Tucson, Arizona
Frida at the Farm Market
Alpine, California
Time to Make the Doughnuts Granola
What a funny, hectic, mind-spinning couple of weeks, maybe even a few weeks or more. It seems that everything for me — relationships, actions, thoughts, words — was askew. Several times in the past few weeks I went to pay for something and inserted the chip-end of my debit card the wrong way. One evening […]
Bella Luna
Part of This Delicious Breakfast
“Are Froot Loops Good for You?” asked my daughter, after telling me that the recent batch of nut milk I had just made, and which she had just consumed with her Multi Grain Cheerios, was just the way she likes it. I told her that I am glad that she liked it and that I […]
Refrigerator Pickles (Are Delicious) or Ode to the Woman Who Loathed Cucumbers
A little while back, my friend, Michelle, passed away. “Passed away.” Sounds kind of funny, because she didn’t really pass away: my friend, Michelle, definitely moved on — she died — but didn’t pass away. In fact, shortly after I learned of her passing, I felt a deep sense of relief and knowing. She had […]
I Drink the Pink Garden: Rhubarb Water
It’s that time of year again, when asparagus and rhubarb arrive, and we know, at least on the calendar and perhaps in our hearts, especially here in Michigan (#polarvortex, random April blizzard, perpetual June rain), that it is spring. I can begin to ease off on those winter vegetables and canned goods. Bright new colors […]
Cooler than Being Cool Neo Soul Cold Asparagus Soup
The adults in this household thought that this year’s asparagus wasn’t really that great. It lacked flavor. It seemed to mush quickly. It was really disappointing, because I love asparagus. I buy it seasonally only, because I don’t think that it’s right or fair to buy it off-season, as our culture has become accustomed to […]
Waterfront
Saugatuck, Michigan
