Need State
Note: I recently read a book called The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor by Mark Schatzker, and it inspired...
More Important Things
I recently made an impulse buy of a series of Cozy Mysteries by Sylvia Selfman on my Kindle, since I figured for $1.99, it was hard to go...
Hidden Identity
Note: This was a reflection I wrote for a lay-led service at my church, where our theme was Identity. When I think about hidden...
Can Food Save You?
A recent Taco Bell commercial caught my attention. It shows a young man, a corporate type, getting ready for work in the morning – except...


Christmas Dinner
This weekend I took members of my family out to a nice lunch as part of their Christmas present, a tradition I’ve maintained for years...
Dancing
When I first heard the band Enter the Haggis in concert over 10 years ago, I hadn’t danced in public since giving up ballet when I was...
Food and Values - Compassion
Note: I recently went through an exercise of identifying my highest values. This is one of a series of posts looking at how those values...


Food and Values - Curiosity
Note: I recently went through an exercise of identifying my highest values. This is one of a series of posts looking at how those values...
Food and Values - Connectedness
Note: I recently went through an exercise of identifying my highest values. This is one of a series of posts looking at how those values...
Food and Values - Welcoming the Stranger
What do you value in life? And how does this relate to your food choices? This intersection of food and values is something I’m always...