Thanksgiving is the biggest holiday in the United States. Everyone celebrates in some fashion, and people gather in all sorts of permutations. For fifteen years Thanksgiving started for me sometime in late August, and barreled down on me like a freight train until the day arrived, leaving me drained and physically wrung out. Working for […]

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  • November 17, 2014 - 8:39 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Wishing you and your family a meaningful and Happy Thanksgiving this year Nancy.ReplyCancel

    • November 17, 2014 - 8:59 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Same to you Peggy!!ReplyCancel

Several years ago I got a teabag with a message on the tag; Even monkeys fall out of trees, and I laughed out loud! I think I kept that little tag for years, I may still have it somewhere. It’s a phrase I repeat to myself often and in all kinds of circumstances. Yes, we’re […]

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  • November 14, 2014 - 4:15 pm

    Roshni - Love this!!! I’m not a good cook at all, so you can well imagine how many disasters I’ve caused!!ReplyCancel

  • August 24, 2015 - 6:20 am

    This Isn’t Easy » Chefs Last Diet - […] not posting, which sounds like a great idea at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. I have posted before about my kitchen fails, and who doesn’t like to witness a good screw […]ReplyCancel

When we’re kids we eat the food our family eats. All families have particular eating styles, and foods they’re accustomed to. It’s the sort of thing we’re unaware of  until we start to venture out, and notice things like Patty’s mom cuts the crusts off her sandwiches, or Beth’s mom gives us French fries with […]

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  • November 11, 2014 - 8:42 am

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Nice article Nancy.ReplyCancel

    • November 11, 2014 - 8:52 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Thanks Peggy!ReplyCancel

  • November 13, 2014 - 10:30 am

    Jasbir @jasbeeray - She surely was ahead of her time.ReplyCancel

  • November 13, 2014 - 11:43 am

    Linda Roy - This is so beautifully written, I could picture it all vividly. You certainly went through a lot as a child, so much change and upheaval. How wonderful that you found common ground and inspiration in through your experiences with food.ReplyCancel

    • November 14, 2014 - 10:20 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Thanks Linda!ReplyCancel

  • November 13, 2014 - 9:14 pm

    Nate - so much can be learned about a family from what and how they eat. You soon-to-be sisters eating foods that were foreign to you and how that grew into a love of food. Nicely done.ReplyCancel

    • November 14, 2014 - 10:19 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Nate, thanks so much!ReplyCancel

Well, not many people replied to my social media query about your favorite soups, but coming in with the most votes, was potato soup. I’m almost not sure what to do with that nominee, as a Google search yielded over 4,000,000 results (I had to put on my reading glasses to make sure I was […]

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Though I am not much of a sandwich eater, I do appreciate great sandwiches. In fact I put a lot of effort into making my own Cubano a few months ago. If you believe making a sandwich is a simple affair, you haven’t had a really great one. I understand that there are some specifics on […]

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