2020 – Food for Thought

Thoughts

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Sandra IstedDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Christmas to many is the most wonderful time of the year. Nearly everyone looks forward to it with eager anticipation, counting down the days as it draws near. Unless thereContinue readingThe Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Thoughts

The Confrontation

Sandra IstedDecember 19, 2020December 19, 2020

I yelled at someone today and I feel bad. But even more so I feel bad for not yelling at her earlier. You see, I was in a store withContinue readingThe Confrontation

Thoughts

Acceptance

Sandra IstedDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020

I was chatting with one of my littles yesterday about her height, or lack thereof, and where she will likely be when she’s done. We’ve had this discussion before, makingContinue readingAcceptance

Food

Panama

Sandra IstedDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

Tonight we enjoyed a meal from Panama. This time instead of searching for traditional meals I contacted a friend who has lived in Panama and asked what she suggested. SheContinue readingPanama

Food

Qatar

Sandra IstedDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020

Tonight was brought to us by Qatar and was thankfully less chaotic than the past two weeks (posts still to come for Argentina and Armenia!). Dinner was Lamb Machboo andContinue readingQatar

Thoughts

We Need A Little Christmas

Sandra IstedDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020

I love all things Christmas, the music especially. I would start playing it at the beginning of November if I had my way, but not everyone shares this passion ofContinue readingWe Need A Little Christmas

Thoughts

Captive

Sandra IstedNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020

“I’ve got this”, “It’s not going to happen to me”, “I deserve it”, “No one will know”, “It doesn’t affect anyone else”. I’m sure we’ve all told ourselves one ofContinue readingCaptive

Food

Hungary

Sandra IstedNovember 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Tonight we enjoyed a dinner from Hungary. It wasn’t the first suggestion from our Hungarian friend as we weren’t prepared to sit around the bonfire keeping watch over the heatContinue readingHungary

Thoughts

The Gift

Sandra IstedNovember 16, 2020November 16, 2020

This morning was unlike most mornings where I was able to take my time getting ready, not having to call anyone, not having to make sure the kids were gettingContinue readingThe Gift

Food

Mozambique

Sandra IstedNovember 8, 2020November 8, 2020

For today’s country we chose Mozambique which we all quite enjoyed. As usual, we selected both a main and a dessert. Our main was peri peri chicken which was marinatedContinue readingMozambique