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...

This past February, Danielle, Mona, Jaret, and I hosted our 13th Secret Supper, Dark Moon. It took place at Maysara Winery and was a celebration of the winter season, and the hidden bounty of delicious foods it contains. Winter itself is very mysterious—everything is cold...

It’s been a hot, searing summer here the past couple weeks, but it’s resulted in a very large berry boom from the garden so I can’t complain TOO much about it. So, with a bounty of extra berries at hand, I decided to whip...

Every summer Jeremy and I head out to go camping here in the pacific northwest, and this year we decided to spend our first camping trip of the season spending out first night ever at the Wind River homestead. The weather was perfect, the...

The past week and a half have been quite a blur—between the garden, the Wind River homestead, my Portland home, and my overflowing inbox, there’s been a lot to catch up on around here. I also wanted to thank you guys for the awesome...

Since spring is coming to a close, I wanted to share one of my favorite savory spring recipes from my cookbook, First We Eat, to help you put the last of those delicious spring asparagus to good use! It involves making my go-to simple...

The Beginning A few months ago, Jeremy and I made a very big purchase—we bought 29 acres of clear-cut forest land near Wind River along the Columbia River Gorge. This was something that happened quickly in many ways, and very slowly in others. As...

Last spring I traveled to County Cork, Ireland to visit my dear friend Shannen Keane. We met through my First We Eat photography workshops, (she attended the Sweden one and the Iceland one), and we hit it off immediately. She’s a hilarious, fun-loving woman...