I often ask myself why it is so hard, impossible almost, for me to follow even the most basic and classic recipe exactly as written. Someone once told me that a recipe is not meant to be a suggestion. Other people see recipes as a jumping-off point. I 100% subscribe to both schools of thought. I…
What Kind of a House is This?
Travel has changed so much in the last decade. Think of it: with a few taps on your phone, you can rent someone’s home, room or even pitch a tent in their backyard; you can swap your home with someone else’s; you can rent someone’s car or hire someone to drive you around in their…
After the Pandemic
It kind of snuck up on us. Yes, there were headlines here and proclamations there, but we were cautious – afraid to be too optimistic – because we had been disappointed before when we thought the pandemic was over and a new strain, a new surge disrupted life again. It’s odd to walk into a…
Mia Apple Pie
Mia’s first apple pie made by her Nanna.
I Love My CSA
What is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture started to become popular in America and Europe in the 1980s with roots that go back to the 1960s when consumers in Switzerland and Japan realized the importance of supporting their local farms directly by essentially joining into a partnership. In a traditional CSA, the consumer enters into…
Expectations
Certain expectations are made when you are a food blogger. An invitation to a potluck, or to bring a dish to a dinner party, comes with high expectations that I’m going to bring a show-stopping dish: something exotic, something new and exciting, something very different from anything else on the table. No store-bought dips and…
Fennel and Friends
Herbs! How dull our lives would be without herbs. Surprisingly, many people are averse to using them or dangerously flirt with some of the more mellow herbs. Such a shame! Herbs are a low-calorie, low-sodium way to add a flavor boost while providing extra nutrients, texture, color and interest to any dish. Most people like…
Breakfast – What Are You Having?
Breakfast. First meal of the day. Some have said it is the most important meal of the day. That was proven not to be true for everyone. (Plus how much faith can we put in something that originated as a marketing tagline from the 1900s mainly to sell cereal.) But I like to think about…
So Many Books, So Little Space … Time for an e-Reader?
I recently saw a great cartoon in The New Yorker. A man and a woman are standing in front of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and he says, “I never have time to read but if I did these are the books I’d read.” Yep! I can totally relate to that! I also have multiple bookshelves throughout the house…
United In Food - Uniting Communities Through Food 