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A Peek Inside the May Pairings Box (The Smoke Box)

May 22nd, 2013 Baked Vanilla Cake Donuts with Maple and Meyer Lemon Glaze

This month’s Pairings Box was devoted to smoke. We wanted it to smell like campfire when you opened your box, and I think we achieved that goal with the month’s Premium Ingredient, Hickory Smoked Pacific Sea Salt. This month’s recipe collection included: Sweet Potato Chips with Hickory Smoked Pacific Sea Salt Turntable Kitchen’s Smoky 6 [...]

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Curtain Call: Strawberry-Raspberry and Mint Frozen Yogurt

May 20th, 2013 Strawberry-Raspberry and Mint Frozen Yogurt

Recently, I wrote a short piece about summer movies for Gather Journal. It skewed toward being poetic and inspired a fair amount of nostalgia. The article came as a surprise to my friends and family who know that I am somewhat notoriously not a movie person. I am spectacularly behind on new releases (though I [...]

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A Nice Number

May 13th, 2013

I’m turning 30 in a few short weeks. A nice number. If feels heavy, but in a good way. Like a quality watch, or a cutting board made of real wood. I have accomplished a few things that I am proud of. I never made a ’30 before 30′ list. I have visited 19 countries [...]

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The Flower Recipe Book: An Interview with the Authors + Two Recipes!

May 8th, 2013

I’m charmed by The Flower Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo, owners of Studio Choo, a floral design studio here in San Francisco. I first came across their arrangements at the San Francisco Kinfolk brunch last year, and was blown away by their approach to arranging flowers. I adore having fresh flowers in my home, [...]

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Blackberry Almond Skillet Cake, Leaning

May 1st, 2013

One of the best things about having a blog is being able to throw something out into the ethosphere and encourage people to talk about it. The conversations I have here, with you, are some of my favorites. We both sit behind computer screens, but we’re still talking. Sometimes we talk about super touchy feely [...]

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A Mother’s Day Giveaway with Sucré

April 30th, 2013

A few weeks ago, I started thinking about Mother’s Day. What I wanted to do to celebrate my mom. And then suddenly, I had this realization that I’m a MOM. To another little human! A little person who wakes up in her crib and stares up at me with her big eyes every morning, and [...]

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Turntable Kitchen City Guide: Louisville, KY

April 25th, 2013

A few months ago, I was flipping through Flipboard (ha!) on my iPad in bed when I came across Lonely Planet’s list of Top 10 US travel destinations. The number one place on their list? Louisville, Kentucky. I yelled out to Matt, who was brushing his teeth in the bathroom to relay my curiosity about [...]

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A Dream Inspiration Trip

April 22nd, 2013

There are those times in your life when you find yourself in a creative lull. I was worried that having a baby would wash my brain of all creativity as I focused on cleaning up spit up and changing diapers. In fact, I’ve come to find that becoming a mother has sparked one of the [...]

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Mint Chip Ice Cream on Sweet Paul!

April 17th, 2013

I’ve been a huge fan of Sweet Paul for ages and I was beyond thrilled when I was approached to share My Happy Dish with Sweet Paul’s readers. Seriously people, is there anything better in this world than a bowl-ful of Mint Chip Ice Cream? My recipe is an adaptation from Jeni’s amazing book and [...]

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Radish, Rhubarb, and Strawberry Salad

April 16th, 2013

Discovery is one of the greatest gifts life has to offer. Occasions when we as adults feel like we’ve tried something for the first time are truly thrilling, don’t you think? As a food lover, I get great joy in tasting something I’ve never tasted before. My brain immediately kicks into high gear trying to [...]

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