A recipe for helping planet earth

Earth-Day-2016I love planet earth.

I love Earth Day.

When you think about it, every day is Earth Day. But each year on April 22nd the world pays collective homage to the planet that sustains our lives and  pauses to raise our awareness on how we can protect it. Continue reading

How to fill “your modern pantry” with real with possibilities

Whats in your pantry web smallThe pantry used to be the nerve center of the kitchen.

When I was a little girl, mom had it stocked with lots of stuff from canned foods – some in canning jars – to dried beans and spices. Our moderately stocked pantry was a symbol of comfort and security for our family.  It was never bare or barren. When you looked in my mom’s pantry, you immediately knew that she was a cook whose objective was to make sure her family was well feed with hearty, rib sticking, and filling meals. Continue reading