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“Choosing to let a good thing go in order to make room for something better is harder than I anticipated. And scary. So very scary.”
― The Enlightenment of Bees
― The Enlightenment of Bees
“A dish is not just the sum of its parts, it is its maker, its occasion, the company in which it is eaten.”
― Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity
― Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity
“Nobody in the world welcomes us quite like our parents do. The reception, if we're lucky, is a simultaneous cosseting and taking for granted. An experience that's, at best, comforting and exasperating in equal measure, unique in its loaded history of give andtake, its private parameters of permission and expection.”
― Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity
― Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity
“The pull of our roots can be such a strong force, no matter how far or wide we may roam.”
― Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest: Recipes and Stories Inspired by My Appalachian Home
― Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest: Recipes and Stories Inspired by My Appalachian Home
“For me, food quality isn’t a question of organic versus conventional, or no-till versus digging-in, or heirloom versus hybrid. It’s a question of what I want to grow, and what I should do to help each seed or plant become the best vegetable it can possibly be.”
― Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening: Rare Varieties * Unusual Options * Plant Lore & Guidance
― Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening: Rare Varieties * Unusual Options * Plant Lore & Guidance
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