Feed your family. Feed your soul.
We’ve shared our heart healthy recipes this month with the Chinese New Year celebrations. Since Dim Sum (those delightful bite sized morcels) translated literally means “Touch the Heart”, we’ve made our own little parcels of tasty goodness – steamed soy salmon wrapped in crunchy lettuce.
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.
When I first ventured into slow cooking I spent years cooking meals you expect from a slow cooker – beef stew, soup, chili…
Many of the dishes we crave most come from our experiences as children, familiar tastes and flavors which provide comfort in some way and act as a reminder of a distant setting or event.
Thanksgiving illuminates some of the things we are appreciative of. Aside from the obvious, one of the unexpected surprises which I’m personally thankful for and which has consumed me this year is being propelled into a working partnership and friendship with Meg.
Growing our own vegetables comes with a degree of uncertainty since they’re susceptibleto the extremes of the elements: like this year and our hot, dry summer. I crossed my fingers and toes, and waited patiently for our lone tomato plant to blossom.
Some months ago, not long after the inaugural recipe in my slow cooker, I found 3 rapidly deteriorating bananas in the kitchen. I’m sure I’m not alone in this type of discovery. These bananas were extremely ripe, perfect for making banana bread.
As an ex-pat and a home cook in France, Julia underwent something of a transformation and re-invented herself, on a personal journey to “make things happen”. Her evolution as a culinary ambassador to French cooking in America during the 1960’s left a legacy – accessible …read more
