All Posts

Jan 4
2 min

Comfort in a bowl....Minestrone!

I thoroughly enjoyed the rich food of the holidays but I now crave balance and healthier, less heavy food. As the weather swings from uns...

Dec 30, 2020
1 min

Tiramisù - none for me...all for you!

Tiramisù - none for me....all for you! Over the last decade my meditation practice has steadily increased my awareness....and helped me d...

Dec 21, 2020
1 min

Holiday Baking: Chocolate Kiss Cookies - Treats for the Kids in your life (ages 2+)

Holiday Baking: Chocolate Kiss Cookies - Treats for the Kids in your life (ages 2+) Chocolate Kiss Cookies (takes about a 1/2 hour from s...

Dec 21, 2020
2 min

Holiday Baking: Cranberry Cordial Cookies - Treats for the Adults in your life

Cranberry Cordial Cookies These are my husband's favorites - they store well and make great gifts at Christmas or Valentine's Day. For me...

Dec 16, 2020
2 min

Chicken & Spinach Sauté with Garlic Toast

This recipe is a treasure from the past and was there when I needed it the most (give me something different that takes less than a half ...

Dec 7, 2020
2 min

Tomato Sauce with Burrata Cheese Simplifying Dinner....so you can get to what you want to do....

The month of December is full of good “to do“ items...like decorate for the holidays, buy gifts* for loved ones, put up and decorate a Ch...

Nov 24, 2020
2 min

Thanksgiving Sides - Take 2: Cranberry Walnut Sauce with an Orange Twist

Thanksgiving Sides - Take 2: Cranberry Walnut Sauce with an Orange Twist I found this recipe 20 years ago in a Bon Appetit magazine tucke...

Nov 23, 2020
1 min

Thanksgiving Sides - Brussels Sprouts, Squash & Cranberries

Thanksgiving Sides – Brussels Sprouts, Squash & Cranberries Yup, I did it again and added to our traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I tried...

Nov 3, 2020
4 min

Mangia Mindfully - Nov 2020

Grounding: As we move from October to November to December there is a lot of change to contend with. A turnover of seasons, less amounts ...

{"items":["5ff31cf8d4adf20017662855","5feb892e96b5d30018edc0ce","5fe0f006d5585100171ce829","5fe0e6e658b9a50017059ae1","5fd8f356a033b40018b2636d","5fca7b7e05003f00170f35df","5fbd54de64a33c0017be32af","5fbbc3fb2074f200174fc80d","5fa0be7933cbf60017859c98"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_BELOW","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":350,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":292,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(255,253,250,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","textsVerticalPadding":-15,"targetItemSize":292,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":350,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}