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Smoke and Pine - Ken Lewis

Smoke and Pine - Ken Lewis

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Spring: The First Flame
Summer: Fire at It's Peak
Fall: Embers Glowing Low
Winter: Fire Kept for Survival
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Start Here: What Smoke & Pine is All About
"This isn’t the place for trends or hacks. This is a firelit corner for the ones still carrying an ember they refuse to let go out."Welcome to Smoke …
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Six Months Without Mirrors
I lived six months without seeing my own face. On solitude, survival, and what remains when no one is watching—and you stop correcting yourself.
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Forty-Eight
At forty-eight, the body starts telling the truth. This is about grief, usefulness, and learning how to stay without disappearing.
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Wrangell Winters
Six months alone in a cabin on the Nabesna River. Seventeen sled dogs. A winter that broke me down and rebuilt me the hard way.
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When the Fire Finally Lowered
On losing the kitchen, finding my way through the dark woods, and the woman who helped me rebuild the flame.
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Charred Onion, Mushroom & Wild Rice Broth with Autumn Greens
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Beneath the Tamarack: Lessons in Letting Go - With Audio
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Smoke in the pines - With Audio
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Firewood, Blood, and the Sound of His Boots
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EMBER-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH WILD HERBS & CIDER
A woodsmoked skillet, wild herbs, and cider—this is the meal I make when I need to find my way back home.
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In the Garden, the Sunflower Turned
A sunflower turned toward the light and something in me shifted too. A reflection on quiet strength, and becoming.
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The Truth of the Body I Carry
A brutally honest look at life with CMT—what it takes, never took, and the real cost of surviving in this body.
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THE SIGNS ALONG THE WAY
A long road at sunset, a quiet truck cab, and the road signs that feel like they were written just for me.
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The Slow Work of Fire
A reflection on patience, legacy, and the quiet work of being good. “The Slow Work of Fire” explores how cooking teaches us responsibility — to slow…
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Devotion: Not Doctrine, Not Ideology
You don’t need all the answers to believe in mercy. Sometimes devotion is just love that refuses to quit.
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The Bones Know The Way
I didn’t come back for peace. I came because the blood wouldn’t stop humming.
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The Weight of Their Names
How I found my bloodline in the quiet hills of Gettysburg — and felt the earth remember my name.
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Charred Onion, Mushroom & Wild Rice Broth with Autumn Greens
Charred onion, wild rice, and smoke in the broth — food that feeds you like the land still matters.
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The Table Doesn’t Lie
A roast chicken, torn bread, smoke, and memory—why the table is the last honest place we gather, and how I’m building nights that taste like truth.
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Fire, Words, and the Seasons
At fifty, I’m reinventing what it means to be chef and storyteller—still carrying the flame forward, one season at a time.
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Putting the Garden and the Ghosts to Bed
The garden doesn’t just rest—it takes the ghosts with it. A celebration of endings, soil, and letting go.
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