Tag Archives: holidays
Happy New Year! plus a festive Brussel Sprouts with Pomegranate Seeds recipe
Hello! Sending warm New Year’s greetings from crisp and sunny San Francisco. By this time tomorrow, I will be 30,000 feet in the air, on my way to Hong Kong and an 11-month journey around the world. I am excited to devote this coming year to a self-designed sabbatical and come back refreshed, ready to [...]
Guest Blog Post from Four Cooking Together: Dadi’s Apple Chutney
Chloé and Zest for Life Today are very grateful to Ann, the chief cook, menu planner, and impetus behind Four Cooking Together for this post! Keep your eye out for another Ann special coming to the Zest blog soon. Ann is a devoted believer in Community Supported Agriculture and has been welcoming a weekly farm [...]
Love after Love by Derek Walcott
While cleaning out my “spirituality” file recently, I came across this lovely poem. In the spirit of every day being Valentine’s Day and another opportunity to love oneself and love others, I offer this poem as my gift to you. Happy Valentine’s Days! Love after LoveThe time will comeWhen, with elation,You will greet yourself arrivingAt [...]
Yuletide Sweets and Savories
Warm Gluten-Free Carrot Almond Cake accompanied by Greek Yogurt, Red Bean Ice Cream, Mango, Mango Puree, and Chocolate-Covered Mangos (wow, that was a mouthful!) Ajay came over for tea (home-brewed chai) and dessert. We shared stories of favorite walks and most adventure-filled hikes in our lives. Glad we all lived to tell the tales! Salad [...]