Archive for the FreshFoodFables Category

Summer: Dinner Under a Star-Filled Night Sky

SEASONAL FOOD FABLES: A 4-PART PERSONAL MEMOIR   Season 4 SUMMER: DINNER UNDER A STAR-FILLED NIGHT SKY There’s a sunny side to Switzerland—especially in the summer when a Mediterranean meal is spiced with summer showers and starlight. Part 4 of 4 — By Deborah Kesten and Larry […]

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Autumn: A Golden-Squash Soup Reverie

SEASONAL FOOD FABLES: A 4-PART PERSONAL MEMOIR   Season 3 AUTUMN: A GOLDEN-SQUASH SOUP REVERIE A food fable about fall fare flavored with vibrant amber tones that mimic the sunset Part 3 of 4 -– By Deborah Kesten and Larry Scherwitz –-   For as long as […]

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Spring: An Edible Flowers Fable

SEASONAL FOOD FABLES: A 4-PART PERSONAL MEMOIR   Season 2 SPRING: AN EDIBLE FLOWERS FABLE Enhancing the spirit of springtime with a farmers’ market find: rose petals and squash blossoms Part 2 of 4 -– By Deborah Kesten and Larry Scherwitz –-   During a springtime trip […]

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Winter: A Wonderland Food Fable

SEASONAL FOOD FABLES: A 4-PART PERSONAL MEMOIR   Season 1 WINTER: A WONDERLAND FOOD FABLE A story of globally flavored fare in a snow-laden village high in the Swiss Alps Part 1 of 4 — By Deborah Kesten and Larry Scherwitz –-   It is early in […]

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The Message in the Midnight Meal

THE MESSAGE IN THE MIDNIGHT MEAL Can shared fare at the witching hour heal body, mind, and soul?   — By Deborah Kesten —   One morning while reading an article in a local newspaper, I found myself riveted by a piece titled “Midnight Supper: Spontaneous Party […]

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Chocolate: Elixir of Love…and Weight Loss?

CHOCOLATE: ELIXIR OF LOVE…AND WEIGHT LOSS? — By Deborah Kesten and Larry Scherwitz —   Chocolate and love. The two are so intertwined, not only are they synonymous with Valentine’s Day, the mystique of chocolate has manifested in movies such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Like […]

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A Christmas Feast

You are invited to A CHRISTMAS FEAST… What do you get when a European chef awarded his profession’s highest honor meets a cardiologist who is passionate about fresh, flavor-filled food? A Christmas feast to remember…like no other! By Deborah Kesten   The scene: Christmastime in Oslo, Norway. […]

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Peach Perfect

Peach Perfect — By Larry Scherwitz — This summer, Deborah and I have had the pleasure of being farm-to-table foodies. For months, we’ve been enjoying fare from our own organic garden just a few feet from the farmhouse my grandmother lived in while I was growing up. […]

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