Postcard #1 ” Mother’s Day Sunday Teacup with Tulips”
Hey, all you sons and daughters…email, call, text, Skype, carrier pigeon a message to your Mother, or someone else’s Mother to tell them how much you appreciate them..It may be a so-called “Hallmark Holiday” but it’s the only one dedicated to all us Mothers…no cards necessary.
Postcard #2 “Hiding Behind Julia”
Imagine you are one of the folks who hid behind Julia on the set of her show… handing up the ingredients for a cassoulet, steak Diane or chunks of dark chocolate..who are you? How did you come to be in that place at that time in history? What was your next career move? Are you still out there basking in the light? Did you realize she would be the “Mother of TV Cooking” when you were there?
Postcard #3 “Beer Friday”
Some weeks are like that…long, hard, fun and frenzied…then it’s Friday..Beer Friday. How do you punctuate the end of your work week?
Postcard #4 “There Is No Way I Am Cooking-No Cooking Required, Garden Salad”
These are wax beans from our little garden…I had been testing a watermelon-cucumber salad for a photo shoot…I steamed the beans, picked a few more vegetables from the garden, added them to my “shoot” salad…no cooking required. Do you have some simple go-to, no-cook summer recipes that you love?
“Watermelon, Cucumber Garden Salad”
Ingredients: Ripe Watermelon cut into chunks
English Cucumber, seeded & sliced
Fresh mint leaves
Juice of one lime
sea salt & cracked black pepper
2 small golden beets thinly sliced
a handful of fresh wax beans, shelled
3 young fresh carrots, thinly sliced
1 mango peeled & cut into chunks
Instructions:
1. Mix everything in a large salad bowl, chill and eat.
Postcard #5 “A Mother-load of Pretty Saucers”
I pondered these pretty saucers for while before choosing just the right one for a slice of pie I was styling for a cookbook. I love these random designs that I pick up from flea markets & yard sales, don’t you?
Postcard #6 “Working & Strolling Chicago Tulips”
After work stroll along Michigan Avenue…window shopping. Tulips seems to be a recurring theme in my life..much like my Buddhas. Have you noticed how your life can be full of “themes” you might not even be aware of?
Postcard #7 “A Kitchen Clean”
If I remember correctly our kitchen was clean for a while this week…otherwise it was covered with recipe pages, measuring cups, dirty dishes, food on the floor and in bowls…my work life is very messy so when my kitchen finally looks like this I feel very “zen”. What are some ordinary, homey things that make you feel serene?
Postcard #8 “Any Sunday Morning”
My perfect Sunday morning is coffee in bed (compliments of Wouter), newspaper, book, phone (for texting only) and a few hours to ruminate about everything. This is my weekly gift to myself, my ritual. It is necessary for starting a new week sedately. Do you “treat” yourself with some simple rituals to keep your life balanced? I hope so.