This is a very simple and tasty soup that is so easy to pull together quickly. I first made it last fall when a friend shared her recipe with me. My husband liked it so much that I’ve made it again and again, trying a few minor variations each time. Like many soups, this one can… Read More
Curried Carrot and Apple Soup with Barley
When the first cool days of autumn come around, I can’t help but want to cook. It’s soup season, after all, and the desire to have a pot of something savory bubbling on my stovetop is more than just convincing. There’s something so comforting, nostalgic, rhythmic and practical about taking simple and fresh ingredients and… Read More
Peach and Pumpkin Pancakes
Morning has come. Night is away. Rise with the sun and welcome the day! —Elisabeth Lebret Although we’re surrounded by rhythms in nature—the alternation of day and night, the changing of seasons, and the phases of the moon—modern life and technology can sometimes make it challenging to stay connected to those natural rhythms around us. Rhythm. In… Read More
It’s World Vegetarian Day!
The average age of a meat-eater is 63. I am on the verge of 85 and still at work as hard as ever. I have lived quite long enough and am trying to die; but I simply cannot do it. A single beef-steak would finish me; but I cannot bring myself to swallow it. I… Read More