A few weeks ago, I was in Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico. Specifically, I was standing on the back porch of a house that belonged to a wonderful woman named Norma. She invited a number of us from the writing retreat to come into her home. We first gathered around her table to roll out pie dough…
I love the community that gathers around food, whether it’s our family of three at the dinner table every evening, or a picnic with friends in a park crowded with sunshine and other people, or an elegant meal in a hushed restaurant. Mostly, though, I love the stories that come from food. Last week, in Santa…
Behold our favorite muffins. You want to know why? They are are almost entirely whole grain — with good fiber and protein from flours such as quinoa, corn, sorghum, and brown rice — and therefore packed with a punch of nutrition for the morning. They are slightly sweet, not the blaring sugar fix of the holidays,…