Irene FasslerBecoming an Armchair Traveler, From Your Kitchen TableHow no-stress home-cooked meals add diversity to your menu·6 min read·Apr 13, 2022--2--2
Irene FasslerinIn Fitness And In HealthDon’t You Love Me Anymore?The plight of unloved food in your cupboard·6 min read·Feb 24, 2022--6--6
Irene FasslerHow Indulging Our Emotional Cravings With Food Can Boost Our Social HealthSharing our comfort foods and cooking experiences magnifies the power of edible love·5 min read·Jan 7, 2022--4--4
Irene FasslerBuilding Social Connections with Gingerbread In and Out of the KitchenThe many ways how constructing an edible house can bring us together·6 min read·Dec 28, 2021--7--7
Irene FasslerinILLUMINATIONHow to Improve Your (Social) Health With a Cookie Exchange!Have cookies become a form of social currency?·5 min read·Dec 21, 2021--5--5
Irene FasslerinILLUMINATIONDon’t Forget to Thank our TeachersThe making of a teacher influencer·7 min read·Nov 5, 2021--2--2
Irene FasslerinBoomerangsFood Fest FunFinding community at food festivals·4 min read·Oct 8, 2021--4--4
Irene FasslerinILLUMINATIONCreating a Community Icon with Strawberries and LemonsIt is time to redouble our allegiance·6 min read·Oct 1, 2021--2--2
Irene FasslerinBoomerangsPivoting from Spectator to ActivistFive ways to become a social activist·6 min read·Sep 24, 2021--5--5
Irene FasslerinBoomerangsNew BeginningsFinding a sense of belonging in the new year·5 min read·Sep 2, 2021--6--6
Irene FasslerinBoomerangsHear Our RoarGaining strength by embracing our hunger-to-belong·6 min read·Aug 26, 2021--6--6
Irene FasslerBuilding Community: Do you hunger-to-belong?We all hunger-to-belong. And we tend to satisfy our hunger with food. It makes sense then that food is so often used as a vehicle to build…·3 min read·Feb 13, 2021--3--3
Irene FasslerBreaking Bread to Build Belonging: Nourishing our hearts and soulsFor me, the joy of food is centered around the act of sharing or breaking bread. This is true whether I am sharing it with family, friends…·3 min read·Feb 21, 2021----
Irene FasslerCreating Social Connection Amid ‘Iso Burnout’: A food sharing strategyAs a social species, when our basic needs for connection, companionship and/or a sense of belonging are not met, we inevitably suffer…·5 min read·Feb 28, 2021--1--1
Irene FasslerCooking Up Some Community: Actions with PurposeWhen conducted with ‘purpose’, cooking is a strategy that is effective at restoring and strengthening our social networks. Cooking for…·5 min read·Mar 9, 2021--1--1
Irene FasslerA Legacy of Food Memories: Acting with purpose and intentionIt has been 9 years since I have seen her, though I heard her voice just the other day. I actually hear her voice and feel her guidance…·5 min read·Mar 21, 2021----
Irene Fassler“Passing Over” the Story in Lieu of Food: Connecting to PassoverIf I want to learn about a topic, I look for stories to teach me. The story sought is usually in written form and told to me by an author…·6 min read·Mar 30, 2021----
Irene FasslerinFinding GreatnessCommunal Dining: Strategies to building longer tablesWe were sitting at the bar, in a city that wasn’t our own. The conversation next to us became heated and I turned to take a peek. I smiled…·5 min read·Apr 6, 2021----
Irene FasslerFood Memories: to be(lieve) or not to be(lieve)I am the youngest of four daughters. We are close in age, 6 years and one day from top to bottom. Having all grown up in the same house…·6 min read·Apr 21, 2021--1--1
Irene FasslerThe Dual Powers of Food Stories: Strengthening our communities“Food is a powerful vehicle for storytelling.”·4 min read·May 18, 2021----