Before apricot season bids a final farewell for the year, I wanted to squeeze in *one* more apricot recipe here on the blog. This beautiful and light apricot yogurt cake comes from the new cookbook by Irina Georgescu, Carpathia. Carpathia is a love letter to...

There’s been a special aroma wafting through the garden this past week, and I have the delicate sprays of blossoms studding my old-growth lilac bush to thank for it. That sweet scent brings back memories of all the lilac syrup I enjoyed this time...

I don’t know if it’s just me, but the longer our quarantine lasts, the faster the days seem to slip right past us. I would’ve thought it’d be the opposite, with the days dragging by, but I find myself going from my breakfast to...

Back in early March, Jeremy and I gathered at the homestead with a few friends. Over the winter I’d pre-ordered 80 young trees (aka saplings) making up 6 different tree varieties native to the Pacific northwest, and that spring morning we picked them up,...

Since I’ve been nowhere but home for the past several weeks, I’ve really become attuned to the small subtle changes going on every day in the garden. My young clematis vines that I thought the chickens had destroyed over the winter have come back...

Before I talk about seed cycling, I want to preface this post by saying that I’m going to be talking about hormones, and things that relate to hormones, birth control, health, and the female human body. If this isn’t your jam, feel free to...

First off, I hope you’re all staying safe and cozy at home. As of this writing, there is a surge of COVID-19 cases here in the US (the most in the world at the moment), and most of us are under self-imposed quarantine to...

After finishing up the launch of Creative Business School, I took a few days off work and burrowed into a relaxation spiral of dog pets, couch lounging, and watching episodes of ‘Nailed It’ on repeat. If you haven’t watched the show, the basic premise...

This is my first blog post of 2020, my friends, and I promise I have a good reason for being a little behind on posting! For the past several months, I’ve been hard at work creating a completely new program for my fellow creatives,...

Another year has come and gone, friends. And with a new decade, election, and world on the horizon, I wanted to share something easy, delicious, and elegant that you could make to ring in the new year with style. Let me introduce you to...

After a brief lapse due to the hecticness of the holidays, I’m back with the final post of the three-part series I’m doing with my dear friend and crazy gifted chef, Shauna Galante of A Secret Language. I wanted to make it a point to share these...

Today I’m bringing you recipe #2 from my collaboration with my friend + wildly talented chef Shauna Galante of A Secret Language, and it’s a roast chicken that will make your heart sing. Savory, sweet, buttery…it’s as if a chicken was infused with the...