Asparagus & Mushroom Tarts

Asparagus & Mushroom Tarts

Serves 8 2        sheets frozen puff pastry, thaw ¼ c    unsalted butter 12 oz shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, cut strips 1 t    sea salt, divided ½ t     ground black pepper, divided 1 Ib    slender asparagus spears, trimmed, cut 1” diagonal pieces 1½ t  chopped fresh...
Listening to the Heartbeat

Listening to the Heartbeat

If you get lots of emails, you probably have a system for keeping up. Recently, I created a filter in Gmail to grab all emails from SmartBriefs (my main source of self improvement reading material) and label them “To read” so they get out of my inbox and...
Food Branding, Is it All a Mind Game?

Food Branding, Is it All a Mind Game?

Anyone who has ever been grocery shopping with a child knows how enticing a food package can be.  My 3 year old is fascinated by Curious George and squeals in delight when he sees that curious little monkey’s picture on boxes of “fruit” snacks.  Needless to say, if...