These last few weeks have been crazy at Olive and Artisan. My hired employee who is in charge of SEO, technolo

January is always a month of struggle. The anemic sun leaves me exhausted. I’m restrained by time and the el

I don't make New Year resolutions. In part because I make a million resolutions in the year and there is noth

There are smells that pull me back in time. Back to a summer drinking ginger soda from a glass bottle outside

Christmas week is upon us. Are you ready? I know I’m not. I still have tons to do at home, for the blog, for

Daniel and I love our Christmas traditions. No, I’m not talking about the one where we get a tree that is fa

I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday. I wore a baby blue shirt and played cards with my mom.

There is a door adjacent to our bedroom. It remains closed most of the week. It holds only a few things, a tre

This pie was incepted in a dirty two-bedroom college apartment another lifetime ago. I had a hectic schedule k

When I was a little girl I used to fish with my grandpa at a little pond called Cranberry Lake. It was right n

I grew up in an old parsonage built in 1910. It had plaster walls and an oversized brick fireplace. But the fe

I used to think Thanksgiving and Christmas was the best time of the year - full of tradition and family. It w

Can’t figure out what to do with your left over candy? Reduce reuse recycle! Even though the shelf life of t

I’m gearing up for a busy couple of days. The good type of busy, it’s the fun kind I always look forward t

I’ve never been very good at measurements when it comes to cooking. But when it comes to measuring myself ag

The Journey home. It’s been a theme in my present life. Possessing action and destination all in one. Even w

Always I’ve craved routine. I find comfort in redundant rituals that define my week. That first cup of coffe

I have a tendency to overbook, over do and say “yes” but figure out how later. I think this is a burden m

When I was planning this cake I knew I had to make it as much as a Twix as possible. After all a Twix bar is f

My childhood breakfast of choice: Dutch Babies. They were a staple in my house growing up. I’m reminded of w

I’ve been making cake a lot lately. There have been generous reasons to celebrate. Engagements, 30th birthda

I was taken back to the few days my husband and I spent in the South last summer. Savannah, Georgia in fact. O

Look, I don’t mean to be an extra regular female but I love all things fall. When the air gets crisp and the

As I was developing this Gluten Free Peach upside-down cake recipe, I came face to face with my haughty attitu