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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.


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


The banana and its role in the ideal breakfast bread
As a rule, the banana and I are not on good terms. Years of constipation already had me avoiding the banana. Even promises that it was a...
Nicole Crabtree with guest Angela Lanza and lead
May 8, 20193 min read


Magic in bologna – Bunny’s star is born at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Bunny holding her own as we enter the book fair. In 2006 bunny was born in Istanbul. In January 2019 bunny debuted in her own book...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Esra Jauch
Apr 24, 20194 min read


Living in Paradise, Lugano Switzerland
Our entire furry family – from left Prickles, Bearli, Nut guy, Bunny, Pici, Biancha, June bug, and Bianchino - poses for Kenan from our...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Kenan Soylu
Apr 13, 20192 min read


Asparagus, nature announces spring
Left Bunny about to dig into her first asparagus Milanese of the season; right various asparagus in season in Bologna street market...

Nicole Crabtree
Apr 2, 20191 min read


Primavera, Milanese style
Bunny rests against a tree while I do Qi gong in the Indro Montanelli Public Gardens near Porta Venezia. Finding myself in Milan on a...

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 29, 20191 min read


Effective Communication - Rules to live by
Is it possible that as a professional trainer of effective communication that I still find myself often incapable of anything close to...

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 22, 20193 min read


Sauce or gravy?
Mom's spaghetti sauce, in her special sauce pot. Spaghettis sauce could be the epitome of why food speaks to me. Growing up in a “Latin”...
Nicole Crabtree with recipe contribution of Linda
Mar 15, 20192 min read


FOOD & Culture 2019 Nutritional Therapists & Health Coaches meeting client needs across cult
Once again, my NT alma mater IINH, gave me the opportunity to lead an interactive session titled Food & Culture with fellow Nutritional...

Nicole Crabtree
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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