by Karen Creamer | Feb 1, 2019 | The BRAVE Interview Series, The BRAVE Interviews
Enjoy this month’s BRAVE Interview with Carmen Shenk!
I’m Carmen Shenk, and I’m a retired restaurant owner.
My Austrian and I were newlyweds, delighted to have finally found each other in our 40’s. He is a pipe organ builder and he was busy with restoration projects all over. While he was doing that, I was running our busy restaurant. In those days, we took a few trips to the ER for chest pains for him and I was showing signs of adrenal fatigue. In short, we were working too much and missing each other. We sat down and had one of those “come to Jesus” conversations and then we put our restaurant on the market. It sold quickly and we were free. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Jan 30, 2019 | Book Reviews, books, Clarity, Comfort
by Karen Creamer | Jan 29, 2019 | (it's all about the) food, Book Reviews, books, Comfort, Connection
Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food by Ann Hood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The only thing that prevents me from giving it 5 stars is this: There is some repetition among the chapters/stories. I believe it’s because they were originally essays published elsewhere and then brought together into this one book. That’s fine, but I kept having to stop and think, “Didn’t I read this already…?” before I made that connection. Anyway, a lovely book. Great recipes, some of which reminded me of my own Italian Nana’s. Keep reading
Karen Creamer
