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Hearty Wonton-Less Wonton Soup

Find your creativity. This can be so fulfilling in life! There may be a time that we do not feel creative. There may a time that we compare our creativity to that of others. We each have our talents. We each have our skills and insights. It is about finding […]

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Beef Tenderloin Tacos with Red Wine Mushrooms and Bleu Cheese Crema

Comfort. A sense of ease and contentment. There are those days when we want comfort… when we need comfort. Our bodies, minds, emotions, and spirits are connected. We can feel a desire for comfort within any of these pieces of our selves. Where does this potential comfort come from? Familiar […]

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Mediterranean Scallops with Turmeric Creamed Spinach

Try new things! Sometimes in life we can become stagnant. We develop a routine and we stick to it. Maybe we feel absolutely comfortable in our routine. Maybe there is a longing for something more… for creativity… for new experience… Whether we are content with our existence or feel a […]

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Black Garlic Shrimp and Mushrooms with Zucchini Noodles

Life often brings twists and turns our way. Sometimes we help create those twists, and sometimes they just seem to find us. Sometimes they are so intense it feels like a roller coaster ride. Sometimes they are mild like an easy afternoon drive through the hills. We may enjoy the […]

Kitchen Tips

My Top 5 Must-Have Kitchen Items Under $25

Our tools in life can make a difference in how we experience the world around us. These tools can be physical items, skills, thoughts, and anything else we use to navigate our way through life. We are always growing our tool boxes – through experience, through education, through personal transformation. […]

All Recipes, Savory Soups and Stews, Unique Challenges

White Bean Chicken Pesto Soup with Parmesan Hush Puppies and Arugula Pesto Salad

I sit and think about the unique challenges life often presents. I haven’t met anyone who has not been challenged in some way. So often, people around us are being challenged in ways that we could never even imagine. There are many of us who do not share our challenges […]

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Best Carnitas Slow Cooker Tacos

Today I sit and wonder about the journey of becoming. Becoming who we are meant to be in life. Becoming again who we were before social interaction tainted us… before we were taught to judge, to doubt ourselves, to fear the unknown. Becoming the purest versions of our true selves […]

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Classic Coq Au Vin – adapted from Julia Child

We have often heard that great things take time. We can spend hours on our craft… creating, enjoying, perfecting. Rather than falling victim to any perceived pressures of time and perfection, let’s enjoy getting lost in the beauty of each precious creative moment. Treasure every small step of the process. […]

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Favorite Jerk Chicken

We are human. We have so many memories of life so far, and dreams of future endeavors. There are those perfect moments spent living in the present. Sometimes our memories can seem so far away, and sometimes they are as real as the present moment. Smells, sounds, tastes… they can […]