by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Caregiving, Food
Compassion is the food of the soul. Certain foods are especially good for nurturing our souls. In order for this to happen most effectively, we should strive to apply a compassionate approach to all aspects of growing, preparing, and sharing food compassionately,...
by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Food, Recipes
Chicken soup is definitely good for the soul. And for fighting colds and flu. When my mother lived in a walk-up apartment in New York City, she had neighbors from all over the world when women largely stayed home and took care of their homes. One advantage of this...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Food
“Brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things,” I remember as a child singing the song “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music as I twirled around our yard. Often this happened when I was hanging the laundry out to dry. My...
by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Food
As 2019, all too quickly draws to a close, I stop and reflect on how well I treated the opportunities it presented. A few years ago, all of our kids were home for Christmas over college break. For these occasions, like so many parents, I try to make as many of their...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
It’s nearly here! The food day of all food days! Thanksgiving Day is a few days away. Currently, we are expecting 10-12 dinner guests. I could not be more thrilled! I am ever grateful that I will have an abundance of great food and cheer to share with family and...
by Lillian Lake | | Caregiving, Spiritual
It is said that we can learn much from nature. I’ve found this to be particularly true of this year’s season of autumn. I’ve taken the opportunity for more walks and biking adventures and have better noted the etchings on leaves. The vibrant colors of reds and golds,...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, GMO
Anyone who knows me at all knows I am passionate about everything “food”. Not just any food. It has to be real food, not the science-made-in-a-lab stuff that’s passed off as food. While I’m not passionate about lab-produced food products, I am always...
