rusticjoyfulfood

Its Workshop week!  T- Minus 7 days until the Workshop.  Next Sunday we will gathering with women from all over the country to talk FOOD, LIFE & Business!  We will make a fabulous lunch together and photograph it all with…

Is there anything more fun than ladies who brunch together?  I spent the last week with my dear family in California celebrating my sweet great aunt Libby’s life and although it was an emotional time it was such a sweet…

Every six months or so I feel like something happens in my life that urges me to slow down, put the brakes on, re-evaluate, and do some careful planning loaded with a lot of rest. We always have about 16…

Originally published in the November 2013 Issue of SOUTH SOUND Magazine.  Photography by Jeff Hobson Classic Chili with Tomatillos and Grass Fed Beef 1.5 pound grass fed ground beef 85/15 2-3 tbsp. olive oil 1 onion diced 3 cloves of…

This Weekend you might need pasta.  You might be busy, in fact I know you are busy!  This article was developed for 425 magazine originally for their November 2014 FOOD issue!  I have to be honest, I like shortcuts, for…

Haystack Rock Noah Runnin wild from the waves 4 years old Have you ever just had that last minute itch to get outta town?  Pressures, obligations, and simple daily life can leave you wanting for rest, for real family time…

DUNGEES!!!!  If you follow the news here in the PNW, the Dungeness Crab season has been delayed almost 8 weeks in Washington, Oregon & California. Toxins in the water prevented the boats from harvesting.  I am happy to say that mother…

Here is the 3rd and final installment of our healthy gorgeous soups for 425 magazine!  This recipe is from My book Rustic Joyful Food, its just such a beautiful hearty dish that your family may have no clue that its…

Okay, I might be eating the last of the Christmas stocking candy while my 4 year-old runs all over my living room singing his rendition of Adele’s “Hello” while I write this… When I say might, I am.  This year…