“Sitting at a table with family and friends makes life feel worthwhile.” — Unknown cookbook author (at least to me) on today’s Splendid Table As I look back over the past year, considering what I am thankful for, it’s not surprising that friends, family, and food top the list. While I have shared many amazing [...]
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These are a few of my favorite meals
Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, parenting, tagged Thanksgiving on November 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A simple feast
Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, parenting, tagged simple feast, white rock montessori on November 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“This is a simple feast people.” — Sawyer to his classmates who were busting the budget with requests of raspberries and cheese on the menu I remember when my kids were in preschool and first grade at their new school, White Rock Montessori. They had an elaborate Thanksgiving feast catered in by moms who — [...]
53 weeks of eating together: Check!
Posted in dinner, family dinner, parenting on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“It wasn’t that different than normal.” — Sawyer “I kind of like eating alone.” — Noah “I enjoy eating together. I don’t enjoy having to eat together.” — Clyde And so with little fanfare, 53 weeks of family togetherness (minus one oops on day 69) came to an end Sunday. In celebration — rebellion? — [...]
Week 53: The grand finale
Posted in dinner, family dinner, parenting on November 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmm, boy.” — Jack Handy, American humorist It’s got to be a great week when Clyde kicks it off with two homemade pies. He spent the afternoon [...]
Week 52: Making amends with homemade banana bread
Posted in dinner, family dinner, parenting on November 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.” — Robert Browning As the comforting scent of banana bread wafts from the oven, all the way upstairs to my office, I can think of little else. I made it for the boys, to make amends for the busy [...]
Bringing hope back
Posted in Africa, tagged Global Village Market, greg mortenson, three cups of tea on November 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“What we are trying to do may just be a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” Greg Mortenson, founder of the Central Asia Institute and co-author of Three Cups of Tea, paraphrasing Mother Teresa. I finished Three Cups of Tea this morning, after looking at it [...]
Week 51: One year ago today…
Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, parenting on November 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman And so it began, one year ago today – my commitment to, among other things, bring my family together around the kitchen table for a [...]
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