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...
Parsley Pesto Spaghetti with Asparagus and Caramelized Spring Onions and Barilla World Pasta Masters
This is a sponsored post with Barilla. All thoughts and opinions are my own, per usual! Last week I went on a little adventure to Chicago to help judge the Barilla® World Pasta Master’s U.S.-qualifying event—which basically means I got to learn a whole...
I’ve got a real springtime breakfast treat in store for you guys today, (it involves some of my favorite springtime flavors, including fresh peas, mint, and lemon), and is coming at you courtesy of my friends’ beautiful and delicious new cookbook, Wicked Healthy. The...
It’s been a hectic past couple of weeks here at the ol’ Kosmas Flores household, with a whoooole lot more going on than just this Moroccan chicken. I’m going to be out of town April 23rd through May 21st, so I’m trying to get...
Today I am going to be catching you all up on some of my exciting news and a new recipe for my Vegan Rhubarb Almond Tart!! This spring has gone by VERY quickly—I can’t believe it’s been 3 weeks since my last post already! There’s...
With the abundance of extra eggs on hand, I wanted to try making some salt cured egg yolks. I’ve seen them floating around the internet over the past year, and Tournant used some as a garnish at one of our Secret Suppers, so I...
This blueberry dutch baby is from my new cookbook,First We Eat. It’s been over two years since I started working on First We Eat, and the day that I’ll be able to share it with you all is finally near! It’s coming out on March...
Last year I hosted a food photography and styling workshop in Vermont alongside Carey Nershi, Lauren + Jake Brown of Red & Brown, Megan Dunn, and Betsy Thompson (aka pie wizard). The period leading up to this workshop was a bit crazy, since an...
Today I am sharing with you some of my Lightroom presets that I have been working on for quite some time now, an update on what has been happening in my life AND this amazing recipe for a Blood Orange Buckle. The first month...






















