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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.
Writing a love letter
In an instant, with her simple question, Eva at once voiced a lifetime of my own doubt and my new feelings of certainty.
Nicole Crabtree
Jan 23, 20235 min read
A Life in Books: Chapter five the Florio’s of Sicily by Stefania Auci
Travel to Sicily this holiday season with this enchanting read. The tale reminds us what every human wants, to be loved and appreciated.
Nicole Crabtree
Dec 12, 20202 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
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
Mom & Nana's Anisette Cookies
There are certain tastes and smells that make a holiday come alive, and for me, my mother's anisette cookies are Christmas. When I was in...
Nicole Crabtree with guest Linda Androvich
Dec 8, 20183 min read
Thanksgiving - gratitude is an everyday holiday
Two years we shared super happy Thanksgivings with Mary & Mehdi Jazayeri, in the full spirit of communal preparations and sharing of...
Nicole Crabtree
Nov 18, 20187 min read
Mom's European adventure tracing her Spanish roots plus with Bunny, Bearli, & Co.
Bunny & Bearli catch some sun at the Alhambra. In the 22 years I have lived outside of America my mom has come to visit me three times,...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Kenan Soylu
May 29, 201812 min read
Charlie's Vegan Birthday Cake
Charlie's 17th birthday cake, an artistically sophisticated version of the original - same cake inside Recently, Carol, an imaginative...
Nicole Crabtree with guest Carol Switzer
Apr 21, 20182 min read
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