http://www.mycrazykitchen.com Gourmet Cooking, Eating, and Living with a Family of Eight Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:04:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The subject of tea continues to fascinate and confound this tea-loving blogger.  Fortunately, my husband, Greg, and I operate a gourmet food company that offers to our clients some of the world’s finest teas.  However, it hasn’t always been this way.  My love of fine tea was cultivated at a ... http://www.mycrazykitchen.com/?p=57 Love makes the world go round. We all know that. And what better way to express love than through food. Anyone can do this, because food prepared with love always tastes wonderful. My wee Scottish mother knows this. My late brother-in-law, Rick used to call her “Saint Helen of ... http://www.mycrazykitchen.com/?p=18 After 15 years of running Epicurean Foods International with my husband, Greg Sprout and 17 years of raising children, I find again and again it’s the “little things” that count. As a mom, I am constantly confronted (affronted?) with all the things I should be doing for ... http://www.mycrazykitchen.com/?p=12 A few Christmas’ ago, my eldest daughter gave my husband Greg, and me a plaque that read, “Remember, as far as anybody else knows, we’re a nice, normal family”. As you can guess, that sign was immediately hung in a prominent spot as yet another attempt to keep the Sprout ... http://www.mycrazykitchen.com/?p=3