Coffee Flour on List of Top 2017 Food Innovations
Well, good morning! At least it’s morning as I write this. If you’re reading this at another time of day, I hope your day has been manageable at the least and amazing at best. Sunshine and spring...
View ArticleBill Hall’s American Classic Tea
While vacationing, I took advantage of opportunities to interview inn and restaurant owners; chefs; and the owner of the only tea plantation in America. This week I share my interview with the owner of...
View ArticleJuly 4th and Summer are Occasions for Food and Festivities
It’s 6:30 am, and the air is fresh after a nighttime rain. I’m marveling at the glistening moisture on my backyard trees. Rather large spider webs are joining cedar to cedar and look as though they are...
View ArticlePour Over Coffee Perfection
This past weekend we took an opportunity to “get out of Dodge” and went to visit my daughter and her family. I took a freshly, baked loaf of “Nona” bread and homemade butter. I love that my...
View ArticleNo Bake Company Macaroni and Cheese
It’s National Mac and Cheese Day! When someone asks me to list favorite comfort foods, macaroni and cheese is on my list! Anything pasta and cheese seems to be comforting. The solidness of pasta with...
View ArticleA Grand Food Adventure in Kennebunkport
It’s 6:30 am, and I’m at home on my back deck trying hard to not let Mother Nature distract me from my writing. A cup of coffee is at my side. The song of morning birds provides a backdrop for the tap,...
View ArticleThe Bitter Debate of Sir Hans Sloane’s Chocolate Milk
This week I took a trip down memory lane, compliments of a weekly Twitter chat, aptly called #NostlagiaChat. NostalgiaChat was the brainchild of Beki Winchel. Recently, she turned the reins over to...
View ArticleBalancing Chakras with Colorful Food Choices
Last week was a tough week. However, much of the fracas with the week could have been spared had we slowed sooner by choice, rather than by necessity. One of the calamities was my coming down with...
View ArticleCelebrate National Ice Cream Sandwich Day with Herbicide
This week we celebrated National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. Wow! I remember loving ice cream sandwiches! What’s not to love? The tender, chocolate or vanilla cake holding in place vanilla ice cream is...
View ArticleRenegotiate NAFTA to Create National Food Sovereignty
This may be one of the hardest columns I’ve ever written and maintained objectiveness. This week formal talks began in Washington, DC to renegotiate NAFTA. I wasn’t in favor of the original NAFTA...
View ArticleRaw Food is Good – Raw NAFTA Deal for Farmers and Consumers is Not
It’s a beautiful, sunny day with a cleansing breeze gracing the earth. The morning air was a bit heavy after a rainstorm, but it has cleared out nicely. This week I’ve been busy preparing several...
View ArticleThe Ending of Summer and Beginning of Tomato Things
My intention this week was to write the last of a series on NAFTA as it relates to food production, but more research is needed. I really wanted to write about tomatoes anyway. Summer is winding down...
View ArticleMove Over Pumpkin Spice – Make Room for Maple
It’s hard to feel balanced when so much is happening in the world that makes us feel unbalanced. Hurricane Harvey has consumed our interest in recent days, and Hurricane Irma made its way through the...
View ArticleSitting to Eat – An Act of Solidarity and Safety
I try to make a practice of taking time for reflection. Sometimes that time goes as deep as one may call meditation. Most often I simply steal a moment here and there and allow my mind to relax and...
View ArticleAutumn Customs Make Right with Relationships
This is the time of year when there is no shortage of things to write about in regard to anything that has to do with food. This week particularly has interesting cultural events. Mabon is officially...
View ArticleDelightfully Light 1926 Chiffon Pie
Summer has settled in nicely. I know this well by taking inventory of dust accumulating on the furniture; mail that has not been shredded or filed; and on the upside, outdoor planters filling out with...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Pots
It’s another hot and humid day in Maine which is remarkable because we are nearing the ending of September when we usually are donning sweaters and rain jackets. We had a very rainy springtime with...
View ArticleCulinary Terms to Help You Talk Cookery
In spite of the incredibly high heat and humidity which has been September, I have been thinking about the holidays ahead that will, much to my pleasure, require copious amounts of baking. As I age, I...
View ArticleThe Integrity Principle of Self-Care Applied in the Caregiving Role
Self-care is essential to keeping life in balance, right? Practicing self-care means keeping all plates spinning, right? If all plates are spinning, we must be doing everything right. Not necessarily,...
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