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Orange chicken with cashews is a delicious way to enjoy tender chicken bathed in a mild orange – soy sauce with cashew nuts and crunchy steamed green beans. A carry-out alternative with less sugar and sodium which goes a way towards meeting that Bliss Point or the hé
With our focus on the Mother energy and Yogini in May I considered what childhood meals still make my mouth water.
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
As we share our favorite “comfort” meals in celebrating Hygge – I wanted to share mine from an earlier post! Enjoy… When I first ventured into slow cooking I spent years cooking meals you expect from a slow cooker – beef stew, soup, chili…
For Carli, our social media intern from The Cove School, one of her independent living goals is to learn how to cook. The path to transition isn’t always straightforward, and as Carli noted in her letter last week “it is hard!” She’s burned pans, and, both …read more
While I’m enjoying a vacation on the Greek Island of Skiathos, we reimagine a chicken dish shared back in August 2014 on the blog. It is the perfect time of year to be gathering sweet, seasonal red peppers from your local farmers market, or if you’re …read more
In my first post since migrating back across the pond to Oxford, England I’m happy to report that I took delivery of my UK compliant Instant Pot and slow cooker this week. It has become an even more attractive cooking method because our temporary kitchen is …read more
Four and a half years ago we published our inaugural blog recipe and adaptation of Julia Child’s Coq Au Vin, which remains our most successful to date. Since then we’ve gathered quite a following and created a community around our desire to simplify cooking for the …read more
I have no access to a slow cooker for two weeks as we live out of holiday rentals (although a slow cooker would be a great addition!)
In the final of our collaborative series with Michelle at Organa Wellness, we focus on Build: growing, developing, and achieving new goals, the third chapter of the program. Step 1 shares our weekly recipe, followed by Step 2 and a printable exercise from Michelle.
Last week we wrote about Sara, mom of Owen who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 4 years ago. To kick off this month’s series of diabetes friendly recipes Sara shared a chicken tagine with butternut squash which I served to my own family this weekend.
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
