This past year was a wild ride. So wild in fact that I am still catching my breath! Here are a few of the adventures: I started writing about local food for Salt Lake Magazine‘s Farm to Table blog. You can find links to my 2015 articles HERE. Our recipes…
A Fork in the Works
I find myself at a crossroads. This is not unusual for any of us – it is a daily occurrence. Life’s little happenings continue to happen and we select a path. Our thoughts, actions, decisions and a little happenstance play a role in where we end up at the end…
My BEST Valentine
I was never that girl that started planning her wedding at 12 or who envisioned having a husband and kids someday. I pictured a career and a big circle of friends and not much beyond that. I was skittish of anything that smacked of commitment or longevity – really for…
Unemployed Sweet & Sour Chicken
Several years ago, the economy tanked, thousands of people lost their jobs, including Lydia and me. Lydia had been working as the Community Relations Manager for Barnes & Noble for several years and was making decent money. I had been working as a commercial escrow assistant for several years for…
Bits & Bobs – Music to Cook by
So, once upon a time I was living in Russia, and a friend there asked me my thoughts on the power of music. That question is one that still regularly comes back to me. I am not a musician, and I don’t have a great understanding of music theory. I…
A Foodist
foodist – (noun) 1. A person who is very interested in food (emphasis added) 2. A person who is interested in foodism I am really an accidental food type. Food has been a consistent background melody in my life. I have one of those close-knit families (the kind that is…