Yes . . . We Can
Odds are you have a food bank in your community. It’s not something we think of often, if at all; yet it’s nice to know it’s there to take care of those in need. But what if that food bank were to run out of food? That’s the question that Aletha Soule from Slow Harvest, a program that connects excess food with the people who need it, is helping to answer.
Get Connected
Teach What You Know
The Kitchen That Sings
La Cocina Que Canta; the kitchen that sings. It’s the name of the cooking school at Rancho La Puerta Spa in Mexico where I’ve been teaching classes this week. This is healthy cooking. This is cooking that’s gentle on the earth. This is cooking that brings a smile to the soul . . . and to everyone seated at the table. Si, this kitchen sings indeed.
Teach Our Children Well
Practice Pleasure
Growing Beyond the Garden
Relatively speaking, our garden is small. In the past, we've designated two narrow beds in back for vegetables and managed to shoe-horn in a couple dozen vegetable plants. I'll admit to longing, though, for sprawling zucchini and melon vines, and beans that bloomed at a height my daughter could reach without having to sit on Daddy's shoulders. Now that I've learned to look beyond borders, I have them.
Make a Mess
Nourish Traditions
I have such vivid memories of visiting my grandparents when I was little, including the pot of Nan's barbecue--my grandma's version of a sloppy Joe--which in some unspoken agreement between she and I had become the de facto welcome dish for our visits. This week, as we roll into summer and a season full of family gatherings, ponder what traditions you'd like to pass on.
