Normally, I despise raisins. They’re not quite sweet enough to be pleasant, not quite soft enough to be tender, and yet somehow not hard enough to be crunchy. They’re a filler ingredient that I typically resolutely cannot get behind, with the case of a...

For some reason, fall always feels like a time for new beginnings. I know, I know—it’s when everything outside starts to die and wither and the general natural world pretty much passes out until spring, so how is that particularly reinvigorating? Well, if you...

As I write this, the sun is bursting through the living room window and the weather outside is a balmy 81 degrees, which is very peculiar for October in Oregon. But the abnormally warm weather makes me feel a *bit* less strange about posting...

Towards the end of summer I always start daydreaming about all the baked goods I want to make in the fall once the weather cools down and I actually feel motivated to turn on my oven again. And I have been thinking a LOT...

I had potato and dill pierogi for the first time 4 years ago when my dear friend Bea Lubas made them for me after we’d finished hosting a photography workshop together. We were all exhausted after 4+ days of talking + teaching non-stop, but...

First off, thank you so so much to everyone who reached out to me + commented on my previous post. It means a lot, and I can’t tell you how much your kind words, your personal stories, and your support means to me. I...

Well hello again. It feels a bit conspicuous to be back after the longest absence since I started this blog back in 2009—but there’s been a lot going on over the past 6 months that made being present here difficult, even though I deeply...

Well I made it—I slid this recipe into home plate right before Christmas. So if you happen to be a last-minute kinda cook, then you still have time to make these fun little almond pinecone truffles before the holiday. And at the very least,...

If you’re the kind of person that hears “gingerbread” and begins sprinting in the opposite direction—this is the recipe for you. I know gingerbread is a holiday classic, but I’ve found it hard to like most iterations of gingerbread. I feel like the molasses...

Things have been hustling and bustling around here, both Jeremy and I have been working a lot the past couple months to build up our savings for the homestead construction loan, but thankfully things will be slowing down a bit in the next couple...

I’m sorry it’s been so long since my last post, time has quite gotten away from me this autumn. I’ve been busy with work projects (speaking of which, Creative Business School is open for enrollment until the 30th), and while I love keeping up...

This past august Jeremy and I went on a two week trip to Iceland. It was my third time visiting this beautiful landscape, but my first time driving the whole Ring Road. The Ring Road is Highway 1 in Iceland and goes all the...