Yesterday at dusk I saw the first little fawn (i.e. baby deer) of the year. There were two, in fact, hobbling tenderly behind their mama along the ridge behind the backyard. I cannot get over how tiny their little heads are, (and the dusting...

Well hello again. I am writing to you after finally handing in the manuscript for my cookbook Modern Homestead (this past Sunday in fact.) After working on it for 18 months (including the proposal), it feels simultaneously exciting, liberating, and also a lingering sense...

This is a recipe I’ve had dog-eared for a few years now. I don’t recall how I first came across it, probably somewhere in the depths of the internet, but as a lover of both seafood and savory pastries, it really wedged its way...

Over the years I’ve slowly began to make more gifts myself than I purchase ready made. I love that I can put thought into what that person likes and customize the gift for the recipient, whether it’s via scents like my homemade bath salts...

I’m resurfacing after a month of working on the book + traveling to share a cozy recipe with you just in time for the upcoming holiday season. Like many folks, my stomach has a hard time with heavy cream and the like, but I...

Autumn is in full swing, and in accordance with October’s culinary traditions, I bring you a new recipe celebrating the humble pumpkin (side note: this is also what I’d name my coffee shop, if I ever get around to opening one someday. It would...

Another month has come and gone, and I’m deep in the thralls of recipe testing for my new book. I was optimistically hoping to post here more often, but I think once a month will probably be what I’m capable of until the book...

Summer has indeed sprung and its generosity has left our prickly invasive blackberries heavy with fruit, thus turning a foe into a temporary friend. It’s left me flush with berries up the wazoo, hence this very tasty and simple blackberry and almond loaf cake....

After a brain-addling move that consisted of packing up our old home quite literally to the last possible minute, we’ve taken our time getting settled in at the homestead. But now that the space is really coming together and I’ve been able to unpack...

Last week we went to a little brewery down the road from the homestead. All the hustle and bustle of the workshops had come to an end, so we found ourselves sitting out back in the picnic area, unwinding with a bit of pizza...

I am resurfacing with a boozy treat for you after hosting my very first photography retreat here at the homestead. The workshop was positively wonderful—we had a group of 12 women from all over the US, Canada, and Central America, and I had forgotten...

Long time no ‘see’, reader! Things have been moving at a very brisk pace around here, the rain finally stopped in mid-April so the clay got firm enough for us to actually start landscaping! And I’ve basically been outside working in the yard non-stop...