Feed your family. Feed your soul.
Our month long tour of community garden initiatives concluded this week when Meg visited the dedicated garden space for the Julie and Michael Tracy Foundation (JMTF) Urban Garden Program. The purpose of Meg’s visit was to finalize the details for our cooking class for a …read more
This month we are wandering our backyards and green spaces for inspiration, not only for recipes but to share our appreciation for home grown food. We asked a good friend and fellow gardener Erin to share how our community garden outreach program makes the efficiency …read more
Baked Beans undergo a transformation from one side of the Atlantic to the other. Back home in England they are either a soggy component of “A Full English Breakfast” (sausage, bacon, egg, toast and baked beans,) or the chewable food of choice for many milk …read more
Last month we said goodbye to our beloved French home La Cachette (the hiding place), for the last time. We were fortunate to gather with old friends and share a 4 course set lunch prepared from fresh local ingredients – only the type available in France – for …read more
This week we welcome professional guidance supplemented by a spice prescription from our friend Geeta Maker-Clark, MD. Geeta is an Integrative Family Physician in the NorthShore University HealthSystem. Click here for Geeta’s extensive Biography. (See below for a good definition of Integrative Medicine.)
Following on from our introduction to the New Year post Namaste, this week we are honoring our friend Susan Kelsey at the City of Lake Forest Business Accelerator.
As the mom of 6 and 4 year old daughters, the prospect of hurriedly sending my girls away into the care of folks I don’t know and have never met, and without immediate means available to contact them, is terrifying.
For our final “restorative” soup recipe of the month I wanted to share a little more about my story with Liz.
For our second post during Breast Cancer Awareness month, we’ve noted a series of time saving techniques to make your recovery easier.
I am constantly surprised at how my girls are always after something to eat. Honestly there are times when you would think I’ve been starving them, especially after school pick up when their brains are frazzled after a long day and they’ve had 40 minutes …read more
What do you do when you have an abundance of something? Give it away, swap it for something else, or keep it in the hope it will get used sometime in the future.
My journey as an ex-pat has encountered a few bumps along the road. Consumed by the excitement of our adventure in America I was initially swept along and kept afloat by the momentum of the move. I didn’t have time to miss much at first …read more
