These days I gravitate more and more towards simplicity. A rustic simplicity that’s clean but not cold, warm but not busy. Every month I get rid of more of my possessions asking the question “is this …
Herbes de Provence & Rose Olive Oil Cake
I make this cake so many ways—with herbs and spices, citrus juice and spirits, and various extracts and essences. I’ve never added fruit or nuts, because I prefer the crumb unadulterated, but …
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Rich Chocolate Lavender Cake
I can't believe it's been 4 years since I started this little blog to share my love of food, photos, and life with all of you! Time really does fly when you're having fun. Over this time, we've …
Buttermilk Honey Bread
I bake a lot of bread. Mostly because it makes me feel powerful, like a regular Rumpelstiltskin. Well, that, and I like to eat fresh bread. Like the overwhelming majority of people I know, making me …
Valentine’s Day Cake: All Natural Red Velvet Beet Cake + Goat Cheese Thyme Icing
Yesterday I awoke to a letter telling me I was that same girl from two autumns ago. The letter said it saw me: saw me listless, saw me trilling & giddy, saw me working to the bone. The letter was a …
Roasted Pear & Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Scones
There are a few things I don’t have to think about in this life. By think I mean that razor faculty. That analysis. That untying of a concept or action, unpacking it in order to understand it. I don’t …
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