Eden + Me Plant-based eating made simple. Well, friends, it is an exciting time. I have been feverishly writing and typing down all manner of ideas, plans, to-do lists and the like . . . I’m starting a business! If you’ve read either of my recent posts about plant-based eating, you may have a bitContinue reading “Introducing Eden + Me”
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Eating More Plants: Where to Begin?
If you read my recent post about eating as stewardship, you may be wondering: Where do I begin? You may be curious about trying out a movement toward Michael Pollan’s suggestion, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” However, when putting dinner on the table each night can already be a struggle of its own,Continue reading “Eating More Plants: Where to Begin?”
Eating: An Act Stewardship
I have been wanting to share a post like this for quite some time, but have been putting it off, unsure of how to begin talking about something that is so big. The topic of stewardship is core to being human, and the way stewardship plays into our eating habits and choices has been aContinue reading “Eating: An Act Stewardship”
Drinking the Old World: Italy | Reds
Five Red Wines to Taste Your Way through Italy I think we all know about Chianti—a great red wine to sidle up alongside your lasagna at Christmas dinner. With no disrespect meant to this worthy variety, Italian wine is far too often reduced to tumblers of this giant. By all means, please continue to enjoyContinue reading “Drinking the Old World: Italy | Reds”
Oh, the Possibilities!
Red bell pepper. Yellow onion. Mushrooms. Garlic. Scallions. Cashews. A group of common ingredients that I used this week to make two radically different meals. I’d like to call this a brief study in “doing more with less.” It’s all about thinking creatively about the range of possibilities. With food, the sky is the limit.Continue reading “Oh, the Possibilities!”
On Being a Beginner
I recall overhearing two fellow bread bakers at a church gathering: “Did you do bulk fermentation?” “Was your stretch and fold in the bowl, or on a board?” The technical terms they were throwing around so casually made me feel small. Not that I was even part of the conversation. I was merely passing byContinue reading “On Being a Beginner”
Making Bread: Delighting in Embodiment
It’s Friday morning. After four days spent bent over a computer, huddled inside to escape the single-digit weather, and cringing through the pain of a stiff neck and shoulders, I feel like a brand new person. Sure, a chiropractic adjustment last night helped, and so does the sun shining through the window this morning, butContinue reading “Making Bread: Delighting in Embodiment”
Fruitful Boundaries
I love the creative challenge of doing a lot with a little, especially when it comes to food. My husband and I just took a long weekend trip for our anniversary, and planned to cook most of our meals at our rental. We stopped at a Trader Joe’s before checking in, spending the amount ofContinue reading “Fruitful Boundaries”
When Things Don’t Go as Planned
I just took a loaf of bread out of the oven. The color is gorgeous . . . on top. The bottom? Well, let’s not look there. To own the truth, I forgot to reduce the preheat temperature of 500 F down to the actual baking temperature , so my bread was in the ovenContinue reading “When Things Don’t Go as Planned”
Cabernet Franc
It is my conviction that any true lover of wine has had some moment (or moments) of decisive shift in his/her journey with wine; moments that incite a paradigm shift. I wrote previously about such an experience of mine with riesling. Now I shall account for a similar experience of mine with cabernet franc. MyContinue reading “Cabernet Franc”
This Real Journey 