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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Chocolate-Dipped Pistachio Shortbread + A Giveaway
I have two things for you today: perfectly buttery pistachio shortbread dipped in dark chocolate from The Cook’s Illustrated Baking Book right in time for holiday cookie season, and I’m very pleased …
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Foraging + Wild Mushroom, Fennel, & Dancing Fern Galette
So many things are afoot these days, including a November Kinfolk Workshop on herbal infusions right here in Chattanooga. You can get your tickets here while they last! Also, a while back I mentioned …
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Salted Caramel Apple Dumplings with Dried Cherries & Hazelnuts
I pulled up to the orchard, and my nerves were trembling most pleasant, my spine shivering. It was a long drive by myself to get there, a long drive past the Ocoee River spent exploring my own …
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Muscadine Rose Hand Pies
Fall is rolling in like the tide, more and more each day. I’m not sure what it’s bringing with it or, more importantly, where it’s taking me. But there are some things I do know, that I can always …