Polenta Platter with Vegetable Ragù
A thick bed of golden polenta smothered in a cauliflower, pepper, and greens ragù: my favorite dish to set in the middle of the table for a crowd. Watch the video and grab the free printable recipe card.
The One In Which I Cry (Friends, I Owe You One)
Tomato season, a second trip to Italy on the horizon, and a big brand change: a few honest confessions from my kitchen, plus our new video on making Italian bruschetta and preserving basil for winter.
While the Husband’s Away
While the husband’s away, the wife will labor and play: a poolside note from a summer weekend with friends, World Cup games, garden work, and a new video from the kitchen.
This Is Good!
Life hasn’t gotten any smoother lately, yet somehow it has gotten better. Honest thoughts on hard seasons, small kindnesses and hope, plus a new video from my kitchen.
Digging out of dark places
Five hours of mushroom hunting in the Cascade foothills, a hunger for life returning, and a light Barley and Mushroom Salad recipe to go with it.
Enough. (A Simple Italian Beef Carpaccio, and Why It Matters)
Looking back on five weeks in Umbria with our children, and the dish I’ll never forget: beef carpaccio, as common to Italians as burgers and fries. A reminder of how simple good things can be.
Small Inconveniences
Notes from the barn, the kitchen and the dormant garden: why winter food on repeat is still delicious, the small inconveniences worth keeping, and holding on until lilacs and asparagus.
A Kind Kitchen (+ My Favorite Jeweled Winter Salad)
A tired week, a winter pantry that carried us, the first lambs of the season, and my very favorite Jeweled Winter Salad with apples, pomegranate, walnuts and feta. Free printable recipe card included.
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.
I’ve Got 99 Problems (and They’re All Jars)
A letter on cooking, clutter and delight: why beauty in everyday cooking matters, tackling a pantry full of jars, building a ‘safe’ family grocery store, and woodpeckers outside the window.
Full Farmhouse Video Tour
Come watch a full farmhouse video tour! From the cottage kitchen to the rustic bathroom to our "master" bedroom (spoiler: it's basically an oversized closet). Welcome!
