My family just got back from a week’s vacation in Paris. It was the first vacation that just the four of us had ever done together—before now we had always either traveled with or to other family members—and it was absolutely wonderful (not just curated Facebook wonderful, but really wonderful). As I walked with a friend this morning recounting many of the fantastic moments, I told her that one of the best things we did…
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How much do you normally spend when you go to the grocery store? $100? $200? $300? More? And how many times a week to you go to the grocery store? When I was a cooking coach I regularly had clients who, when they started working with me, were spending more than $300 week on groceries AND eating out numerous times each week. That adds up to a lot of cash! Why do we spend so…
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The Virtues of a Well-Stocked Pantry Recently my family and I went away for a trip and before we left I made sure to use up as much of our food as possible, after all, who wants to come home to spoiled milk and mushy or moldy vegetables? But as we drove up to the house upon our return, I suddenly had a moment of panic: what was I going to feed everyone for dinner?…
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I adore the foods on Thanksgiving. I love them on the big day but I love them even more as leftovers. My brother lives all the way on the other side of the country now, but when we used to spend the holiday together, our favorite activity was to build giant leftover sandwiches the day after Thanksgiving– chock full of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy. They were so huge, so messy, and SO delicious….
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I think I might have a problem. I pretty sure that I am addicted to apple picking. Every late Summer I am overjoyed when my farm share enters into apple season. But even with the 6 (!) pounds of apples that I get from the farm share each week, I am still powerfully drawn to apple picking. It feels like a seasonal right of passage. It is a family outing that I refuse to pass…
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