- Apr 28, 2016
- 3 min
Sacred Cooking
One of the best gifts you can give to yourself is a meal you made with your own hands. In fact one of the best gifts you can give to anyone is a gift you prepared. There is something affirming when we cook a meal and others not only eat it but like it. In that moment we are providing the nourishment that will sustain them another day. Yeah, cooking is really that deep…and sacred. Why do think a recipe passed down from a dear departed ancestor is a well-guarded secret? T
- Apr 20, 2016
- 4 min
Holy Guacamole!
When it comes to guacamole, I am somewhat of a purist. It has to have lime (not lemon), red onion (not yellow), and cilantro (parsley does not belong here). Have I made it without this or that? Yes, but it’s not the same. Up until a few years ago, I did not even like guacamole. Every time I had it, it was a bland, pasty glob- no flavor, no color, and no salt! Then one day I tasted the best guacamole in the world (until I started making my own of course) at an authentic
