Coffee & Spice Pumpkin Cake with Coffee Caramel

  Last Sunday I wanted to bake a cake. I’ve had this idea bouncing around in my head for a few days, since my sister mentioned it. Pumpkin and coffee and spice, like that famous latte. I...

carry the weight of love

This past Friday, I went to visit my sister. She moved out of Georgia and into Tennessee last spring. I miss having her near but I love that she’s happy there and that I get to go see her. We...

autumn, grace, peace.

There’s a hint of fall in the cool morning air. The tips of the leaves are turning golden and russet. I watched them fall around me as I sat down on the steps of the porch with my cup of...

Honey & Jam: Seasonal Baking from My Kitchen in the Mountains

In a little under a month, my first cookbook will be on book shelves. Actual book shelves in actual bookstores. I can’t say how crazy that is to me. This book, filled with recipes created in my...

love & loss

Six weeks ago my mom passed away. I’ve been trying to think of a more eloquent way to start this, but that’s all I’ve got. It’s the overwhelming truth that has defined each and every day...

John C. Campbell Folk School

This place is one of my favorites on earth. One day I'll get around to taking a class, but until then I'm happy to wander around the campus (and contra,...

the woods are lovely, dark and deep.

  A day out in the woods with friends is one well spent.

winter & black pepper buttermilk biscuits.

It seems to me that winter gives you the space to be melancholy. More than any other season. Maybe it's all the darkness, these short days. The sadness moves in and sits under the...

Honeysuckle Syrup

 Forget memorial day weekend, the scent of honeysuckle in the breeze is the first sign of summer for me. Sweet and floral, it has to be one of the most gorgeous smells of all time....

Appalachian Spring & Strawberry Balsamic Black Pepper Jam

   Spring is here full force in the south, glorious and green. I'm making the most of the bounty it brings by standing over my stove and making far too much...

Spring Still Life.

Dandelion Green & Asparagus Tart, filled with disaster.

And then I dropped the tart on the floor. And I laughed, because really, what else can you do? But let me back up. I’m a morning person. I can see that look you're giving me right now. A...

Carrot Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting + A Cookbook

When I sat down at my kitchen table one night in November of 2008 and started honey & jam, I had no idea what I was doing. I was a directionless 18 year old in need of a creative outlet....

A Saturday Bouquet

  The end of Feburary and the beginning of March leave me grumpy. There's the promise of spring, but it feels as though winter may never end. The skies are grey more often than not, and the...

Things I'm Loving

Here's a random smattering of things that have caught my eye lately!Caroline at wild folk creates some of the most beautiful floral arrangements I’ve ever seen. She makes me want to move to...

beauty & terror & apple skillet cake with rosemary crumb

"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." Rainer Maria Rilke This process, the one of growing up, it's hard. You don't know...

have yourself a merry little christmas

Merry Christmas, friends. I'll see you in the new year with lots of new recipes to share. PS, head over to terrain to see my favorite mulled wine recipe. Perfect for your Christmas Eve.

Roasted Kabocha Squash Soup

Confession: I'm a thanksgiving traditionalist.  I'm happy to try new recipes all year long, but when it comes to that Thursday in November, I want nothing more than turkey, cornbread & biscuit...