Last year I was able to realize one of my dreams – publishing a book. The Cook’s Book of Intense Flavors is the cookbook that Robert & I wrote, and it was an experience that was incredibly challenging and ultimately hugely rewarding. I also learned the new skill of writing recipes, which is not the…
The Color of Fun
Last summer my daughters approached me about coloring their hair. I was pushed into an uncomfortable parenting corner, being an enthusiast of sorts when it comes to coloring one’s hair (I’m not sure they even know what my natural hair color looks like), yet thinking that they are so young and that I would not…
My Jean Valjean moment
This blog began over a year ago as I was making a major life change – leaving a busy, fulfilling, and successful business and stepping out into the unknown of new enterprises and uncertainties. Many of my blog musings have been related to me trying to find my way after leaving the front lines of…
Reading & Cooking
I suppose that if I tallied up all of the hours I have spent in the activities that make up my life, reading and cooking would be towards the top of the list. I have found refuge, stimulation, and inspiration through the pages of books since childhood. I’ve only recently been able to see some…
Oh, the things you say!
Am I the only one who talks to their food? I don’t mean expressions about food that are said out loud – like “Man, that looks disgusting” or “I really want to eat that entire cherry pie”. In my limited research I asked Robert if he talked to his food. His response was, “uh, no”….
Let me count the ways…
Maybe it’s because we enter a new year with a count-down. Or maybe we are all so goal focused at this time year that we find counting reassuring towards marking our progress. Whatever it is, all the counting is starting to drive me crazy. Count the calories on your plate, the number of vegetables eaten…
Breath In
I love this time of year. After a round of holiday gatherings with people I love and feeling waves of gratitude, it seems like the perfect time to be reflective about what has happened and look forward to what is ahead. Thank you for reading this blog and sharing my life in this way. I…
Reflections on a kitchen in progress
Robert and I are finally remodeling the kitchen in our home, the kitchen that once served 30 people an evening a 7 course meal, but sadly for the better part of this last year has most consistently produced a daily pot of coffee. I had forgotten how a sense of order can contribute to feeling…
Expanding our Borders
This last year and a half has been a bit dizzying – a summer in Europe, the death of a cherished family member, the closing of Krause Dining, the opening of Esquina, my mom’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, the opening of The Burger Stand at the Casbah, writing and publishing our cookbook, a residential kitchen…
Day of the Dead
It seems natural for us to mark happy times in our life with food and celebration. We throw feasts for weddings, parties for birthdays, showers for births. But lately I have been thinking about food and celebration in a different way – as a way to remember and mourn the loss of someone who has…
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