This is one of my all time favorite combinations. Crisp fennel, roasted beets, crunchy apple, smooth creamy fresh chèvre and toasty pecans all topped with a tart, tangy, gingery cranberry dressing.  The colors in this salad are stunning and the flavors will blow you away. I like to eat as seasonally as I can …

    I’m a big fan of winter squash. I love growing them, I love eating them, I love the way they look around the house and decorating my table and front door. They are so colorful, bright and beautiful! But what I love most about winter squash is the deep sweet flavor that you get …

This quick, fun, winter treat recipe will teach you the best tasting way to Eat Snow! Is it snowing yet where you are? We’ve had two small snow storms this winter in the Willamette Valley. They are not completely abnormal, but they only happen once every year or so. It’s a wonderful place to live …

  Sweet potato sourdough pancakes could easily become a staple around here. My daughter loved them, although I’m honestly not surprised. Sweet potatoes slathered with organic raw butter was one of her favorite first foods. The sweet potato adds a natural sweet earthiness and deep flavor to the sourdough. It makes them more tender and delicate than …

    I love roasted holiday turkey, I really do. But I love roasted turkey leftovers even more! There is something so satisfying about enjoying all the hard work of the holiday cooking marathon while settling into a big plate of reheated leftovers. With that said, I know of one way that I always appreciate the leftovers even more, …

You know that perfect cookie, the one of your dreams? The very one that you secretly devour whenever you get a chance. Yeah, well let me introduce you to mine. The Snowball! I’ve always loved shortbread because well, you know, I love butter. So take a shortbread dough and add buttery pecans as well. Oh, …

    Sometimes I just really need a sweet treat that feels guilty. That classification usually includes chocolate! And while these Chocolate Peanut Butter Honey Cups feel guilty they really aren’t all that bad! Because peanut butter cups have always been a favorite of mine I really missed them when I went refined sugar free …

  To fruit cake or not to fruit cake? That is the question! When you taste this spicy cake you will instantly realize why people have been making fruit cakes for centuries. Naturally sweetened and packed with the healthy nuts and fruits of the season,  this spiced fruit and nut cake eats more like a …

  Every Autumn the Pacific Northwest starts pumping out some really good apples. I love fresh crunchy apples but my heart melts for warm apple crisp. In this recipe I use local, heirloom, organic apples and top them with a crispy cookie like crust of pecans, oats, flour and butter. The secret to this recipe is …

    This is the only Lard Pie Crust recipe you will ever use again. One bite of this crust and I’m instantly transported back to my Mom’s kitchen around the holidays. I hope it will inspire my daughter and your family the same way!     Why Lard? The use of lard fell out …