Before I share this insanely good autumn oat, pumpkin, and almond cake with you, I want to tell you a story about a chicken. My chicken. My flightily, timid, and tiny chicken, to be specific. Two days ago one of our chicks, Lillith, got...
Before I get into this delicious cake, I wanted to say…Happy Halloween, everyone! I hope you have some fun and festive plans for tonight, the most hallowed of eves. I’ll be watching scary movies at a friend’s house and helping hand out candy to...
I’m excited to catch you all up to speed and share this recipe for chai shortbread cookies. Getting settled back into the swing of things over the past week has been kiiiinda crazy. With three weeks worth of emails and freelance work to catch...
Gardening has always been a part of who I am. From the time I was little, I was spending time out in the yard with my parents, helping dig little holes to transplant seedlings, or pulling weeds (which was the lowliest garden chore). My...
I’m writing this from Croatia where my food photography workshop is in full swing. Everything here has been wonderful so far, (and I’ll write more about all the details later), but one thing that has stuck out above all others is the beauty of...
Two weeks ago I hosted another Secret Supper pop-up dinner here in the northwest. We held it at Tumbleweed Farm, a beautiful organic farm at the base of Mount Hood owned by Andrea Beamis of Dishing Up the Dirt. Co-hosting along with me were...
This past spring I went to the British Virgin Islands to shoot Guana Island, a private resort in the BVI. I flew out on my birthday, taking a 10-seater propeller plane from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Tortola, BVI and hoped that it wouldn’t be...
A couple months ago I was able to host a First We Eat portrait and food photography workshop in Sweden with Izy Hossack, Elenore Bendel Zahn, and Carey Nershi. We had attendees come from all over the globe and stayed in a rustic lake...
Compensation for this post was provided by Discover card via AOL Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Discover card or AOL. Living in Portland for the past year has been...
Fall is slowly creeping its way into the pacific northwest. First, the mornings started getting crisp, then the rain came. Then, summer decided to make a week-long farewell with a big sunshine-y hug goodbye, which I appreciated because it let me squeeze in a...
To get myself a bit more practiced in the realm of Italian food and cookery, I decided to try my hand at making tiramisu. I’ll be honest, most of the tiramisu I’d had before this was just sheet cakes at birthday parties that were...
It has finally cooled down here the past few days, and I’ve been *so* in love with the overcast skies and chilly mornings. It’s amazing to wake up in the morning not covered in sweat and panting, but instead snuggled under the blanket nice...
