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All in Kitchen Spirit
I am a firm believer that coffee cake is the glue of weekend. No matter what else happens, if you have a perfect bite of cake paired with a hot cup of coffee, or my Maple Magic Iced Coffee, then everything else is going to be okay.
Two kitchen hacks that I’ve created also feed my irreverence and creativity when it comes to seasoning. A cook’s seasoning confidence is what transforms good food into great food.
Even if our story is Trauma with a capital T, it’s still just soup without a recipe, without a direction, and because we know it by heart, it’s in danger of becoming a stale default that no longer nourishes.
The Japanese have a word ‘otaku’ which means when one becomes obsessed with an idea, product, or hobby they simply must tell their friends all about it. Well, SpiritScouts, this is what I’m excited about right now, so I’m sharing this éclat of hacks with you to inspire some summer fun!
This relish instantly elevates simple basics into a meal worth celebrating, exactly what we need in the heat...
The holidays are right around the corner and visitors with food preferences from A-Z will be joining us for Christmas Eve. I like to serve an array of desserts that appeal to each of my loved ones, but are also simple enough for me to do-ahead.
We bounce between chilly bike rides, soccer schedules, and dressing for every kind of weather as a wild effervescence reboots our spirits—everything feels illuminated! I think the sunlight is the most spectacular part of this season—brilliant afternoons that dapple riots of color against cobalt blue skies…
Something holy happens to me when I am touching this beautiful, live dough that I created. It is there to support and sustain me, and it truly possess a kind of cellular magic…
It’s been a minute since I’ve posted in the Kitchen Spirit section, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been cooking up a storm…
I attribute our momentum to my daughter Kate’s prescient initiative: putting us ALL on a preschooler’s schedule right from the get-go. I can attest there is nothing more soothing than the reliability of a routine that includes snack time, hopscotch, and episodes of the Magic School Bus during a pandemonium.
We can all enjoy indulging in this yummy plant-based treat without sliding down the pandemic nutrition hole. Many folks are worried about gaining ‘the Covid-19’ but with some daily walking and smart choices, my prayer is that we all come out of this thing stronger physically and emotionally.
The Hunter’s Moon appears today and with it a desire to cook richer, more deeply satisfying foods from the autumn harvest. The sun is opposite the moon for the longest period of the year and this provides us one 'last call' for the joys of Indian summer.
It’s time to start treating our bodies less like graveyards and more like the gorgeous gardens they are created to be.
Time: there is never enough, yet we have all there is. Here is a post about a simple formula for making the most of our time.
The aromatic lemongrass-garlic-shallot flavor combination is a winner in any dish…
The longer the trip the earlier the cleaning, pruning, and organizing begins.
