As I have mentioned, our family has a tradition of making dream or vision boards every new year. These contain our hopes, dreams, and motivation for the year ahead. A few of you have messaged me to ask me how you can make one yourself. Here, I talk about the process and why it works…
Video: On anger and authenticity
Happy New Year! In the spirit of one of my main New Year’s resolutions to open my doors and welcome you (with the lights on) into my work-in-progress home and life, I welcome you to join me in a discussion about anger and authenticity. Does any of this resonate? Do the competing themes of kindness…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, friends! Wishing you all good things and new friendships and connections in the next iteration of the Roaring Twenties! Let’s come ALIVE and tackle our dreams, let’s be who we were meant to be, let’s support and love each other and arrive to each day with a sense of wonder and curiosity….
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Savory Zucchini Soup
This has become my favorite way to enjoy the zucchini harvest we look forward to all year. It is a rich and savory soup base that can be frozen and thawed to bring back a taste of sunshine anytime of year. We serve it with a variety of toppings—roasted rosemary pine nuts, chopped tomatoes and…
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Spring Chimichurri Sauce Recipe
I love food that is bursting with flavor. And I like lots of all the things–lots of flavor, lots of food, lots of laughter and chatter while eating. I don’t like sitting in a restaurant waiting for my meal only to be delivered a “just what you need but not more than that” serving of…
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Look, Ma, I Got a Medal!
I’m so grateful to announce that Eating Buckets just won a Top 50 Farmhouse Blog award out of thousands of blogs through FeedSpot’s comprehensive list of the Top 50 Farmhouse Blogs on the Internet. It was an absolutely lovely surprise and boost yesterday, especially because it was our 15th wedding anniversary and I read the email…
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Wild Food: Spring Foraged Herb Pho Noodle Bowl
I feel a bit embarrassed about this post because I know it is one of those entries that a lot of you will enjoy reading, but you’ll have moments of eye rolling and sighing and chuckling, thinking “What’s this lady talkin’ about over there on her little island with her easy-peasy lemon-squeazy talk of foraging…
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Food for a Happy Heart: A Story of Surprise and Legacy on Mother’s Day
I have an amazing story to share with you today. Do you remember when I posted a Farmhouse Contest Giveaway a few weeks ago? It was a joy to watch people participate and it was super fun to select the winners of a variety of useful gifts representing the various parts of building a home…
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Italian Farinata with Spring Herb Pesto, Baby Radishes, Early Potatoes & Fresh Mozzarella
This tasty meal is delightfully gourmet, but it’s not difficult to make and it highlights the best flavors of the season right now. Italian Riviera-inspired Fare Cinque Terre, a seaside escape in the Genoa region, is rugged and windswept and surprising. Meals are culled from the sea and harvested from the stepped gardens that sweep…
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Spring Herb Pesto with Roasted Walnuts
When someone mentions “pesto,” you probably think about basil. It’s become synonymous with a traditional pesto alla genovese, a beautiful basil sauce originating from Genoa used on pizzas, pastas, in soups, and as part of many delectable appetizers. But “pesto” is actually the shortened form of the word “pestato,” meaning to pound or crush, referring…
