The charm of waxy, buttery little new potatoes and elegant, delicately pungent asparagus bounce off each other. Add a few other spring treats, such as golden-yoked eggs and fresh mushrooms, and it’s a culinary game of spring pinball that makes for an excellent Easter brunch activity. New potatoes and asparagus both are extremely flavorful when…
This Easter skip the mimosa and go for an orange hued beverage that both kids and adults can enjoy under the spring sunshine along with the Easter bunny. Carrot Lemonade is tasty and nutritious. Did you know that during World War II the United States government instigated a massive publicity campaign to educate people about…
Today we learn that there are many kinds of hunger, but only one state of fulfillment. When you give yourself what you really want and need, unhealthy habits, such as overeating, cease to be a problem. We often react to emptiness without thought or reflection – we over work, over eat, binge drink. If we…
We have embarked on our journey to lightness and learned about the process of transforming heaviness to lightness. Today we will begin with our emotions. To shed the weight, we must balance the heavy emotions with the lighter emotions. Emotions are meant to flow freely, to rise and fall without being held. Today we are…
I have been having a love affair with minty green hued food lately. Perhaps it’s an after effect from St. Patrick’s Days. Today, I have something to share in honor of an Indian holiday that is all about color. Holi, is the Hindu religious spring festival of colors, also known as the festival of sharing…
This morning we woke up to chaos in the world as Belgium was terrorized and attacked. The heaviness that such news brings and our thoughts and prayers for those effected are undeniable. Please feel free to share your thoughts, release the heaviness and your pains here. In today’s meditation, we explore how to transform the heaviness in…
Welcome to this 21-Day Meditation Experience, Shedding the Weight: Mind, Body and Spirit. I’m very excited to be on this adventure to transform all of our heaviness and burdens in life to lightness and fulfillment. And I hope I will have some friends joining me here in support. Your comments and following will be greatly…
This is a Mindful Cooking Meditation guiding you through a recipe for Red Wine Spaghetti with Walnuts and Parmigiano-Reggiano. We will explore sounds and silence, color, touch, smells and flavors, and come to understand the food we are preparing with all our senses. The recipe involves wine and as such, this Mindfulness exercise is…