As you might remember, we spent the week of Thanksgiving in Montana where a large part of C's family lives. We were eager to see family, mountains, the big open sky, and hopefully some fresh snow. It had been six years since the last time I had visited. I missed the vast land and wilderness. ...
I am always fascinated by family dynamics and traditions that are passed down from one generation to another - particularly in the kitchen. It is probably one of the first things that I ask people as I get to know them. I ask for many details too. "What are the smells that you remember from ...
There are those things in our lives that we take for granted. Things that surround us and we barely notice as we walk by. We go on with our lives and as we grow older and move away, we feel this void. We cannot pinpoint what it is, but we feel anxious as though something ...
When I was a little girl, I loved day trips. Sometimes it was the beach, other times the countryside. I loved packing lunches and even then, I expected to have multiple courses and snacks to munch on throughout the day. In retrospect, I think food was actually the thing I looked forward to the most, ...
Summer approaches and the heat is already getting to me.This is the time when all I can think about is fresh fruit, chilled soups, salads, and lots and lots of sorbet pops.I bought the first saturn peaches of the season a few days ago. They are nature's candy, if you ask me. (I seem to ...