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...

The heat. The intense, searing, broiling, cruel cruel heat of this summer has been almost unbearable. This is the hottest summer I can ever remember Oregon being, and it has made any sort of oven-related cooking in our non-air conditioned house an intensely sweaty...

After staying green for several weeks, all the tomatoes in my garden decided to ripen at the same time and I am now left with literal bucketfuls. I’ve been making sauce with them, drying them, and eating Greek salad non-stop, but as soon as...

A few weeks ago I hosted my first pop-up dinner here in Portland. It took place in southeast Portland in the home ofSuzanne Fuoco, tucked away in her very private and beautiful garden. Suzanne andChristiannco-hosted along with me, and together we made a 5-course...

Iceland left me nearly speechless. I’ve never seen so much beauty in one place in all my life, especially such a diversity of it. Fields of lupines as far as your gaze can carry you, then just further down the road, a glacier peeking...

I can’t believe another week has gone by already. Time just seems to be whizzing past these days; between work, taking care of all the pets and plants, and finishing up the living room remodel (aaaalmost done painting the trim), I’m so exhausted by...

After traveling to Long Island for yet another trip this past week, it feels good to be back home again. Snuggling deep into a mound of pillows with Jeremy and the pups, knowing the contents of each and every kitchen cupboard, and being able...

I was in Vermont this past May, prepping at Carey’s apartment for our Cape Cod First We Eat workshop. We drove from Vermont to Massachusetts with all our supplies piled tetris-style in the back of Carey’s Subaru, but the day before we left we...

This black cherry shrub begins with a story, so allow me to set the scene: “It is hot.” Jeremy said the only thing that either of us could think of while standing under the searing July sun. “Yes”, I thought, “it is terribly hot.”...

After over two weeks away, I am finally back home in my little corner of Portland, riding the last of the heat wave that slammed the city while I was gone. Ten days in a row at over 90 degrees Fahrenheit is quite a...