Tag Archives: Share meals

Easter/Passover Dinner

Easter Sunday we had a delicious family dinner on Vashon Island.  It turned out to be a beautiful day by the water. The amazing meal was prepared by my son and daughter-in-law.  In past blog posts, I spoke of the importance of sharing a meal together regularly as an important way to connect with others. […]
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Share a meal with others

Family and friend dinners build relationships.  Sharing a meal together regularly is an important way to connect with others.  Whenever I went home for a visit, my mom and I would share all of our meals.  Here she is sitting in her kitchen with her apple, tomato soup, and toasted cheese sandwich. Since my mom […]
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Winter Family Vacation-Sushi,Tempura, and More

Japanese food is so very delicious.  The sushi was amazing and most mornings I started the day with miso soup.  It was the perfect thing to have before going outside in the snow to ski or snowshoe. I recently shared a meal with a special friend and she told me she had made a pot […]
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Eat with friends/family

Eating with friends and family makes that meal a time for sharing.  I grew up in a family that sat down together to eat dinner nightly.  We were not a wealthy family and did not have an abundance of food, but we always sat down for dinner together and had lively conversation!  My mom continues […]
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Cooking connects us

I really love to cook together with friends and family.  Sometimes it can get a little crowded in the kitchen and if my son has his smoker fired up  it can get a little “heated”, but the results are usually spectacular. Last summer my daughter-in-law made our family amazing Grace paella.  I made the sides […]
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