Hello, my friend!
Fall is almost here, and I couldn’t be happier. Bring on the sweaters, cozy layers, and yummy food.
↓ In today’s email:
- This week’s inspiration: I’m literally fired up for coziness
- Latest blog post: What to eat now? Food for fall
- What I’m listening to: Ravi on Coltrane
This Week’s Inspiration: Fall coziness
Fall is upon us!
Amen! Just saying…
Corduroys and cashmere, suede boots, long skirts, light jackets, a scarf.
Fall is also the best time for food. From your local farmers market, it is beyond clear — there’s a bonanza of color: zucchinis and tomatoes, corn, pumpkins, yams, squash, apples and pears, rainbow chard, fresh garlic and Vidalia onions…
Hurray!
Fall also asks us to eat differently. In Chinese medicine, we eat with the seasons and the season of life. While the energetics of summer eating is about smaller portions, lighter fare, fall is a preamble for things to come. Food that is cooked, served warm, and lightly spiced. Blog below.
Latest Blog Post
### What to Eat Now? Food for Fall
I’m a firm believer that food that’s good for you should actually be a true pleasure to eat.
On Monday night, I finally got two seats at Kalaya, a much-talked-about restaurant in Philly. After many courses of spicy Malaysian and Thai food, plus wine, I spent the night tossing, turning, and sweating.
What a wake-up call!
In this week’s post: eating with the seasons through the lens of Chinese medicine, pears, apples and persimmons, and warming spices with a few cautions. And how can I leave you without a few fabulous cookbook recommendations?
What I’m Listening To This Week
### Ravi on Coltrane
In addition to food, music has been top of mind. This interview with Ravi Coltrane, child of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, is a standout.
He has such self-awareness of the legacy of his parents and his own creative process, all the while his sound is hypnotic.
I love this interview for a number of different reasons.
First, on a personal level, jazz is the music of my home. My husband’s grandfather was a band leader in the Harlem Renaissance. It is the music I know the best.
I also like that Terry Gross did this interview. She comes to the conversation with a great amount of knowledge about jazz, in part because her late husband, Francis Davis, was one of the most acclaimed jazz critics for decades.
I find Ravi Coltrane’s music stunning, soulful, and churning. Looking forward to further listening… He’s also edited a new book of photographs of his father.
Here’s the interview. Hope you enjoy.
On that note (no pun intended), I hope you are enjoying Labor Day weekend and the cozy yummy food, and music to match the vibe.
All the best,
Dr. Catherine
Fire-pit photograph by our friend Sasha Israel Photography.