Baby Ezra (he’s almost 9 months now!) helped us put in the garden yesterday evening. I can’t wait for summer squash, green beans, nasturtiums and lots of dahlias! I planted extra flowers to use as photo props, as I am spending all summer shooting my next cookbook, an entertaining focused book with menus for different occasions!
Stuffed Tomatoes
It’s my first Mother’s Day (!) and we are having a celebratory meal with my mom and a bunch of aunts, cousins and relatives up in Sonoma County (where I grew up). I’m bringing these sweet potato stuffed tomatoes from my cookbook- they are a fun, easy, colorful side!
Also, in case you are still in need of an affordable and special Mother’s Day gift or two (plug! plug!), check out my line of stationery/noterie items like these foodie watercolor art prints and paper placemats (above) that I painted and photographed. You can find them at Paper Source (online and in shops) and on Amazon (and lots of other places too!). Here’s a link to see more photos of these and my other paper good items including journals and meal planners.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mammas out there!
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day!
Some fun Springy dinner ideas:
Curly Kale + Curly Pasta Salad
Carrot Ribbon Pasta (with tomatoes & mozzarella!)
(PS: this is a photo I did when living in Brooklyn of all the produce that came in our CSA box one week!)
The Forest Feast Cookbook Turns 1
The Forest Feast cookbook came out exactly one year ago! And what a year it’s been- I feel so lucky. (See the book’s video trailer here). Last May we had a book launch party at Anthropologie in New York City and in October it hit the NY Times Best Seller list (yay!). The book has gotten all kinds of fun press including shout outs in Oprah Magazine and InStyle Magazine plus great reviews from The Kitchn and Epicurious. I’ve been blown away by how many kind emails and comments I’ve gotten from people all over the world cooking from and enjoying the book. My goal with this book was to share recipes in an artful and approachable way and to encourage people to have fun cooking with fruits and vegetables. And they have! Every day people post photos of Forest Feast recipes they’ve made on Instagram, tagging them #theforestfeast / @theforestfeast. The book is now out in Dutch, German, French and Italian, and likely more coming soon!
Thank you again to everyone who has purchased the book- I hope you have lots of fun cooking from it!
Passover + Easter Recipe Roundup!
Spring has hit the woods along with a flurry of yellow and pink! The tulip tree out back is blooming and everywhere I go I see fields of mustard. Since Passover and Easter are this weekend, I thought I’d share some recipe ideas for each:
A Spring Cocktail:
Easter Sides:
The above Yellow Squash Galette from my cookbook, The Forest Feast .
Spiralized Carrot Salad with dried berries and nuts
Caramelized Onion Tart (video recipe demo)
Passover Recipes:
Spiced Haroset (a nutty spread to eat with matzo crackers)
Beet Haroset (a pink twist to the traditional spread)
Spinach Farfel (think crustless quiche)
Matzo Brei Scallion Pancakes (above)
We are heading to New York for Passover with Jonathan’s family (Ezra’s first!) then we’re off to Buenos Aires for a family wedding. Follow our trip on Instagram (@theforestfeast) and Facebook. Happy Spring Holidays!
