One of my favorite things in the whole world is to sit with a friend and chat over a steaming cup - a simple, but always deeply gratifying time. From tea parties with my niece to sipping tea with Bedouin men in Jordanian desert, I have many memories made over hot water and herbs. I've since experimented with a few different blends from my own herbs and from other spices. Here are some of my favorites:
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Although my Easter traditions have waned over the last few years in my life, this year, over the prolonged Easter weekend, I contemplated the theme of new life, and found my own ways to celebrate it.
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An idea we brought back from our honeymoon in Madagascar - spicing our own rum!
Read MoreExperiments gone wrong
I love experimenting and most days things turn out pretty well, but this week I’ve had to learn a couple of things the hard way – through failure and near-death.
Read MoreQuotable: Kahlil Gibran
"Work is love made visible...For if you bake a bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half a man's hunger."
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