I was so honored to be a part of “The Art of Entertaining” workshop this last week in Park City, UT, sponsored by Nakano Rice Vinegars and Holland House...
Read More Getting Ready for a Light Summer Dinner Party with Nakano Splash
This Bush’s Blackeye Peas Fresh Corn Salad is a delightful summer salad full of summer vegetables! When our friends invited themselves over to use our pool (why not?), we...
Read More The Beauty of Summer and Bush’s Blackeye Peas Fresh Corn Salad
Most of our friends love to get together and eat. It usually starts with an invite, and then we get together at someone’s house to enjoy a tasty meal....
Read More Spontaneous Get-Together with Fresh Beet & Feta Salad
One of the things I love, when my kids are either home from college or they’re inviting their friends over, is to reach into my pantry and have all...
Read More Chicken, Black Rice and Bush’s Pinto Bean Casserole
It’s wet out. Soggy, and not very fun working out in the garden. My husband likes it better than I do. But one thing I do love is taking...
Read More Gearing up for Garden Season in the City
Don’t try to be the hostess you are not. You want to be gracious, and entertaining should feel natural. – The Reluctant Entertainer Probably the most important entertaining tip...
Read More Using What You Have and Not Comparing Yourself with Others
For every family there are nights when the kids have after-school activities, or you have a late meeting, for us many soccer games, only to get home late, with...
Read More Teaching Your Family to Eat at Home More
Happy Valentine’s Day! The true essence of Valentines Day–love spread around, many times through food and by doing good for others–for sure brings love and joy to the heart....
Read More How to Serve Soup to Your Guests
I pulled our last jar of fruit from the pantry this week. Homemade canned fruit, that is. I’ve been trying to be disciplined lately and not run to the...
Read More Replacing Fresh Fruit with Home Canned Fruit
In my home, pantry cupboards are lined with Bush’s Beans, primarily kidney, black, pinto and white cannellini beans. I keep one row of chick peas (delicious humus), and today...
Read More Warm Connections {Day 7}: Bush’s Garbanzos, Chicken, and Quinoa Soup for a Sports Family
I love how my daughter whistles while she works … Even in the midst of a messy kitchen, while canning homemade pear applesauce, Abby and I can have fun...
Read More Warm Connections {Day 3}: Multi-Generational Homemade Pear Applesauce
For the last 6 months I’ve been on a mission to teach my family how to eat up what’s in the fridge and pantry before running to the store...
Read More Tostadas with Mashed Pinto Beans