If you’ve never heard of shakshuka, or aren’t sure how to even pronounce it, you are not alone (I pronounced it wrong for about a year after I’d first had it, you say it like “shack – shouk-ah” just to clarify).The first time I...

I like to keep my New Year’s Eve pretty low-key. It involves close friends, boozy beverages, and good simple comfort food. Galettes are my favorite dessert to make for simple get togethers, since they’re super quick and easy to make, don’t involve any fancy...

Before I dive into these delicious little cinnamon roll cookies, I want to tell you a story. I went to a very small rural elementary school that was one of the oldest elementary schools in the state of Oregon, and at the time it...

There are recipes I like to make over and over again—revisiting the same ingredients, steps and tastes. Then there are recipes like this one, recipes that I love so dearly that they inspire me to try them as many ways as possible, because I...

Greek butter cookies, known as Kourambiethes, are the old standby of Greek cookies. They’re buttery, nutty little shortbread cookies made from an almond shortbread dough that is chilled, baked, cooled and then covered in powdered sugar. They’re often flavored with a Greek brandy by...

This year I felt really, really ready for Christmas. Not I’ve-already-gotten-everyone’s-gifts-squared-away ready, but just really really ready for the nesting aspect of the holiday. The sharing of food and good company, decorating the house with fun and festive chotskies, spending hours in the warm...

Every year my mother and I take a wreath making class together around Christmas, and last year during the workshop I kept thinking about how beautiful it would be to have a little wreath woven out of bread instead. Layers of soft buttery dough,...

Every Thanksgiving I look for a new tasty way to repurpose all the leftover roast turkey meat post-holiday. This year I discovered turkey tetrazzini, and it is *hands-down* my new favorite way to put this savory roasted goodness to use! Pasta is always my...

Planning my Thanksgiving menu always sows the seed of excitement about the holiday season. I start to reflect back on my favorite dishes from year’s past, and think long and hard about what will make the cut for this year’s autumn feast. This year...

If you couldn’t tell, I’ve been on a little bit of a pie kick lately, and this butterscotch pumpkin pie is no exception. The filling is made from pureed roasted squash, a bit of Vermont Creamery creme fraiche, homemade butterscotch sauce, maple syrup, and...

The pacific northwest in autumn is my favorite place to be. All the trees are changing colors, the heirloom apple varieties are in flush with every kind of golden freckle and ruby blush, and there’s hazelnuts aplenty. There’s little to complain about here—I guess...

 The past month has required a whole lot of traveling. I’ve been in Ireland and Croatia, then I went to San Diego for my dear friends’ wedding, then to Italy for a pasta competition (SO excited about this!) then to New York for a...