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...

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Barilla®. The opinions and text are all mine. It’s nearly October 25th….and you know what that means. It’s almost World Pasta Day, everyone!! I’m celebrating the holiday early with a delicious seasonal meal that...

I got back home Sunday night after 3 weeks in Europe, and jetlag this time around has been REAL rough. I’ve been able to stay up until 10-ish, but haven’t been able to sleep past 4 or 5 am, and as someone who usually...

Last year in February Jeremy and I flew out to Hawaii for the very first time. Given that we’ve both been west-coasters our whole lives, it’s crazy to think that it took us that long to venture out there, but I am *so* glad...

Summer’s nearing its end, and that means it’s grape-harvesting time. I’ve had my grape vines for three years now, and this is the first year that they’ve born fruit, but boy did they make up for the two previous ones. I’ve been cutting bunches...

It’s tomato season here again—and you know that means that I’ve got heirloom tomato rainbows coming out my ears and am looking for alllllll sorts of ways to enjoy them. I’ve been making tomato sauce, ketchup, salsa, tomato paste, tomato chips…well, you get the...