Barb and I have been friends since our student days at Purdue, and have shared many meals and recipes over the years. Recently I sent...

If you took a walk around your neighborhood, how many residences could you name the residents? How many residences have you been inside...

In celebration of our nation’s birthday on July 4th, many of us will take the day off to enjoy parades, picnics, outdoor activities, and...

Have you ever considered how much of what you know you learned by observing others? Children imitate their parents. Students emulate...

I venture that outside of formal school I have learned more around a table sharing meals with others than in any other single place. I’ve...

If isolation and loneliness are making us less healthy and shortening our lives, we need to find ways to form stronger human connections. Sharing meals has been considered an opportunity for social interaction from the beginning of recorded history. In all cultures throughout the world, food and eating connect people. Consider this: the word companion means “with bread” in Latin. Companions eat together.