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I don’t know about you, but I’ve been finding myself getting angry lately. Not over the top, red faced anger, but a subtle, underlying frustration where I curse the driver in front of me for turning too slowly, kind of anger. An impatient type of anger where I feel like things are just beyond my control. I have noticed a lot of other people feeling … Continue reading Finding Meaning in Our Anger
We all seem to have a love/hate relationship with pasta. We love to eat it but hate the guilt that comes with it, right? So many carbs and calories, made worse by a heavy meat sauce or tons of cheese. Most of us have emotions and memories piled on top of that from our childhood. I remember spaghetti night when I was a kid. Mom … Continue reading You Can Eat Pasta!
Pinquito beans are small pink beans from the Santa Maria Valley on the Central Coast of California, where I spent 22 years living and raising my kids. To the best of my knowledge, they are not grown anywhere else. Imagine my excitement when I found a bean company that ships them all over the US! (thank you Rancho Gordo) Pinquitos have a distinct strong bean … Continue reading Pinquito Beans & Okra
It’s a Monday evening, the final hours of my typical time off from work. I’m sitting on the patio enjoying the cool fall air, a welcome reprieve from the hot, humid Tennessee summer. Work has been stressful, to say the least. I should be grateful that business is so busy and that the company I work for is making up the money from the Covid … Continue reading A Season of Hope
If you know me, then you know I feel a connection to trees. I have written about them in past posts, drawn pictures of trees and spend time in nature surrounded by them as often as possible. Recently, a friend tipped me off about a very special tree when he found out I was going to be vacationing in the Charleston, SC area. He said … Continue reading The Mother of All Trees
When was the last time you rode a bike? If you’re like me, it’s been many years. Not because I haven’t been interested, but because I didn’t have one, first of all and whenever I thought about it something else was always more important. That changed last week, when my boyfriend Jeff got me one for our 3rd anniversary. It was both exciting and a … Continue reading The Wisdom in Riding a Bike
Southern food speaks to my heart and sings to my soul! It’s right up there with Mexican food on my list of favorites. There are so many regions in the South and they each have their specialties. Most people assume it’s all deep fried but that is not true at all. What is true though, is that many dishes have pork fat as their base. … Continue reading Southern Greens Lightened Up
How are you living your life right now? Do you feel overwhelmed, overworked, anxious or chronically stressed? Do you feel like you are just surviving? For too many of us, this is the reality. We live our lives in a rush, running from activity to activity. The minute we wake up, we switch on autopilot and start moving. Get ready for work, kids dressed, breakfast, … Continue reading To Thrive or Merely Survive
We all have to start somewhere, right? If you’re like me, starting is the hardest part. I first dreamed of writing a cooking blog over 10 years ago. I did manage to write 1 blog a year, maybe two. For 10 whole years. I never published it. Seriously, that was all I could manage during that time and you know what? It’s ok! I had … Continue reading A Place to begin
Is it even possible to make a really healthy pizza? Probably, but I honestly don’t think it’s going to taste much better than saucy cardboard. On a Friday night, after a long work week, sometimes you just want cheesy, delicious pizza and a glass of wine. You’ve earned it, right?! Having said that I don’t think you need to destroy a weeks worth of good … Continue reading Sorta Healthy Friday Night Pizza
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