Recipes

The Lost Art of Hospitality

The Lost Art of Hospitality

Have you ever found joy and contentment in serving someone else? Isn’t it amazing how doing something for someone takes a magnificent focus off of ourselves and puts a shining light on the value of someone else? The time for acts of service and hospitality are upon...

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Lost and Found, Joie de Vivre

Lost and Found, Joie de Vivre

I do hate the expression "come to Jesus moment"... perhaps it's the association with the great Harpo. You know how much I love her. But I suppose I've had a few recently. Arresting moments, that is. While it's been the most amazing ten months of my life (aside from...

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Soup for the Win

Soup for the Win

The bright, white light of a flawless midwestern day begins to fade and the filtered, dappled light from the treeline begins to cast it's spelled over the potager. The evening is here. I often wondered how I would adjust to living three hundred and fifty miles further...

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Roasted Poblano Potato Soup

Roasted Poblano Potato Soup

I settled in to make my new Poblano Potato Soup and thought... Worn floors under my feet and rustic beams over my head? Is this really happening? I still find myself having "pinch me" moments when I'm in this new...old kitchen. The reverse makeover is coming together...

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