I am craving warmth and sun after what it feels like the longest winter in recent history. Slowly we are getting there. The first signs of Spring have appeared. Blossoms, ramps, morels, peas and favas. Every Spring there is a version of peas and faves in my kitchen. Sometimes with prosciutto and eggs, others in vegetable ...
Happy new year, everyone. I'm back to share some images from last November when I traveled to Australia's Blue Mountains to teach a food styling and photography workshop with Luisa Brimble. I left rainy and bleak Seattle to find Spring in full bloom in Sydney. It was still quite chilly and rainy but the colors were ...
I love a bountiful holiday table and this fall I partnered with Reynolds Kitchens to create easy holiday recipes for their Endless Table. The Endless Table from Reynolds Kitchens features holiday recipes from many fellow bloggers, and these are the ones I contributed: Sweet potato and roasted garlic panzanella salad, pear and hazelnut frangipane tart, orange spice caramel custard cups and ...
I just came back from a weekend in Lummi Island where I produced a photography workshop for Gentl & Hyers. Really beautiful adventure and I hope they will blog about it soon. I hardly had time to pick up my camera but I did share my experience on Instagram. Fall is in the air and it ...
A couple of years ago I traveled to Tuscany to teach a workshop. Remember that story? During that trip, we visited Francesco Bagnoli in his cheesemaking farm. Francesco, a scientist turned cheesemaker, is deeply involved with the Italian Slow Food movement. His small herd of cows roams freely around the property overlooking the Tuscan hills. ...