Only the pure in heart can make a good soup. – Ludwig van Beethoven Food and love. For me the two go hand in hand. And, no, this isn’t a post about romantic moonlit dinners. With many of my close friendships and family members, I have a clear memory of a dish, a drink, a […]
Moosewood
Comfort food: A bowl of soup to honor the memory of a friend
Today marks the third anniversary of my friend Dee’s passing, and tonight Joel and I will sit down to enjoy a bowl Moosewood Mushroom Barley Soup in her memory, just as we did last year and the year before that. Making this soup—which Dee and I enjoyed together on many occasions–is my way of honoring […]
Friends for life
Some of my earliest memories revolve around my friend Dee. I was six years old, living in a small town in upstate New York, when her family moved in across the street. My sister and I watched as they carried bed after bed across the lawn into their house. We were a family of four […]