For everyone who read this blog post in January, From Quiet Dinner to Huge Celebration I thought I’d post a few pictures. This is how we solved the issue of kids asking for new cups every time they forget where … Continue reading →
I’ve been receiving quite a few newsletters and emails from various food organizations lately about the issues of childhood obesity and inferior school lunch programs. Most recently SlowFoods with the “Time for Lunch” campaign. It’s an appeal to congress, asking … Continue reading →
I’ve joined the SlowTrav March Madness Bloggers. It’s crazy to attempt this with everything else I’ve got on my plate right now. But, there is something very fulfilling about committing yourself to a project that you don’t believe you can … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago we made our all too short, annual winter Estero Bay getaway to visit my brother and sister-in-law. The weather wasn’t Florida perfect, but it was better than the snow back in Missouri. We don’t do much … Continue reading →
It’s my week to choose our Sunday Slow Suppers cooking challenge. I love goat. So, why not? Especially when I found this recipe on Dana Tommasino’s cooking blog – Figments. She credits Paula Wolfert, for the recipe, (Pay attention Paula … Continue reading →
For as long as anyone is interested and it doesn’t feel like work, I’m going to have some fun with a few of the more meaningless issues of our day. Issues that, even though they aren’t important, people all tend … Continue reading →
We learned yesterday that a friend lost his sibling in the earthquake. It’s not a distant, abstract disaster any longer.
Continue reading →Just an early and fair warning to my Sunday Slow Suppers friends. My week is February 21st. The method is slow cooker. The recipe is a slow cooker version of a tagine. The flavor profile is clearly Moroccan. The star … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of DK Publishing. They have a strong formula for balancing concise information, stunning photos, and smart layout to produce wonderful books. Their Eyewitness Guides are great basic travel books. Their cookbooks are … Continue reading →
Three weeks flew by. We could have spent all three weeks in any one of the three locations we’d chosen and still it would not have been enough. But, we find ourselves turning our car in at the Edinburgh airport … Continue reading →