Family — Page 8

Reflections on the Sandwich Years (Delicious Turkey Burgers with Zucchini & Cumin Recipe)

June 24, 2013 Maria Stuart 6 Comments

The best laid plans, as they say…I posted this photo of these little burgers on the usual social media channels a week, now two, ago. Everyone was clamoring for the recipe and I intended to oblige right away – they taste as good as they look and I am a big believer in sharing. Unfortunately […]

My Glamorous Life – A Week in the Life of this Winery Owner

April 27, 2013 Maria Stuart 3 Comments

Even the dream life can be a little less than dreamy sometimes. Not that its bad, it’s just a lot. Witness life around here lately. It all started a couple of weeks ago. I was working hard trying to nail down just the right recipes to send to our Wine Club members. I needed ten […]

Simple, Perfect Roasted Chicken – Food Bloggers Against Hunger

April 9, 2013 Maria Stuart 7 Comments

1 in 5 children in this country are hungry. Half of the children in this country will be food insecure at some time in their lives. Food politics in this country are messy and complicated: our government subsidizes the wrong things, factory farming creates more greenhouse gases than the cars on our planet, Monsanto has […]

Easter Traditions – because I realized we’ve been sharing Easter with the same family for almost three generations.

April 3, 2013 Maria Stuart 2 Comments

As I sit here at my messy but sunny desk eating egg salad that has a slight blue tint for lunch, I can’t help but reminisce a moment about what a wonderful Easter our family had. Not only did my oldest child arrive safely home from a 10-day excursion to build houses in Mexico (I […]

Tis the Season for Cleansing

January 6, 2013 Maria Stuart 3 Comments

Yep. It’s that time. January. It used to be that the new year motivated people to start a new diet, still does in fact, it’s just that now we call them cleanses. After all of that holiday excess, our bodies are crying out for a change. Of course everybody wants to lose a few (or […]