Food, What a Pleasure + A Meditation

I love food. I also love fabric, flower gardens, sunsets and brilliant paintings – mostly abstract and ethnic.  There’s just something about the colors, textures, and boldness that draw me in. And when scents and flavors are part of the equation, I’m just sensorily overcome. Sometimes I cook merely to eat.  Other times, it’s about…

Key Lime Bars and Mayan Brownies with a kick

One of the reasons I, and many other people, love traveling is the opportunity to savor local foods.  To taste fruit ripened on the branch/vine the way it should be.  To experience the bustle, sounds, and sights of an open-air marketplace.  To smell a meal prepared with fresh herbs and spices.  To toast a new…