I didn’t encounter gnocchi for the first time until I left for college and found them in the aisles of the nearby Trader Joe’s. I immediately fell in love with their plump texture and warm potato-y flavor, and was particularly excited about their versatility...

Last summer I found myself at a small farmer’s market stand in Glenn Oaks, California after a day of raspberry picking. There I purchased an unknown but delicious variety of deep red plums, which I used to make this jam. I have not encountered...

Well, I am sad to share that we have neared the end of apricot season, but not to worry! Within this post I have a recipe for an apricot habanero jelly that will help you savor the apricot’s bright and springy flavor all year...

The summer is almost upon us and you know what that means…time to clean out the ol’ grill and put it to use again cooking up some tasty grilled burgers and veggies. I started my tomatoes very early this year so I was able...

It certainly has been heating up here in Southern California, and there’s nothing quite like frozen citrus juices to help cool you down and keep you feeling refreshed. Also, I’ve found boozy frozen citrus juices to be particularly helpful. So, I decided to try...

As you can tell from my last post, I’ve been on a bit of a chocolate kick lately, and it finally culminated in me making these gloriously cocoa-filled cookies. I had them for the first time at the little cafe inside King Arthur Flour,...

A couple weeks ago Jeremy and I found ourselves stranded in the longest line at the Michael’s check-out counter that we’d ever seen. But I needed those craft supplies, so we stuck it out and meandered through the shelves of merchandise they station along...

This weekend I am back home in Oregon for an extremely brief (we’re talking about 36 hours) visit. I’m checking out the open house at our wedding location and my mom and my sister are throwing me a bridal shower (which I am SUPER...

After a very long wait, I finally started to see my little friend the apricot appearing in grocery stores and farmer’s markets last week. I feel like apricots often get left behind in the hype of spring; in my head I always imagine a...

I had olive oil ice cream for the first time at the little Italian coffee shop down the street from our house. I took my first bite expecting to get a mouthful of intense olive oil flavor, but what I experienced instead was sweet,...

I originally made this for me and Jeremy as a little treat, but we enjoyed it so much I decided to share it here with all of you. Because I wasn’t originally planning on posting it, I don’t have any step-by-step photos for this...

I know I’ve been talking about it for awhile now, but here it is! I am finally posting about my trip to the state of Vermont. A little over a week ago I was lucky enough to be to go to King Arthur Flour’s Blog...