Last weekend I went mushroom foraging here in Oregon. We drove out to the mountains between the Oregon coast and the Willamette valley, trudging out into the woods looking for some tasty chanterelles. This time, unfortunately, we only found three of them, but it...

I have reallllly  been looking forward to sharing this with you guys. Over the past four months I’ve been putting together a really amazing workshop in Spain along with Patry of Sabores y Momentos, and today registration is now open! I’ll be hosting along...

Back when we lived in Los Angeles, I’d tried growing squash in the backyard of our bungalow on multiple occasions. I’m not sure if it was the excessive heat or the soil quality, but they’d get a few feet long and then their leaves...

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...