My life these days is a blur of paint buckets, brushes, plaster, and packing. The inkling I had in my last post about the flurry of painting that was in store proved to be correct. And while I made these buns over two...

I’m sitting here typing with my first tan of the year and dirt on my brow. Yes, I’ve been hard at work in the garden planting flowers from the nursery to spruce up the place (it looked a bit barren after I dug up...

This past week Jeremy and I intended to go mushroom foraging at our favorite spot tucked away deep in the woods near the homestead. But contrary to the typical northwestern spring, we’ve had rays of glorious sunshine for days upon days, and the heat...

Well hello again dear reader. I’m writing you about something that I wish I knew more about early on in the design process, and that’s what bits of a home are expensive to design + build. I’m sharing this in hopes that if you...

Hello, friend. I’m squeaking this recipe in right before western Easter, in hopes that if you’re scrambling for a last-minute bright + springy treat, this coconut lemon curd cake could be the hail Mary (no pun intended) that you’re searching for. It’s got a...

Well hello again. Apologies for the several week lapse in posting, it’s been a wild few weeks packed with a flurry of activities, and as such I wasn’t able to make + shoot anything to share with you for a bit. But as the...

Parsnips are one of those vegetable that you tend to forget about. They look a bit like carrots that have been out of the sunlight too long—hiding indoors all winter long, stark and pale and haggard around the edges. But their flavor is wonderfully...

This morning I woke to the sound of freezing rain pelting against the glass skylight above our bed, and was reminded that we are still deep in the thralls of winter. Dreams of garden-fresh tomatoes be damned. But, we do have plenty of delicious...

Those of you who have been here for the long haul know that when we remodeled our kitchen several years ago we went with a vintage gas Roper range from the 1950’s. Well, over the years that decision became a liiiiiiittle bit of a...

Remember when I mentioned those winter storms the other week? Well, they arrived with a vengeance and turned my garage photo studio into a large and lovingly furnished icebox, so I don’t have any recipes to share with you today. But that’s a good...

I hope you all had a lovely holiday + happy new year. Jeremy and I spent it here in Oregon with my family and copious amounts of baklava, as can be expected at any Greek Christmas gathering. My dad still insists on making it...

Hey! It’s me. Pushing right up to the acceptable holiday cookie baking cut-off date and sliding into your screen with a steaming plate of these wickedly tasty orange and espresso gingerbread cookies. Orange? Espresso? Has she finally lost it? <- What you might be asking...