Heirloom tomatoes used to be very difficult to find outside of niche farmer’s markets, but with each passing year more and more of them are finding their way into large national supermarkets. Like apples, each heirloom tomato variety has its own unique taste, texture,...

  I know I haven’t mentioned the kitchen remodel very much recently, and that’s because it’s been going very, verrrry slowly. A couple weeks ago Jeremy was pulling up the old linoleum flooring and foundeven olderorange and brown-flowered vinyl flooring underneath (hello,1970.) We had...

Ah, stone fruit skillet pie. Is there no better concentration than the flavors of a fleeting laid-back summer? Last weekend was Jeremy and I’s one-year wedding anniversary, so we went up to the Seattle area in Washington for a little weekend getaway. Work on...

  It’s funny being back in Oregon, Portland has changed so much from when I was a teenager, but at the same time it feels like I never left. Different but the same, making no sense and complete sense at the same time. Like...

While the temperatures have been soaring here in Oregon, I’ve found myself craving the fall. The sound of rain pittering against the window, the crunch of fallen autumn leaves underfoot, the abundance of squash and apples and pears at the market; I unreasonably want...

  Life’s been a bit crazy ’round here lately. We just got the quote for the countertops that I fell in love with in for the kitchen remodel and it was waaaaay more than what I was expecting. So now we’re kinda sorta maybe...

  Those of you who follow me on instagram know that I’ve been hinting about a gathering I’ve had in the works for a couple months now, and today I finally get to share it with you. Myself and Carey Nershi of Reclaiming Provincial...

The past week has been filled with a flurry of activity. Organizing, coordinating, writing, cooking, shooting, repeat. I’ve been spending these toasty summer nights relaxing with either a popsicle, cocktail, or mircrobrew in hand to help wind down after the long days (and I...

Work on the new house is progressing slowly but surely, the archway we wanted to take down in the kitchen is now officially gone and I’ve managed to get most of the plants in the ground that were biding their time on my patio....

Things have been quite a whirlwind ’round these parts as of late. Keeping up with the house, teaching my online course, and working on some other projects (will be telling you about these, soon!) have left me with very little extra time on my...

Staying out of the kitchen has been hard, especially since I went berry picking this past weekend with one of my best childhood friends and we ended up with quite the assortment of fresh fruits that appeared (at least to me, anyway) to be...

Things are moving slowly here on the kitchen remodel front. Or maybe it just feels slow because I keep seeing beautiful summer recipes posted everywhere, and then I look into my kitchen and just see a bunch of lath and plaster that’s half torn...