Death to Optimization
Back from our September Che Vita trip to Umbria, I’m slowing down, saying no to optimization, and celebrating the ordinary gifts of life. Plus a big photo gallery from our weeks in Italy.
How To Bring Your Kitchen To Life!
Home from three weeks of guiding guests through Umbria, Shaye shares the simple, practical ways she breathes life back into a tired kitchen — from fresh air and a rising loaf to a well-stocked harvest table.
You Can Love Your Vacuum and Still… (+ Homemade Pici with Pancetta & Peas)
Meet Clean Elizabeth, our 17th anniversary, and a morning teaching my girls to make Homemade Pici with Pancetta & Peas, the hand-rolled pasta of Umbria. Free printable recipe card included.
Let’s Get Physical (+ Spring Cauliflower Salad)
A March walk to the vegetable market in the Umbrian hills, a few thoughts on choosing a life in the flesh in a world of screens, and the bright Spring Cauliflower Salad I made to go with that night’s roast.
Life Lately (+ Honey & Oat Bars)
Life lately: feeding the people through a hard winter, a love for our other home in Italy, a decade-old throwback, and the Honey & Oat Bars I tuck into my kids’ bags. Free printable recipe card included.