When you see a man or woman wearing a child, stop to thank them for the heart investment they are making into a citizen of the world. —Unknown In celebration of International Babywearing Week, I thought I’d share one of the greatest pleasures I have experienced as a new mother—babywearing. The term Babywearing is used… Read More
Root Vegetable Galette with Kamut and Fresh Herbs
Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. —Leonard Cohen Mindfulness Like many, I’m often a bit more reflective about my life at the beginning of each year. As we start our journey once again around the sun, I’ve been thinking about how I… Read More
Lentil-Quinoa Soup Bowl
If you were able to live to the age of 100 and retain the mind or body of a 30-year-old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want? Hmm, that’s a bit hard to answer. Okay, here’s a more realistic question: What if you could live to 100 (or older) as a… Read More
The Most Beautiful Sounds
In a recent issue of Reader’s Digest, there was a column called “Finish this Sentence.” The sentence to finish was “The Most Beautiful Sound in the World is…” I found it interesting to read people’s responses that ranged from the sound of children giggling to frogs croaking in a marsh to silence in a war… Read More
Australian Bush Bread
One evening, while visiting sites around Darling Harbor, my husband and I stopped in at one of the many restaurants along the wharf to get a quick bite to eat. On the menu, was an item called damper that caught my attention. So I promptly ordered it and was pleased to see that it was… Read More
Sweet Potato Galettes
Spicy, sweet, and punchy, baked fresh and served warm, this is the sort of starter that can precede almost anything. The generous sour cream base and the lightness of the puff pastry carry the sweet potato easily without the risk of a carb overdose. — Yotam Ottolenghi On the cover of Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami… Read More
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