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Interview with the authors Kim & Chris
 see Christian
Focus Discussion Group  Sue:
Thank you Kim & Chris for taking the time to stop by for our interview. Now, I'd like to share with
everyone a recipe from the book called Love Soup
Love Soup
 When someone I love is sad, I make
soup. Nothing thaws melancholia like broth and love. I pay no attention
to intricate soup rules requiring hours of preparation and scads of
forethought. I've little time for making Fancy spice balls or stock from
roasted chickens. But I have time enough for love, given in the form of a simple
soup.
So it was that when my friend was in pain, I made soup. I combined the last
remaining ingredients in my near-empty, winter cupboard and ended up with alchemy.
Days later my friend called, raving endlessly about my soup and begging for the
recipe. I, being a distracted mother of three, had forgotten I'd even made the
soup. And I spent the next few days trying to re-create the beloved broth to her
satisfaction.
 "No, that's not it!" She'd shake her
head with every combination of ingredients I suggested. I verbally cooked and
re-cooked the soup until I was sick of the whole event. Then I finally figured it
out. It was the LOVE that made the difference. I kept forgetting to tell her
about the love.
The following recipe (though I believe it to be greatly
enhanced over the original version) met with her final, grudging approval.
- 1 lb. Spicy vegetarian chorizio
- 4 cans unsalted chicken broth
- 1 diced onion
- 2 cans any bean on your shelf
- 1 28 ounce can peeled tomatoes, chopped
- 1 big dash of love
Combine all
ingredients. Heat thoroughly. If you plopped the sausage in frozen (as I did)
this will take 30 minutes. That's it. Really! If your friend whines, as mine
did, insisting the recipe be more complicated, write out the following directions:
Early in the morning before you've had your coffee or fed your family, begin your homemade
chicken stock by slow roasting a free-range, organically-fed, young hen. Crush four
hundred dollars' worth of imported spices with a marble mortar and pestle. Add the
ingredients in the order you placed them in your grocery cart. Stop after each spice
addition to stir fifty times. Cook all day over a flame tamer. Do not leave the
stove for even a nanosecond. Taste-test the broth every sixty seconds.
This whole process prior to consumption should take 23 ½ hours. Or you could add
love and save 23 hours.
Interview with the authors Kim & Chris
"Wild Tulips"
Raising Parents in a
Complex World
by Beth Bruno
hosted by Joe Spataro
  Beth Bruno is the author of Wild Tulips,
which is a collection of entertaining tales about parenting. She has always been
"fascinated by people - their motives, emotions, what makes them tick." As a
school psychologist, her philosophy is not to solve problems for people, but rather
"to help people discover their inner resources and create ways to help
themselves." In this interview with Beth, she discusses how living life is akin to gardening;
what lessons her book can
teach homeschoolers; a little bit about Beth's daughter Nikki; her
approach to dealing with
school districts; and an essay on "special" education
that focuses on bringing out the strengths in our children. She is available for your
questions and we hope to have a lively discussion.
Meet the Author:
Leigh Anne Jasheway
 FREE
excerpt & interview
author of: I'm Not Getting Older; I'm Getting Better at Denial
 Leigh
Anne Jasheway's book I'm Not Getting Older; I'm Getting Better at Denial is
a hilarious look at aging. Leigh Anne, a humor writer with 8 published books,a humorous
speaker, and a stand up comic is from Eugene, Oregon. Her wit and writing
comes from her unique position as a woman facing mid-life. Leigh Anne uses her
sense of humor to help us get over the bumps of the "middle years" and
encourages us to look at life with laughs, not tears. |
 Secret World of Basset Hounds
See my Basset friends
see my favorite biscotti
Conversations at
the Girlville Diner:
Finding God in the Hairdos and the Hashbrowns
(Women/Inspirational)
by Kim Bolton, Chris Wave
With keen insights, Bolton and Wave write about the realities and emotions of the
ordinary woman's life. They weave a delightful mix of anecdotes into biblical applications
that women can personally relate to. Bits of humor scattered throughout the book increase
the impact of the book's spiritual lessons.Written in conversational style, the book has
sections relating to the everyday Blue Plate Special of unconditional love; God's menu of
soul growth; comparison of contentment with hash browns; and the Child's Plate of
character development.
Kitchen Table
Wisdom:
Stories That Heal
by Rachel Naomi Remen, Dean Ornish
also see:
"Life's Little Lessons"
"Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing
time," writes Rachel Naomi Remen in her introduction to Kitchen Table Wisdom.
"It is the way wisdom gets passed along. The stuff that helps us live a life worth
remembering." Remen, a physician, therapist, professor of medicine, and long-term
survivor of chronic illness, is also a down-home storyteller. Reading this collection of
real-life parables feels like a late-night kitchen session with a best friend, munching on
leftovers while listening to the good-as-gossip stories of everyday heroes and archetype
villains. Every story guides us like a life compass, showing us what's good and lasting
about ourselves as well as humanity.
Don't Get Mad-Get
Funny!:
A Light-Hearted Approach to Stress Management
by Leigh Anne Jasheway, Geoffrey M. Welles
What's the easiest, most practical, and most affordable way to cope with stress?
Respond to stress-filled days with the transforming power of laughter. Use this resource
to enhance your stress management seminars as you add punch to your presentations and
engage your listeners through the power of laughter. |
