In case you didn’t notice, there’s been some changes around the ol’ blog. After 6 long years with blogger, I finally made the transition to wordpress. So much has changed in the past few years that I felt like the old design couldn’t accommodate;...
I first had boba tea back in high school when my friend Annie took me to an Asian cafe in our hometown. Boba is made from tapioca and or jelly balls, and the balls can be dark brown or multi-colored, like the ones here....
The past couple weeks have been a continuous cycle of cooking, eating, plastering, eating, gardening, emailing, and eating some more. My appetite has had a steep rise lately; I eat a meal and then an hour or two later I’m hungry again. And again....
A few weeks ago I hosted my fourth Secret Supper here in the pacific northwest. It was a celebration of spring, and staying true to this supper’s ‘Thicket’ theme, we held it in a grove of birch trees next to a field at the...
The past week has been pretty packed with work on the house; Jeremy and I refinished the hardwood floors of the second story last weekend and I’ve been plastering the bedroom for the past few days. It’s a long process, but the results have...
Our workshop in Barcelona was a deep immersion in the food and culture of Sitges and the wine region of Penedés of Spain; we ate traditional Iberico ham, sausages, arroz con costillas, miel y mato, and many more delicious dishes. Linda Lomelino made cakes,...
The sun has slowly but surely intensified its rays as we’ve gone deeper into summer, and while the garden is certainly enjoying it, my over-heated house and uncomfortable body is not. Temperatures like these are what makes me want to chop off all my...
After almost two weeks in New Mexico for my photography workshop, I was home a little over 24 hours before catching a plane to Lake Tahoe for a friend’s wedding this past weekend. It was really fun to see some of my old friends...
I’ve spent the past few days running around the entire state of Oregon with Carey, my friend, fellow blogger, and awesome workshop partner. I’ve been taking her to my favorite places in a not-so-veiled attempt at luring her into moving away from snowy Vermont...
Before I dive into this strawberry balsamic cheesecake, I have some little updates to share! There’s been a lot going on the past few weeks, and I have some pretty exciting stuff that I want to share with you guys (!) but am waiting...
A couple weeks ago I hosted another homesteading workshop at my house here in Portland, and this time we dove into floral design and working with edible flowers. The incredibly talented Sarah from Selva Floral Design hosted the floral design portion of the workshop...
Sometimes I wonder what our neighbors think about us based on the observable changes occurring in the areas of our yard visible from the street. First, we turned a perfectly good lawn into a giant vegetable garden/tiny farm. Then, we turned a little gated...
