Oxtail Thai Soup

A Lesson in Geography and Modesty

There’s nothing like a worldly person to remind you you’re not.

When I meet Merveille Kasongo, her body language reads like one of those signs on the back of a semitruck that warn: “Stay back 200 feet.” Her arms remains locked at her sides and without smiling she looks directly at me with big dark eyes lined with lashes so thick I wonder how they could be real. My brassy American sensibilities are, of course, injured.

Honey Carrots and Hot Spiced Pecans

Recipe and Styling by Libbie Summers as inspired by Mr. Bobby Colson (beekeeper since birth) Photography by Chia Chong Crisp, sweet and a little fresh –just like Mr. Bobby.  Honey Carrots with Hot […]

Video Journal: Family Recipes

A peek behind the curtain…