Chard & Saffron Cakes with Goat’s Milk Feta, and Things This Week

chard & saffron cakes

What a week! I left my job of 2 1/2 years, which really was like my baby. (I was tasked with creating a new fisheries outreach program for NOAA Office of Law Enforcement for the Northeast Division — Maine to … Continue reading 

A Chive Event Celebrating Sustainability x2

Spiced Sweet Potato Falafel

St. Lawrence University has developed a very cool new Sustainability Program this spring — a semester-long program in which students live and learn together off campus, to tackle environmental issues. Students live together in a rural setting in New York, … Continue reading 

Salsa Verde: Roasted Chicken and Fiddlehead Burrata Salad

Fiddlehead & Burrata Salad with Salsa Verde

Oh, to finally cook again. To finally center myself in the kitchen after a happy, busy week preparing for my new chapter. Blanched fiddleheads and peas, cooked in boiling water for just a minute or two, with thinly sliced radishes. … Continue reading 

Carolina Gold Rice with Fiddleheads & Anchovies

Carolina Gold Rice with Fiddleheads, Kale, and Anchovies with an Egg

It’s been quite some time since I last wrote. A lot has happened since. I celebrated my best friend’s 30th birthday in St. Augustine, Florida: we collected SO many beautiful shells and soaked in some great early beach weather; ate … Continue reading 

A day in The Ordinary’s kitchen, and learning through eating

Softshell crab with ramps, radishes and creamy polenta

Before I get into more yummy goodness that Charleston offers up everyday, I have to say what a crazy week it’s been. Continued and finished my stage at Husk, added one at The Ordinary for a day (does 14 hours … Continue reading 

Charleston, and a stint at Husk (is this real?)

Husk, Charleston

Friends, it’s only been a week since I last posted, but what a week it has been. I’ve been in Charleston, SC visiting friends and am of the amazing fortune to spend time in the kitchen of Husk! Still can’t … Continue reading 

Springtime at Clark Farm

Sheep cuties

In lieu of  a recipe today, I’m going to share with you some photos I took while visiting Clark Farm in Carlisle, MA this afternoon, during their “Meet the Baby Lambs” event! It was such a beautiful, calming way to … Continue reading 

Coconut-Mint Mussels with Bacon & Kale

This is my first venture in cooking mussels. I don’t know why I’ve waiting so long. Similarly, I only cooked clams for the first time this winter, and made my first oyster stew recently (although I still don’t know how … Continue reading 

Living Deliberately with Elderflower-Honey Ice Cream

elderflower-honey ice cream

I’m getting really excited — change of season, good things on the horizon, and a new ice cream machine that will surely be a dangerous addition to my life. Things are looking good. Going from the beautiful, snowy yet warm … Continue reading