It’s been colder than normal down here in the south, and while I usually meet the lower temps with warmer soups and stews, today I just needed something a little easier and faster, with a green base. As a Philly native, if you tell me something tastes like an Italian hoagie, you’re going to get…
Author: valeriemorini
Giving Thanks: Turkey Brining Edition
Thanksgiving is my annual pause and reset time. It’s predictably always on a Thursday (which I love) breaking up the week with a slow intention that doesn’t require gifts or overhaul; just some meal planning and quiet time for prep as things slow in the days before. The main event here is a meal that…
Reflecting on the Close & Welcoming what’s next
I’ve been sitting in my kitchen for the past hour, reflecting on the last day and a half – or collective few years. There is a palpable grief, and and overwhelming gratitude, coursing through my body; it’s a power that I know is not anxiety, for once; it’s the awakening of dormant hope, settling into…
Gut Health: A Testimonial.
Well, here we are. It’s the end of another year, and one that pulled us all to the edge of our known capacities, and beyond. I feel like I both barely blinked my eyes, and also lived 5 lifetimes over in the last 12 months. My stronghold for survival was, and usually is, finding strength…
First, the Knowing.
Note: this is a bit of a heavy post, or at least it was for me in living and reflecting on it, so Bug is serving a dual role today as our featured image and our patron saint of bravery and love as we look into ourselves to connect with our world. A few years…
Shifting + Accelerating
Have you ever heard the saying that some people come into your life for a reason, for a season, or for a lifetime? I think the same is true for our purpose and passions, and how they show up and evolve through the chapters of our lives. I started this blog years ago, when I…
fuel | sweat | grow 