daughter heads back into Europe for her post-grad year. Meanwhile here in England my girls are returning to school in person next week, for …read more
A quote from one of the masters of home cooking Julia Child as you embark on the next step in life. “This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook — try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have …read more
When Irving Naxon invented his Naxon Beanery, a precursor to the Crock Pot, it was a gift. It brought tender and flavorful food to millions of tables throughout America and beyond. But what has this got to do with back to school season and Black …read more
In October of 2014, I wrote the post below to help explain my love of the slow cooker and help our readers get started on their slow cooking journey A lot has happened in four years and as my (3) children are onto their next …read more
Discipline & Joy “Discipline in its highest notion is not punishment or self-punishment. It is rather something seminal to the self. It is our foundation. It is our architecture. It gives us structure. It allows us to steer our energies and pull our wagon.” -Noah …read more
Over the past four years Jane and I have had numerous meetings with designers, fellow entrepreneurs and specialty food consultants…but I’ll never forget a question by a potential investor. After Jane and I spent a 1/2 hour explaining our business he looked directly at me …read more
“It’s continuing traditions that are well-established for a reason…” “New World food is exciting, tasty, healthy, romantic, and possibly, easier on the earth” – Steve Sando’s thoughts on using beans indigenous to The Americas (Rancho Gordo Beans)
Earlier this month Meg’s discussed entertaining at home rather than going out as a budgeting tip during her early married life. Expenditure on home entertaining can get out of control without some forethought. How many times a week can you realistically “share” the cooking? Who is responsible for …read more
When my husband, Steve, was in graduate school his professor assigned a project that required the acquisition and analysis of a unique set of data. Due to a few of Steve’s quirkier (though useful) traits, he happened to have kept a set of small notebooks …read more
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.
I was 8 months pregnant with our first daughter when my husband, Graham, had a health scare which revealed his high cholesterol. Not what you’re expecting as an outwardly healthy 30 something soon-to-be father, eagerly anticipating your new arrival.
