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Springtime

Springtime

Spring, Spring, Spring…I know I keep talking about it – I am hoping if I keep talking about it Spring will actually come – yesterday it snowed in Richmond! According to the calendar, spring began this week, so I decided to do a little research. Here...
Got mentor?

Got mentor?

This Sunday’s corner office feature in the NYT was perfectly timed. Having just finished our second Foodie hands-on training at St. Catherine’s last week – this subject has been top of mind. We saw many examples of true mentorship, like fellow...
4 ways to avoid mindless eating

4 ways to avoid mindless eating

I have come to the sad revelation that I have become a mindless eater. This discovery came late one night when I realized that every single thing I put in my mouth that day was done haphazardly while standing. Picking at the leftovers from my children’s plate, noshing...
Extra ordinary

Extra ordinary

There’s no shortage of leadership advice out there. Google search of those exact words returns millions of results (409 million, to be exact). But, among ALL of that, there’s the reminder: leadership is about peopleship (but google that and you’ll...

Beef stew and bread

March 5, 2013
Denise Simmons, Corporate Chef
On the menu at home this past weekend was beef stew (Sunday was the perfect day for it!) and bread of some type.  The stew was pretty traditional-I used sirloin tip because it’s so lean & gets rea…