Watch beauty unfold before your eyes when you curl up for private time with your own blossoming tea and your journal. Or share with a loved one. Beauty is meant to be experienced and shared! Drop a Flowering Tea rosette into a clear glass tea pot, pour in boiling water, and the rosette slowly opens into a fabulous blossom. Steep 2-3 minutes and enjoy. Each rosette is hand-sewn using premium tea leaves and fine cotton thread; each may be used up to 4 times. This makes such a fine gift, I gave one to myself! (I'm still trying to figure...
It's mid-winter now. I miss the bounty of fresh produce from the other seasons, especially when I visit a local farmers' market. The choices are different this time of year, not as sweet as spring blossoms nor as showy as late summer harvests. I started wondering what would even tempt me to an outdoor market this time of year. Ah, but then I read some recipes from Chef Dan Leff. He frequents the local markets, preparing for clients and their parties. Last week he shared a few tips for preparing fresh greens. They're more flavorful and bitter than you might...
Awareness, or the practice of Presence, enhances everyday actions and experiences. Even in the kitchen. Maybe especially in the kitchen. I've been cooking since I was a young girl. Then in my 20's I was a caterer. I was cooking and training other people to cook and serve food for clients. Somewhere along the way, I discovered the simply amazing, Simple and Amazing, way of preparing food with a conscious awareness of what I was doing. An awareness of the food itself. I love this simple practice: Let's say I want to snack on an apple. I am aware of...
Chicken Soup for Dinner…and for the Soul! I LOVE Chicken Soup. Actually, I love making Chicken Soup. I also love eating it. I love serving it in my home. I love that each pot of soup is unique. The tastes and textures changing with each serving. It's not hard to imagine how chicken soup became an icon for healthy, nourishing, soothing food. I used to make soups of all kinds, following recipes from cookbooks or magazines, measuring exactly, sure to learn the steps, the ratios, and the variations. Over time I developed a love for chicken soup above all others....
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