Feed your family. Feed your soul.
Last weekend we chalked up our 8th move in 15 years, and my Instant Pot has been working overtime. This is somewhat perfect timing for us since we are supporting the Food Marketing Institute’s Family Meals Month campaign, which debuted in September of 2015.
“An original food pioneer, Linda McCartney believed in great tasting, honest, meat free food and the shared pleasure that eating well could bring.” – http://lindamccartneyfoods.co.uk/
Now that we’ve moved back across the pond, I’m in search of a replacement for my Chicago community garden. I miss picking-my-own from my pint sized bed. In the meantime, with an abundance of fresh, locally grown English produce, I picked up some peas – in …read more
In the midst of a crazy busy week running between a Conscious Capitalism networking event; an export workshop at The Hatchery, expanding our social initiative to Beacon Place and beyond (more on that in a future post) and, an early morning round table and demonstration for staff …read more
My youngest, Connie, has been noodling around with the idea of becoming a vegetarian for some time, however it still came as a bit of a shock when she announced her new regime just moments after finishing the apple pie and cream course of our turkey – with …read more
In wrapping up our month of breakfast recipes we turn to comfort food this week. A hot breakfast with eggs evokes a real sense of well being in our house, possibly because it means that we all have time to actually sit and commune.
In an effort to reduce the heat in my kitchen my slow cooker came to the rescue this week when our AC broke down, on the hottest day of the year nonetheless.
Preparing meals for two isn’t confined to the lifestyles of empty nesters and single parents. In our many hours of research, we’ve learned that single friends regularly use their crock pot to cook for two – dinner for the evening and a hot lunch the following …read more
At 6.30am on Saturday we packed up our cars and left the comfort of home for a very long day ahead. First stop – Green City Market.
We’re excited to be growing our business and have recently upgraded our website and blog. You will continue to receive our weekly recipe but please let us know if you have any problems reaching the blog posts. We recommend that you update your bookmarks to …read more
The Meg and Jane show got off to a strong start last week at our first show of the season at OLPH in Glenview.
“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)
