My husband thinks I’ve gone completely mad. He’s not saying much, but I can see the look in his eyes when I start to talk about my latest discovery – food haiku. That sort of squinty-eyed attempt to discern if I’m serious or just goofing around. But food haiku is for real. Celebrating food and our experiences with it or how it makes us feel in measured … Read more
For this was on seynt Volantynys day Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make. It’s all Chaucer’s fault! He was the first major writer to begin associating Valentine’s Day with romantic love as seen in the passage above from The Parlement of Foules, written in 1382 to honor the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia. His seasonal reference … Read more
Food not only nourishes us, but when well prepared, it can bring excitement, pleasure and contentment. When shared, it can bring dining companions together around the table as they enjoy and comment on delicious dishes. I had a wonderful dining experience recently when I shared some great Nepalese food with colleagues from work. On the last night of a week of meetings to discuss an … Read more