One early morning in Monterey, California, I walked into my Russian Language classroom at the Defense Language Institute and was greeted with a most surprising smell. “Get over here an’ tear you off a hunk of boooo-dan!” Sargent Lyles he shouted in his heavy cajun accent that applied equally to the Russian we were...
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Yesterday I presented a workshop at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association annual conference called ‘Food Is Social: Using New Media to Market Your Food Business’. More people attended than I had handouts, so I promised to reprint my notes here. Why Invest Time in Social Media? “Four out of every five people...
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It’s President’s Day on Monday and you know what that means, right? Hoecakes! No? According to the Mount Vernon website, hoecakes were George Washington’s standard breakfast. I figured this meant I should experiment with hoecakes for President’s Day. The site also shares a recipe. Unfortunately it is sized for a huge crowd and sounds...
Read more →1. devil’s food cake in Alex’s grandmother’s copper mold 2. Alex’s sweet sriracha garnish for our lunch quesadillas 3. Lil’s heart shaped lunch in my new Fiesta bowls 4. Lil dressed as a ‘mail girl’ delivering cards 5. 30 before 30 gift to my sister: 30 cans of cat food 6. delivery number 3...
Read more →Love is: -Saying yes to buying glitter glue and the most shimmering paper in the craft store -Patiently cutting hearts by hand -Making a list of people you love who need a Valentine -Totaling the list to 24 and then remembering more people you love -Spending three days of craft supplies strewn all over...
Read more →Valentine’s Day is a moment to tell those we love how much they mean to us. Our family likes to get into the loving spirit by reading picture books. Our favorite stories have beautiful illustrations and themes about companionship and friendship. Books say things that we sometimes can’t put into words. They start conversations...
Read more →Last weekend, Alex, Lil and I travelled to Cleveland for a quick getaway. In a matter of 48 hours we dined at Noodlecat, cooked yakitori with Chef Jonathon Sawyer, visited the Great Lakes Science Center, stayed in a very interesting Marriott Residence Inn hotel, shared a late night bite at The Greenhouse Tavern, explored...
Read more →Do you remember the secret project I hinted at this fall? It’s finally time to introduce you to the Tayse Family Cookbook! Over a year in the making, the Tayse Family Cookbook contains seasonal recipes, stories, and photographs to support dining with those you love. The Tayse Family Cookbook is optimized for tablet and...
Read more →Looking for a recipe today? I shared my mother’s Tuna Noodle Casserole with the Columbus Dispatch for their article about potato chip toppings. After a long draught of travel, this spring is shaping up to be a flood of trips. Check out our itinerary: February 2 – Cleveland – Fresh Street Pop-up February 10-11...
Read more →This past weekend, I met a woman who helped create an orphanage in Uganda last year. Seventy two total orphans, those who have no suitable mother or father, now live in a place with clean water. Seventy two beds are filled every night, seventy two bodies go off to school in the morning, and...
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