A Daily Dose of Nature Heals the Soul
Lainey Howard
Laura Scheffler Johnson
Laura Scheffler Johnson is a writer, poet, food lover, former business owner, and nearly life-long resident of Columbia.
Articles
A ploughman’s lunch is a simple meal of bread and cheese, sometimes pickled vegetables, and, for my family, summer sausage or salami, mustards or other condiments, and fruit....
Autumn in Columbia is an ending — of long days, warm weather, the peak gardening season, and summer break — but it’s also a season full of “firsts.”...
Yesterday, I made this summer’s first batch of gazpacho. I prepared the cold soup at lunchtime so it could chill for a few hours before dinner, since gazpacho’s...
One of my most treasured memories of my parents’ love of food and cooking is how well my mom remembered favorite foods and drinks. Sometimes, she asked people...
At lunch yesterday, Lyle said he “had dinner.” My schedule is flexible, so normally I charge myself with menu planning or, more realistically put, ingredient-selecting meditation. But we...
Last year, just before Thanksgiving, Lyle and I moved to a newly built house. The mature trees surrounding the house hadn’t yet lost all their leaves, so we...
On Fridays, I take a break from watching news at the end of the day and I turn on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, popularly known as Triple D....
Each summer, my husband, Lyle, and I enjoy visiting the Columbia Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. Last summer, we planted a vibrant home garden full of wildflowers, sunflowers,...
Yesterday I woke up not feeling well, and the thought of enjoying food seemed far away. I skipped breakfast and ate a simple, mild lunch. By dinner, I...
A month and a half ago, we moved to a new home. Our move was unplanned and sudden. We enjoyed our last house and had planned to stay...
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