“Cooking, I found, gives us the opportunity, so rare in modern life, to work directly in our own support, and in the support of the people we feed. If this is not “making a living,” I don’t know what is. In the calculus of economics, doing so may not always be the most efficient use of an amateur cook’s time, but in the calculus of human emotion, it is beautiful…
If you happen to follow along here, then you will know that Laura Wright of The First Mess needs no introduction. Her gorgeous plant based blog and recipes have always been an inspiration to me, and I’m sure to a lot of you too. She is a genius when it comes to a good sauce (hello creamy garlic dressing) and has a knack for celebrating the beauty of each season through her vibrant food…
“And understand this above all else: spiritually speaking, success is not measured by what we own, our accomplishments, the amount of money we have or what we look like. Success, when speaking spiritually, is measured by how much we’ve learned.” – Bram Levinson. I have this vision in my head of myself, 20 years down the road, on a winter day opening a jar of tomatoes that we grew and…
“Home wasn’t a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever you may go.” – Sarah Dessen Our family traditions were always the strongest around the…