The Divas Weekly Inspiration Well, hello Reader, I am tired of writing. And I don't want to cook dinner tonight. I know, I know. For someone who writes about food for a living, that sounds a bit like a plumber admitting they don't want to look at another pipe. But after my regular weekly newspaper column, four freelance articles, a course revision, countless emails, a class syllabus, and more words written than I care to count, I was ready to hang a "Gone Fishing" sign on the keyboard. Or...
9 days ago • 5 min read
The Divas Weekly Inspiration Howdy Ho Reader! Watch out, Mama's on a health kick. You know that means everyone will be eating kale and turmeric this week! LOL! Well, you see, I’ve been taking in a little extra education lately, and I came away feeling both inspired and recommitted. It’s easy to forget, in the middle of busy days and tight budgets, that food isn’t just one more thing on the to-do list. It’s the Foundation. Of. Everything. It affects how we feel, how we think, how we function...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
The Divas Weekly Inspiration Hello Reader, I'd like to share an observation. It's something that has changed drastically during my lifetime and I'm not sure if it's a totally good thing. We’ve become used to getting everything so quickly. If we want something, we buy it, we pay with a credit card and sometimes it shows up at our doorstep within hours.If we’re hungry, we order food and whatever we want appears on the porch. If we feel like doing something fun, we make it happen right away. And...
2 months ago • 6 min read
The Divas Weekly Inspiration Hello Reader, I've been thinking a great deal about this and wanted to focus today on: The Power of a Simple Weekly Rhythm It's my experience that most people don’t have a time problem. They have a decision fatigue problem. Every day asks the same questions: What’s for dinner? Do we have groceries? What needs to go in the laundry? What's on the calendar for today? is there enough gas in the car? What needs to be done first? What's that smell in the fridge? What...
2 months ago • 6 min read
The Divas Weekly Inspiration Hello Reader, Today is a tea-and-toast kind of day over here. I’m a bit under the weather, so I’m giving myself permission to move slowly and take care of myself, something I suspect many of us don’t do often enough. Before I go back to my cozy corner, I wanted to leave you with a couple of simple, steadying tips for the week: Cook once, eat twice. Even something as simple as extra rice or roasted vegetables can turn into another meal later in the week. Shop your...
3 months ago • 3 min read