The sky in Portland has turned from blue to grey, and autumn is etching its way back into the landscape here. My cherry tree’s leaves are yellowing and bolting to the ground with every increasingly strong gust of wind, and apples are literally raining...

Today I’m sharing with you the methods I’ve found most useful and manageable to keep the impact of my kitchen + cooking as zero waste as possible. If you’re unfamiliar with zero waste, it basically means reducing the amount of garbage you create, replacing...

My grape vine is bursting at the seams with fresh grapes, so I’ve been making this grape and fig summer salad on repeat for the past month. I love it because it’s so easy to put together, and just involves laying down a bed...

Summertime is pepper time, and with all this spicy bounty it’s the perfect time to whip up some homemade fermented hot sauce. It’s incredible easy to make—don’t let yourself be scared by the fact that you have to let some things sit in a...

With summer in full-swing, there’s no shortage of tasty berries to be found. My raspberry bushes are just finishing up their first crop of berries for the season (I should get one more batch in September, yay!) and I wanted to bake something with...

It’s been so long since I’ve written about what’s going on at the homestead…time just really got away from me the past year. I also tend not to want to write unless there’s anything new going on, and since progress on land restoration work...

Cherry season is nearing its end, and if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to get your cherry fix, then I have a little something to share. Namely, this cherry galette. Like all galettes, the technique is simple and rustic—just roll out...

The air in the garden has been damp and heavy with the musk from early summer thunderstorms and sun-warmed earth. On more than one occasion, we’ve had a downpour followed by a spat of intense sunshine, which encouraged white wisps of warm steam to...

The other day I noticed a steller’s jay darting in and out of the lumbering cherry tree in our backyard. It’s well over 30 feet tall and it was probably planted when our house was built, which means it’s about 70 years old. I...

I’m sharing this luxuriously silky, crazy delicious, and easy vegan cheesecake with you all today. And it’s extra delicious because of the source of its lovely lavender hue, purple sweet potatoes! They’re roasted to caramelize the natural sugars within, and then pureed with the...

This post was made in partnership with Barilla, but all opinions are my own, per usual! Growing up in a Greek household, Mediterranean flavors were a staple at every meal. From rosemary to lemon to thyme to tomatoes, every bit of produce paired perfectly...

This lilac syrup has a bit of a story behind it—the other day as I was pulling out of the driveway to head to the market, something caught my eye. It was a small bunch of lavender peeking out from over the fence of...