2 October 2018
Pumpkin cake with coffee spice and coffee caramel
Last Sunday I wanted to bake a cake. I’ve had this idea bouncing around in my head for a few days, since my sister mentioned it. Pumpkin and coffee and spice, (...)
16 April 2015
Seasonal baking with honey and jam from my mountain kitchen
In a little under a month, my first cookbook will be on book shelves. Actual book shelves in actual bookstores. I can’t say how crazy that is to me. This book, (...)
18 May 2014
Pumpkin Bread with Brown Butter Glaze
Hello Blogland! I’ve missed you! I never meant to be gone so long, I had lots of stuff planned for last week, but things went a bit awry.Last Wednesday my mom, (...)
6 March 2014
Summer blackberry hazelnut galette
Hi! Remember me? The girl who used to blog round these parts? I'm sneaking in with a few photos and a recipe for something tasty and to say hi. Hi! I hope your (...)
16 January 2014
Winter and black pepper buttermilk biscuits
It seems to me that winter gives you the space to be melancholy. More than any other season. Maybe it's all the darkness, these short days. The sadness moves (...)
4 June 2013
Honeysuckle Syrup
Forget memorial day weekend, the scent of honeysuckle in the breeze is the first sign of summer for me. Sweet and floral, it has to be one of the most gorgeous (...)
13 May 2013
Strawberry balsamic black pepper jam for spring
Spring is here full force in the south, glorious and green. I'm making the most of the bounty it brings by standing over my stove and making far too much jam. (...)
28 March 2013
Carrot cake with honey cream cheese frosting
When I sat down at my kitchen table one night in November of 2008 and started honey & jam, I had no idea what I was doing. I was a directionless 18 year old in (...)
19 November 2012
Roasted kabocha squash soup
Confession: I'm a thanksgiving traditionalist. I'm happy to try new recipes all year long, but when it comes to that Thursday in November, I want nothing more (...)
30 October 2012
Pear and almond chocolate cake with cider glaze
A couple of days ago, I was driving down the road and I screeched. Loudly. I scared everyone riding with me, but I couldn’t help myself. There, right off the (...)
16 October 2012
Apple orchard and pie party
I consider myself lucky to live in the place I do. I'm surrounded by beauty - mountains, rivers, trees and good, generous people. There's an apple orchard not (...)
6 September 2012
Green tomato pie recipe for kids farm to table camp
"Where do potatoes grow?" That's how last week started for me. I had the opportunity to work at a kids farm to table camp, hosted by The Cook's Farm, which is (...)