Building Your Spice Collection

The first time I walked into a favorite spice store in Seattle, I felt like I’d wandered into my culinary home away from home.  The sweet, smoky, and spicy blends surrounding me invited me to taste each one, experimenting with what new combinations I could create...

Manners Matters (Do Manners Matter?)

In high school, I spent a summer traveling in a retired school bus through the pacific northwest, working with a group of teenagers to encourage churches from one state to the next.  Whatever they needed, we did, whether it was painting a youth room, or doing...