Who would think that a carrot, a commonly eaten vegetable, could change one’s mind, my mind? Well, it did. It happened one day while I was at a farmer’s market and walked past a vendor who was selling vegetables. The sign behind him read “organic” so I asked him. ...
Food
The Chicken Soup That Wasn’t!
It had all the normal ingredients that I normally use, including, chicken bones and meat, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, bay leaf, sage, and oregano and plenty of water. Opps I forgot to mention the parsley that was tossed into the pan just before placing the lid on it. Although...
Give Her The Tomato!
That is what I wanted to say but didn’t. It wasn’t my business. I didn’t hear the entire conversation between the woman at the farmer’s market and the vendor. I saw the vendor taking some paper that looked like coupons in exchange for produce. The buyer had a large...
A Farmer’s Market Vendor Reminds Me
It happened yesterday, Sunday morning. Sunday was my designated day to go to the farmer’s market and buy my produce. Yesterday was different, because I didn’t get to the market until almost noon. a couple of hours later than my usual 9:30-10:30 time. My time at the market would...
The Spirit Of Sprouts and Sproutpeople.
For more than two decades, Gil Frishman and Lori Tooker have been running a family owned and operated sprout company called Sproutpeople – offering non gmo and organic sprouting seeds. Sproutpeople was born in 1993. Gil and Lori grew sprouts, grass, and microgreens (young green nutritious baby plants...
Intuition and Creativity Feed People
Perhaps you have never thought about it or maybe you have never connected the two. The two are intuition and creativity. If you are one of these people, you would not be alone. Consider this notion. Sometimes people become very creative because they may lack resources to resolve a...
Overwhelmed by Flour
To Say that I should have known better is an understatement. I didn’t bother reading he back of the bag that suggested using a tablespoon not the cup that I added into my creative concoction. This is a good lesson not to let enthusiasm supersede practicalities. What did I...
Cake Making At It’s Finest!
Intuition works in many ways. This professional cake artist knows exactly how much icing to use, where to place the flowers. This artist bases many of her decisions upon past failures and successes. It is as though the hands and the head work together. Why not? Who says that...
I was being a full blown jerk and had a blueberry awakening
Time was tight. I had exactly twenty-five minutes to go into the store, buy a few things and get to the bus station. (I detest driving and will take any and all opportunities to take public transportation if it is not too impractical or complicated). Yes, it was a...
Misery Loves Chocolate. It Happened At A Sees Candy Store.
It happened over a year ago, shortly before the November 2016 elections. I had just finished listening to a radio interview. I can’t remember the name of the show, the host or the guest. The guest was a man, and his expertise had something to do with the elections...