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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.
Nicole Crabtree
Jul 27, 20214 min read
Living in Love - Turkey 2021
Kenan and Agnes, my first impression of them. Shining pure love. For 6 weeks my heart sang for their happiness.
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Nicole Crabtree
Mar 27, 20211 min read
TURKISH DELIGHTS – Pre-order your copy today
Turkish Delights is the 3rd book in The Bunny Chronicles series. All 3 are available for individual/bulk classroom purchase.
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Nicole Crabtree
Feb 14, 20213 min read
Virtual Travel Experiences - Valuable Learning and the Vatican Revealed
Meet Fabiana, Leonardo, & Linda - passionate people who came together to combine the excitement of travel and the concept of the documentary
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Nicole Crabtree
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Time travel with the 46th president and a Russian parfait
Russian parfait, a dessert simple, elegant, and decadent and full of hope, humanity, and possibilities all at once.
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Nicole Crabtree
Dec 12, 20202 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.
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Nicole Crabtree
Sep 25, 20206 min read
A Life in Books: Chapter three The Master & Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
50 this month, with The Master & Margarita I say thank you to souls around the globe. Lather on your magic body lotion & fly into the night.
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Nicole Crabtree
Sep 11, 202013 min read
Venice & the mysteries of love in the time of Covid
Join me in Venice where I gained new perspectives on myself & my husband. For us all, that kindness is an act of great love & self-respect.
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Nicole Crabtree with recipe contribution of Linda
Sep 5, 20204 min read
Dreaming of Sicily - Mom's lemon bars
Where food, culture, travel, and magic all come together. Listening to my Mom wax on about her lemon bars, I found myself in Sicily.
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Nicole Crabtree
May 9, 202010 min read
Social distancing – A visit to Moscow
This is a one of two portraits done by my friend Konstantin Zubrilan in whose studio I spent many wonderful salon like afternoons and...
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Nicole Crabtree with video by Kenan Soylu
Mar 20, 202015 min read
Community - the Indian Difference
Our happy family at Mysore Palace. Two months in India? What did you do? This is the reaction most people have when we speak about our...
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Nicole Crabtree with photos by Begum Erenler Soylu
Jul 26, 20199 min read
Magical Turkey – Bunny returns to her roots & Picci has her first vacation
Compliments of Miss Blu, our family at KOK Kamp on the first day. On our last night at the KOK camp the young woman I had nicknamed Miss...
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Nicole Crabtree
May 28, 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...
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Nicole Crabtree
Mar 1, 20191 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...
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Nicole Crabtree
Dec 1, 20184 min read
Como, my Italian happy place
Left Cernobbio in winter on the lake; middle Brunate in spring; right window art that called our souls in Como center. Como is,...
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Nicole Crabtree with contributing photographers
Oct 14, 20186 min read
Birthdays in France: a course in miracles in three parts Paris, Gaujac, and the Basque country
Esra, Bunny, & I wandering the streets of Paris come upon beautiful birds in a fountain square and took this photo for Christine our bird...
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Nicole Crabtree with video by Eizabeta Ak &
Sep 15, 20184 min read
Food Speaks for IWCL: using food to express gratitude
At table, 7 of the 8 women from 8 countries attending IWCL cooking class, 8th taking the photo When I came to Lugano in 2007 it felt a...
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Nicole Crabtree with contribution by Elisabeth
Jul 31, 20182 min read
August 1st Happy Swiss Independence day!
Bearli fiercely proud of his Swiss Poppy holds his flag on August 1st bottom center; bottom right courtesy of Gerry Hofstetter; top and...
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Nicole Crabtree
Jul 4, 20181 min read
Happy 4th of July from India
Photo courtesy of google. During this period I am traveling in India and will be back on line in August. This post is to wish all,...
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Nicole Crabtree with guest poet Jill Haber
Jun 20, 20183 min read
Grace: a poem provokes a state of being
Sandro Botticelli's Three Graces in Primavera courtesy of The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo GRACE She said the maple tree...
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Nicole Crabtree with photos by Kenan Soylu
May 29, 201812 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,...
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