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Welcome to FoodMood blog space. Reflections on my travels, musings, favorite recipes, and the Bunny Chronicles. Storytelling with joy, sass, self-reflection, and hope.


Celebrations, reflections, and returns – Back in 2020
In January Claudio and I will celebrate 10 years of marriage. An impossible feat to have imagined in either of our lives. We both swore...
Nicole Crabtree with drawing by Alice Mae
Dec 10, 20193 min read


Bunny launches her own line of cards in time for Christmas - Get yours now!
We are happy introduce a line of Bunny Chronicle postcards. Now you can send Bunny & Bearli images to the world at large, just click here...
Nicole Crabtree with images by Alice Mae
Dec 1, 20193 min read


Things & Thanksgiving
Center, Bearli with Poppy observing the first Harley parade in Lugano; top left Bearli poses with Pici; next Bearli poses for his...

Nicole Crabtree
Nov 27, 20194 min read


Lazy days of summer evolve to the intense days of autumn
Lago di Santa Croce, searching for a cool breeze. August in the mountains of Italy. Entire days lay before me totally unscheduled. A...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Patrizia Pancino
Sep 8, 20192 min read


the Bunny Chronicles, what people are saying as the adventures continue
Bunny on the shelf and flying with her continuing adventures. The Bunny Chronicles are picking up speed, with the first book – How Bunny...
Nicole Crabtree with illustrations by Alice Mae
Aug 16, 20192 min read


Summer Salads - eating in a heat wave
A new Turkish salad bowl, colorfully calling out to be filled with summer salads. Global warming, diet inducing? Eating in the heat can...

Nicole Crabtree
Aug 4, 20192 min read


Magical Turkey – Bunny returns to her roots & Picci has her first vacation
Compliments of Miss Blu, our family at KOK Kamp on the first day. On our last night at the KOK camp the young woman I had nicknamed Miss...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Begum Erenler Soylu
Jul 26, 20199 min read


Bunny as a radio star: North South West East this summer on Swiss RETE-UNO
Left Bunny in the studio with Elena on our first show, in South America; right Bunny, Bearli, and I broadcasting remotely from Malpensa...

Nicole Crabtree
Jul 18, 20191 min read


On the road again.....back in July
The completely packed case Packing a suitcase. One of my greatest pleasures. Just like going to the grocery store represents cooking and...

Nicole Crabtree
May 28, 20192 min read


An adventure, Rome and beyond in photos
Even at a commercial center near the airport in Rome 🐰 found her carrots & artichokes! If only we could take some 😂. Roma!! Beautiful...

Nicole Crabtree
May 19, 20191 min read
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