Sausage and Red Lentil Soup

Sausage and Red Lentil Soup

Updated March 2025 No joke, this is probably my all-time favorite soup that I’ve ever created, and I make it several times a year. It’s simple to make and warms up any chilly day! Sausage and Lentil Soup Serves 6-8 Ingredients: 1 tbsp extra virgin olive...
Food Rituals

Food Rituals

One of the things that I have come to learn lately is about the importance of rituals when it comes to eating.  If I don’t have a certain level of consciousness and even reverence at mealtimes, I will shovel down food and end up overeating and feeling terrible. ...
Sometimes we need a break

Sometimes we need a break

I’ve been away from blogging for a while, and my cousin asked me last weekend if she was having some technical difficulties because of course she was (so sweetly) expecting the weekly emails that I had promised.  The truth is, as I explained to her, I was...
Broiled Sea Scallops

Broiled Sea Scallops

Even though I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where I spent summers crabbing and consuming all sorts of crabs, shrimp, and clams, sea scallops are one of my all-time favorite seafoods. Bay scallops are one of my least favorite. So don’t get the two mixed up....
Every Moment We Can Start Over

Every Moment We Can Start Over

This morning, I took some deep breaths, closed my eyes, and asked God/The Universe/Divine/Spirit/whatever you want to call it what I should write about.  What you needed to hear, and what I needed to hear and remember too.  (Psst, I’m human and write these...