Seasons of Delight

Fall and winter are soup season for me. This week, I used my beautiful new cast iron cauldron from Smith&Clark to make one of my favorites- chicken corn chowder. This is a very simple soup that involves mostly just pouring ingredients into a pot and letting it all simmer together. It is warm, filling, and has just a little bit of heat from the addition of a whole jalapeno and some red pepper flakes. It is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner but tastes like it took all day to

I am so excited for October. It is my favorite time of year. I have actually set a goal this month to do something to celebrate Halloween every day. Today my husband and I ran to Homegoods in search of a new mixing bowl and found that they have already started to make room for the holidays and are discounting Halloween! It reminded me of just how important it is to slow down and appreciate the season you are in. This month is all about ghosts, witches, and the anticipation of

I wanted to share a few thoughts with you on the importance of spreading kindness. I genuinely believe that giving and receiving love and kindness is the true source of lasting happiness, peace, and joy. Everything that we have, want, work for and dream about, comes back to what will make us happy and happiness is born of love and kindness. For me, this belief operates on both a practical, everyday level and a spiritual one. I view the core energy of the universe—God, Godde