How can you turn the ordinary "what's for dinner?" into something a bit extra? Here are a few easy ideas to try around your table.

Even though it's not easy - there is a lot to love about winter. Here are some thoughts to encourage you to make friends with winter.

Spring makes me long for all things new, especially what I put on my plate. Here are 12 well-loved spring recipes for spring-spiration.

March makes me long for all the springy things - including fresh books and bright recipes. Here's what I've been into this month.

Winter is meant for puttering - a little of this and that. Especially perusing a few good books - here are my winter favs.

A lovely feast of my favorite stories and treats for all things Thanksgiving.

What's on your summer's end picnic menu? Food eaten in the outdoors with the people you love takes on next level greatness. Here's my menu.

Even though it's fall, Christmas feels like it's already closing in. Here are 3 favorite posts to invite you to take the fall season slow.

My dad loved a good "trunk picnic" - here's a sweet story and invitation to adopt a "picnic attitude" for life.

This end of the school year always invites me to ask "what did I learn this year?" Three favorite posts share some highlights.

Its been two years since my husband and I challenged each other to eat mostly plants. Here's what we have learned so far on the journey.

A funny story about how joy shows up in unexpected places -- like a bait and tackle restaurant in the Everglades.

What does a true Christmas look like for you? Here's my story of when I decided to stop doing Christmas and start being Christmas.

Yes 11-year-olds can absolutely cook the Thanksgiving feast. Here's my Hell's Kitchen moment, saved by a spunky kid willing to step up.

November is the perfect month to consider how we gather around the table. Here are 10 simple ideas for everyday feasting.

The daily meal is our chance to celebrate the sacred and the ordinary. How using the good China reminds me to celebrate family every day.

My greatest meal memories remind me that food doesn’t need to be fancy or elaborate to impress.