Elisabeth Adams 8 Minute Read Three years ago, I interviewed Michael Phillips about his lifework of reintroducing George MacDonald’s writings to the world. Naturally, thinking and writing on the topic made me homesick for the familiar stories, and so I began to reread. While curled up in my Jerusalem home, vicariously roaming the hills of Scotland, I noticed that everyone…
Chantel 4 Minute Read ‘Tis the season for twinkle lights, Christmas carols, and menu items that only make an appearance around the holidays. There’s something about food that’s extra special. It has a way of making itself the heart of favorite traditions. And traditions are the thing that helps to keep growing families close through time, change and miles. For many…
Chantel 4 Minute Read Between Google and Pinterest, it’s easy as pie (though pie isn’t that easy!) to find every variation of any recipe. Copy cat recipes, gluten free, or vegan versions. The ideas are literally “googolplex” in number. But there’s nothing like the inspiration to be found in taking a stack of cookbooks off the shelf and browsing…
Danielle Carey 4 Minute Read I’m a night owl who also somehow likes the morning vibe. As long as it’s not too early, I relish the relative quietness of the day’s beginning. I like the pottering around feeling of getting ready for work. I enjoy the morning light filtering through half-open blinds. I like the routine of getting my zombified…
Natasha Metzler 5 Minute Read We all heard the story from the time we were little. How Mama and Papa got married and she would cook her one-pot wonders. Tater tot casserole was just the beginning–she had a dozen different ways of getting her babies to eat their vegetables. Eventually the day came when Papa sat down at the table,…
Elisabeth Allen 4 Minute Read Mincepies are unsophisticated, homely and above all, tasty mouthfuls of comfort and joy. I love their simplicity and the surprise and delight of biting through dusty, dry pastry into sweet, spicy fruit. Traditional Christmas fare in England, I think they’re tasty at any time, but there’s something about their appearance and aroma that makes me want…
Chantel 2 Minute Read When I think about the holidays, one of the first things that come to mind are traditions. For me, traditions are the things that make holidays special. They were the things I looked forward to the most, and the things that made some of my best holiday memories. For me, some of my favorite holiday…
Emily C. Gardner 4 Minute Read When I was younger, traditions were the most sacred part of any holiday. Mess with one of the things we did every year and the whole holiday felt off kilter. If the evening didn’t culminate with full bellies and jammies in front of Gramma’s roaring fireplace, it just wasn’t Thanksgiving. If we didn’t drive around in the…
Lanier Ivester 3 Minute Read Here are some simple ideas for making the ceremony of afternoon tea a special occasion. Homemade scones, or ones from the bakery, are delicious served with fresh strawberry jam and a dollop or two of this decadent cream. Mock Devonshire Cream: Whip ½ cup heavy cream with 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar till stiff peaks form….
Lanier Ivester 2 Minute Read It’s deliciously cloudy out–and suitably chilly–and I’m relishing to the prospect of a day in my kitchen full of happy bustle and preparation for Thanksgiving. We’ll be going to my parents’ tomorrow, and we’re looking forward to a day on the farm with Philip’s family on Friday. But today is ‘at home’ day and I…
Lanier Ivester 1 minute I love summer! I love the cool, still mornings, the firefly-lit gloamings, and even–most of the time–the long, hot afternoons which give us Southern girls the ‘dewy look’. 😉 Here are two of my favorite ways to cool off that lend an air of celebration to an ordinary summer day: Here’s one that people either…
Lanier Ivester 2 Minute Read We have a big flowering cherry in our backyard that dazzles us each spring with its profusion of pink blooms. I’ve been monitoring its progress in recent weeks, from bare twigs to buds to tightly-furled blossoms. It seems now as if the slightest breath of a south wind would cause it to burst into life…
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