Winter would just feel too hard without one things: citrus. Well, winter would also feel hard without Mardi Gras but that’s just us, down here, living our truths. There’s an order to things in the world. As the holidays come to a close, as we pack up our ornaments and lights and send the…
Hello my friends. We’ve made it out of January – let’s stop and take that in. Well done. Let’s keep hydrating. Let’s keep moisturizing. Let’s keep it moving. I’m feeling, well, behind on my Mardi Gras costume making but very well up to speed on my King Cake consumption. There has been no shortage. I…
Hello dear friends! I’ve put together a kitchen-focused challenge for us! It’s called The Well-Kept Kitchen Challenge and it’s designed to be a way to purge, clean, and organize our kitchen spaces in a way that feels approachable and less daunting than flinging cabinets open and stressing all the way out. I’ll be the first…
Hello my dears! Welcome to another fine day! I hope this finds you with, if nothing else, warm feet. I hate when my feet are cold. This week I’ve been putting as much sugar in my coffee as I want because some weeks you remember that life is short and coffee needs sugar. I’ve also…
It can be safely assumed that if I’m home and if ‘m hungry I’m eating an egg. It’s a thing that happens multiple times a day in the most inglorious of circumstances: eggs just boiled, eaten standing in front of the dishwasher / eggs scrambled with six day old rice eaten from the small skillet…
Hello dear friends! Welcome to this fine Sunday. I hope this finds you well, warm and dry from all the rain that seems to be falling everydangwhere. The pride of my week was that I was able to roast and stock all of the wilting vegetables in my refrigerator. Most everything went onto a pan…
These days I’ve been known to linger in the kitchen because the oven is on. Or linger with the dishes , my hands under the warm water. I’m looking for warmth is basically any and every household chore… and I’m definitely also wearing socks with my slippers. It’s a mood, and these New Orleans houses…
Hello dear friends, I’m currently in denial about what might be a cold? A cold because it better not be the flu. I’m not accepting any mail from the flu. Part of my denial this weekend involves me roasting a chicken with butter and lemons and making a variation of this lentil soup for next…
For all of the time I find myself in the kitchen space cooking between my stovetop and kitchen counter, it’s really a wonder how many boxes of crackers I eat in a week. Crackers, that is, that I don’t have to measure, chop, saute or bake. Crackers, that is, that I don’t have to tidy…
It’s not a diet. It’s not a diet because I’ve never been particularly good at restricting what I put on my plate, the amount of butter I put on my toast, or the incredible amount of popcorn I sometimes eat for dinner. It’s not keto or paleo or a diet with any classification. This is…
Hello my dear friends! What’s so beautiful about these days is that life feels like it’s everything all at once. The new year feels exciting and fresh. I’ve spent some time the past week sorting through my 2018, feeling pretty proud of the ways I challenged myself, and grateful for the surprises the year held. …
Hello friends! I would argue that it’s the most glorious week of the year, this space between holidays, and I can feel myself grasping at it with my fingertips trying to hold on to every minute. These are reflective days, don’t you think? I hope you’ve had good holidays and, while some years that’s easier…
Hello my dears! We’re in the home stretch. Literally – I’m currently stretching my way across the country to go home to Los Angeles for a few days. With hope that you’re home and cozy, I bring you a Christmas morning breakfast hybrid: tender buttery biscuits in the style of cinnamon rolls. If you’ve got…
Hello dear friends and Happy Holidays! Have you made it through the madness to a moment of rest? Last week was a swirl of tasks to complete before, as it would seem, EVERYONE takes a brake for the new year. I hope you’re included in that rest. This week my friends and I pulled off…
There are a handful of glossy Christmas traditions that I’ve only daydreamed about as an adult trying to make the holidays my very own. A few years ago I got my own Christmas tree which means that now I’m the proud owner of a collection of Christmas tree ornaments. I’ve toyed with the idea of…
Hello my friends! Thank you for all of the kind words last week. Surgery recover is a wild ride and I’m still learning lessons of ease and asking for help. We’re barreling towards the holidays and this time of year (and maybe my slower pace) has me feeling reflective of the past year. Bearing witness…
My parents make specific requests of my sister and me for our time home together over the Christmas holiday. My sister, now that she is Seattle’s Queen of Ice Cream (a title I’ve given her solely because she’s earned it) is tasked with bringing at least a dozen pints of ice cream on the plane…
Hello my dears! Bless up! We’ve made it to another fine Sunday. Can you believe this marks our 200th edition of Let It Be Sunday!? It’s the most visited post on my site each week and it fills my heart that we hold this space together. I’ve been a bit quiet and still this week,…
Caesar salad is the dessert of salads. Hear me out. It’s creamy, it’s indulgent, there’s cheese, there’s buttery toasted bread… and sure, there’s lettuce but it’s the friendly kind- crisp and green and watery. And it’s SALAD. Except, like just about everything, I can’t leave well enough alone and we’re turning our dessert salad into…
The question is, how am I still working through Thanksgiving leftovers? I’ve said goodbye to the last of the stuffing and gravy, the mashed potatoes I turned into waffles, the turkey is stocked, but this pound cake (made from my friend Nicole’s grandmother’s recipe) seems to do nothing but regenerate itself every time I take…
I unlocked the wonderful mysteries of Babka for myself last year with these Babka Pull Apart Muffins which now makes every December around these parts BABKA SEASON. I love a new tradition, especially one that involves chocolate and encourages coffee so in celebration of another December together, I’m back atcha with a MOUNTAIN of a…
This time of year I get all sorts of questions, usually from really thoughtful significant others eager to buy their baker-loves the best baking present they can for the holidays. It’s so sweet and thoughtful and I can’t help but think that it’s also motivated by their desire for cakes and cookies and the smell…
