"Cooking last week was so tiring and, frankly, just plain burdensome." So concluded Kris, one of the participants in a class I taught recently. I loved her honest assessment of the previous cooking week, especially the word "burdensome." What a "perfect" word! I had...
The next couple weeks are going to be make-or-break time for healthy eating resolutions. That's when most of them fall by the wayside. So here's a thought if you start missing the mark on one or more of yours: What if it's not all your fault?!! What if bigger forces...
The kitchen has a reputation problem. All too often, it is seen as a place of toil and tedium, where it takes too much time to make food that "no one likes anyway." That reputation has been created and carefully nurtured by our Convenience Eating Culture which prefers...
Does the Earth Love Us? Does Food Hold Any Hopeful Evidence? In a recent podcast, storyteller Leah Lamb shared stories about her work with whales and how, among many other amazing contributions, whales are "known as being able to influence fields of energy with voices...
A previous post talked about the importance of good eating support. The underlying point was this: If you want to be a healthy eater, you'll get very little to no support from our food culture. But you'll get plenty of support and even powerful encouragement to be an...
Meal Making Transformation happens in sync with a transformation of our thinking, which includes developing an appreciation for mastery. A recent article* posed a tongue in cheek question: With all the talk about self-driving cars, why hasn't the autonomous concept...
Find out in my recent podcast! More About the Podcast Three things come together to make Meal Making Transformation possible: becoming new in our kitchens, new in our cooking and new in our thinking. While all three are necessary, being new in our thinking is the most...
Lunch was a little disappointing the other day. I had fresh green beans from my garden, but overcooked them. And forgot to season them. Had some lovely sable fish from my fish share, but cooked it too fast, turning it into a jumble of bits and pieces. Heated up some...
"Now that my husband has been gone almost a week on a photography trip, I must say that I don't know how you come up with healthy meals throughout the day for just yourself." This message came from one of our community readers, and it made me stop and think: I do make...
"Purpose-Driven" and "Mission-Driven" are hot concepts these days. Even big consulting firms like Deloitte have been touting their benefits. Now our new Covid reality seems to be sparking some soul-searching for purpose and mission on a personal level. I'm wondering...
First things first: what the heck is "Feeling Disease?" In a nutshell, it's letting your feelings run your life. Wait, wait! Haven't we been told that feelings are natural and it's good to be in touch with them? That's right. But there can also be too much of a good...
Did you know there are people "out there" who pull good meals together, day after day, no big deal. You may be one of them, but if not, would you like to be? Take my CSA* for instance. A couple days ago, one member posted a Facebook query about how to use the beets...