Good + Good for You in Santa Fe, New Mexico
The invitation appeared via Instagram messaging, which I don’t always pay much attention to. But when I finally read the message, I was to be one of 10 special guests invited to spend a luxurious weekend of wellness at Sunrise Springs Spa & Resort. Located about 15 minutes south of Santa Fe in La Cienega…
A deep, rich and dark chocolate pot de crème is the crème de la crème. If you are a chocolate lover, this dessert is an incredible way to impress your guests or family for a special occasion. The problem? The typically French pot de crème is made with heavy cream, whole milk, lots of chocolate,…
Even though the weather may beg to differ (hello, rain, serious winds, cold weather and then sunshine), spring sprung last week. After the last few months of hearty and hot foods we gobbled to keep us warm, my palate is craving salads with the start of a new season. Now that the weather is a…
Spring is here or, at least, that’s what our clocks reported when many of us begrudgingly sprung forward last night. While I may not like losing an hour today, I do relish the idea of longer days before the sun sets. Because I tend to look on the bright side, longer days means more time…
The smell of homemade cookies is enough to make anyone feel like a child again. The sweet blend of flour, sugar and butter linger in the air and lure you in like a spider lures its prey. Cookies were one of my grandmother’s favorite ways to say, “I love you.” Whether it was a traditional…
Everything tastes better when you are on vacation. Is it that someone else does the heavy lifting–the planning, foraging, prepping, cooking and clean up? Or is it the relaxed atmosphere where time is yours to burn with no schedule and zero meetings or responsibilities that makes every meal and moment that much more delectable? Perhaps…
It’s often hard to gauge when your sweet tooth is going to kick in. But when it does, it’s critical to have something that satisfies your craving to the deepest core. And when that sweet tooth strikes, it’s even more important to have something sensational stashed away for these maniacal moments when only a seriously…
Salt, fat, acid and heat are serious culinary buzzwords right now. It was likely the 2017 release of Samin Nosrat’s cookbook, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking and her more recent 2018 Netflix series of four episodes of the same name–one for each of the elements–that have inspired many people to follow her…
It seems cauliflower may have hit a high note as we roll into 2019. Honestly, I am surprised to see such chatter about it on social media, even though the growing variety of products in the grocery store featuring cauliflower should have warned me that we have finally reached a tipping point. No matter where…
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