Families Enjoy August Food Holidays
August is a biggest vacation month, and for many it is also the last month before school begins. August is a fun month for food holidays! I’ve added… Read More »
You Never Cook Alone at Quail Ridge Books!
I love cookbooks that tell a story (and in my case, my cookbook includes many stories). Angela Carter once said, “Reading a book is like re-writing it for… Read More »
Winter Blues?
Baby, it’s cold outside! All of our Christmas decorations, with the exception of our village have been organized and tucked away in the attic, ready for their appearance… Read More »
A funny thing happened yesterday…
A funny thing happened at the studio. As the culinary contributor for the My Carolina Today show for over a year, it had been about four months since… Read More »
Quintiles Well Fed Family Event and Recipes
The Well Fed Family Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of working with the American Heart Association and a wonderful company located in Durham,… Read More »
A Little Guide to Life
Today the UPS truck stopped by. Delivered was a package filled with beautiful things from my parents who are 900 miles away. I picked up the box that… Read More »
Empty Nest Day One: I survived!
Well folks, I survived my first and very quiet official day as an empty-nester! Last week, while on vacation, I knew that returning home would be challenging and… Read More »
Little Kitchen Big Memories
Living upstairs from my grandmother, I had the opportunity to spend hours with her in the little basement kitchen below our family’s three-tenement apartment house in Fall River,… Read More »
Isaiah 58 Project and a Heartcheck
On Sunday, January 9, 2011, I got ready for church service as I always do by picking out my clothing, showering, blow drying my hair and putting on… Read More »
Get Fed! Volunteer for the Miracle League of the Triangle
Get Fed! With the spring season of Miracle League of the Triangle Baseball around the corner, I came across this article my son Alexander wrote a couple of… Read More »
Hello, I’m Elise Johnson and I’m so glad you found your way here! From my own experience, cooking and eating together as a family nurtures and strengthens family relationships quicker and stronger than any other way. Join me as I continue my grandmother’s legacy of
inter-generational cooking by inspiring families and friends to make memories in the kitchen. 