I often say that I don’t believe in coincidence. But I definitely believe in synchronicity. Synchroncity is a term generally attributed to Carl Jung, who is the psychiatrist who was kind of the founder of the intellectual movement that has driven my intellectual life. He defined synchronicity as a”meaningful coincidence.” It is exemplified by common … More Synchronicity in Cooking, Spring 2026
I don’t know about where you live, but last week was a mixed bag for us weather-wise. It was a week that was full of holidays from around the world celebrating Spring (see https://blissfullu.com/2026/03/21/meatless-monday-welcoming-spring-with-many-celebratory-tarts-edition/ for more information). Yet a week ago today, school was cancelled due to tornado warnings. Tornadoes never came, but especially when … More Meatless Monday: Spring Comes to the Cary Farmers Market
Happy Holi Everyone! Holi is a Hindu holiday, known as the Festival of Colors, held in the Spring. It is yet another celebration of the triumph of good over evil, in which communities come together to share food and friendship and good times. It is particularly known as a time where people throw colored powers … More Meatless Monday: Holi Edition
I haven’t been writing Meatless Mondays posts much anymore because since my son became a vegetarian, I’m cooking vegetarian meals all days of the week (although I still cook meat for myself and my husband sometimes). However, today it seemed appropriate. Last week I had a post about the 10 special holiday meals I had … More Meatless Monday: Harrison Edition
I know I was kind of obsessed last week with the monk and the Walk for Peace and this week with the place of NO PEACE–Minneapolis. It is bad enough what we see on the news, but I also have personal friends living in Minneapolis. They are on the front lines of the battle for … More Meatless Monday, Minnesota Edition: Chocolate Babka French Toast
Since my son became a vegetarian, I’ve mostly given up my Meatless Monday posts. Obviously, every day is meatless for him, and many are for me. I’ll sometimes have something different or I’ll add some shredded chicken or something to our vegetarian base. But if you’re interested in that practice, or just want some vegetarian … More Meatless Monday: MLK Day Edition–MLK Stir Fry
When I taught middle and high school literature classes, one of the books I commonly taught was George Orwell’s Animal Farm. In a 1946 essay (“Why I Write”), Orwell explained “Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism.” This is the … More Remembering the Truth of January 6 Through Software, Storytelling, and Soup
OK, so they weren’t really baked. They were cooked in my air fryer because my grill isn’t working so I couldn’t BBQ them. But it’s hard to know how to write about things cooked in the Air Fryer. Is it Air Fried? Air Fryer-ed? Roasted? The important thing is that for our special Labor Day … More The Great Labor Day Hatch Chile Burger Bake Off
For me, one of the best things of this time of year is that it is Hatch Chile Season. We are a family who tends to love hot food. We rejoice that there are many different chile peppers at our local farmers market right now. However, one we can not get there is the Hatch … More Hatch Chile Season
One of the columnists in one of the newspapers I read wrote today that this Juneteenth felt hollow. To him, it seems that true freedom and equality between black and white people in the US seems farther away than it did in 2021 when Congress made ““Juneteenth National Independence Day” a federal holiday. I totally … More Celebrating Juneteenth with Two James and a Queen
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