Eating together

Meal prep is my biggest secret to consistently eating clean and feeling awesome. Anyone can do it and I’m going to show you how.

As the saying goes, food tastes better when we eat together. Let’s have a look through a pile of old photos from the 1950s through the 1980s of the most basic human experience – two people sharing a drink or a meal. Enjoy. Alcoholic sheep, always a nuisance when dining out. When will we as … Continue reading "Two at a Table: Vintage Photos of Couples Having a Meal"

Food The Tastemakers: Sakara Life Photography by Sarah Elliott In the wake of intensely stressful periods of their lives, best friends Whitney Tingle and Danielle DuBoise each stumbled upon something of a miracle drug. It healed Whitney’s chronic acne and it helped Danielle reach her ideal weight and overcome her toxic

Analog shot of group of friends having Christmas dinner party together at home. Shot with disposable camera

As my daughter and I were organizing her cookbooks we came across a sheet that had some wonderful tips on bringing the family back to the table and the importance of it in the home.

Research into the lives of 2,000 British families found that the top tips to creating a harmonious home life included eating together regularly, laughing a lot and keeping the home tidy.

Family dinnertime illustrated by Charles Pyle. The importance of eating together cannot be understated. Not only is it an opportunity to de-stress and catch up with our loved ones, but family dinners also build relationships and help kids do better in school too. #painting #dinnertime #familydinner

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We’re getting into the Thanksgiving mood this week, bringing you a small, swanky Thanksgiving party that I hosted in my home. So far I’ve shown you the make-ahead menu, a schedule for getting it all done, and 10 things you can be doing now to make Thanksgiving a little smoother. Now that we have all the prep out of the way, let’s party!

I haven’t been talking much about Thanksgiving, perhaps because I will be traveling to spend the week with my feet up while others do the cooking. Also because I find the usual turkey fare quite drab- with the exception of this styled dinner spread Roland Bello designed for Gourmet Magazine which is perfect. What a […] More