About Me

“The table is one of the most intimate places in our lives.  It is there that we give ourselves to one another.  When we say, ‘Take some more, let me serve you another plate, let me pour you another glass, don’t be shy, enjoy it,’ we say a lot more than our words express.  We invite our friends to become part of our lives.  We want them to be nurtured by the same food and drink that nurture us.  We desire communion…Every breakfast, lunch, or dinner can become a time of growing communion with one another.”

The above quote was taken from Henri Nouwen’s “Bread For The Journey.”

I have had a lifelong love affair with food - one that only now after years of trying to build a healthier relationship with food - am I beginning to understand.

It makes sense to me now when I look back to my family of origin and realize that the  bonding  I was most comfortable with took place over food.  I grew up in a large family where my mother and father expressed their love for us by seeing that there was good home prepared meals every day.

 Three times a day, like clockwork, my family came together peaceably, joyfully losing ourselves in the sheer delight of tasty home-cooked food.  It is that feeling of community I kept seeking to find again and again, without realizing it.

There is a bonding that takes place as people sit down to eat a meal together - their spirits seem to connect.  In my opinion, this makes it all the more important that the food we serve each other be good, tasty food that will nourish us - body and soul.

Please feel free to share what tips or recipes  you have found that work best for you and your family…..or any requests for healthy recipes - special diets welcome.