Thanksgiving: the kick-off feast in the great American season of overeating. Setting aside the discomfort of an overfull belly, the travails of planning and executing huge meals, or your feelings about large and possibly complicated gatherings, ask yourself, "Thanksgiving aside, what constitutes a perfect meal for me?" Is it the food? The others at the table? (If there's … [Read more...] about A Perfect Meal
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Yucky Food
Write about the foods that you do not or cannot eat. First, name the food by printing it in capital letters. Then write down everything that you find distasteful about this particular food. What is the origin of your revulsion? Does your relationship with this food have a history? Have you ever eaten the foods that you dislike? How do you react? Meditate upon all … [Read more...] about Yucky Food
The Best Granola
I remember how surprised I was the first time somebody dismissed my opinion by calling me “just a granola.” The opinion I had expressed was about a décor—too much chrome, I had said, too many hard, bright surfaces, too black and white. Oh you’re just a granola. How could I argue with that? Earth tones and firewood remind me of home. Incense and yoga cushions make me … [Read more...] about The Best Granola