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A Pinch of Salt

By: redtentwomen July 4, 2022June 20, 2022

Day to Day, Femininity, Intentional Living, Monthly Themesbaking, being enough, Being myself, belonging, Eliza Cortes Bast, Uniqueness1 Comment

Since quarantine, I have done a ton of baking. It’s a craft that tidily fits into all the buckets that connect with my soul: practical, part art, part science, that is done when it is done. It is artistic efficiency. Yet as I measure out my thoughts in ounces and teaspoons, I am in my…

An Ode to Baking

By: redtentwomen June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

Day to Day, Femininitybaking, COVID-19, exhale, Mal Arnold, panic attacks, Recovery, triggers6 Comments

My two boys are playing LEGOs upstairs with their dad as I take a deep breath and inhale the cool air and quietness that permeates the downstairs. A question dances in my mind while my fingers delicately graze the spines of an ever-growing collection of cookbooks. What will I make tonight? I finally select the…

Nourish

By: redtentwomen January 23, 2019July 21, 2022

Intentional Living, Monthly ThemesAnorexia, baking, Comfort, desire, dieting, Eating disorder, Food, Nourishment, Tracy Johnson12 Comments

Whistling and gusting wind in the oak trees outside my bedroom window woke me this morning. I tried to stay in bed, but something about the wind felt beckoning to my soul. I came downstairs and opened the blinds, the tree tops ferociously swaying, bending back and forth as the wind had its way with…

Hunger is More Than Our Appetite

By: redtentwomen August 3, 2016August 1, 2016

Day to Daybaking, Bulimia, Cooking, Eating disorder, family traditions, Grandchildren, Legacy, Mary Jane Hamilton, Recipes, self-care13 Comments

My history does not lend itself to be very forgiving or much less welcoming of others into my kitchen.

Sunday Morning Scones

By: redtentwomen March 16, 2015August 4, 2015

Day to Day, Recipes, The Homebaking, Clotted Cream, Growing Up, Janet Stark, Scones, Sunday Morning1 Comment

As a young girl growing up, it was always clear that there was something different about Sundays.

My ambivalent relationship with cooking

By: redtentwomen February 6, 2015August 4, 2015

The Homebaking, Cooking, Dreaming, Eating, Food, Grace, Hope, Katy Johnson, Love, Marriage, taste, unfolding2 Comments

I had the chance to pick the featured image for the month of February at Red Tent Living. And I knew it needed to be food—rich, decadent, effort-induced food.