The blog has moved to Substack!

The Forest Feast blog started it all back in 2011 and led to my series of cookbooks. It was a place for me to explore and play and be creative with food and art. I am so grateful to so many readers who have been with me from the beginning!

In 2024, I moved my “blogging” and creative foodie sharing over to Substack. I send an email/post/newsletter every Friday and it can be viewed in your email, online or in the Substack app. I share recipes, travel stories, art I’ve made, home projects and more. I hope you’ll follow along!

The Substack posts are free each week however there is an optional paid tier ($5/mo) which includes a new, never-before published recipe once a month, plus other community perks.

My Substack is called Forest Feast Supper Club (a mashup of my California roots and current Wisconsin home). Here’s an archive of posts and a few of the dishes + pics I’ve shared are below. I hope you’ll join me!

xx

Erin

1-Day Photography Workshop

Hi friends!

It’s time again for my 1-day, in-person photography workshop on campus at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. We shoot entirely outdoors and it’s a really fun Spring day full of creativity and collaboration! I bring props and we create still life setups, practice composition and styling…then practice portraiture by photographing each other. More info is below, but if you’re hoping to improve your photography and use of natural light, I hope you’ll join me!

Digital Photography: Improve Your Images Using Natural Light

Saturday, April 27, 2024 — 10am-4pm

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

Hosted by Stanford Continuing Studies and open to all!

Spring Tabelcloth Sale!

If you celebrate Easter or Passover, did your family have a special tablecloth they used every year for the holiday meal? My mom did, and it was a vintage pink floral pattern, often with a crochet table runner. I have fabric napkins with a lemon pattern handed down by my grandmother and a white lace tablecloth from a great aunt I love to use around this time of year.

Perhaps you want to start your own family tradition, and if so, I have the perfect linen tablecloth. Inspired by springtime blooms and garden goodies, I created this unique floral pattern by combining my watercolor and photography. Printed on a thick flax linen, it is a hearty fabric that washes and dries well. If folded right out of the drier, it doesn’t even need ironing!

For the first time ever, I’m offering a discount on this tablecloth. Enter SPRING15 at checkout for 15% off through 4/10/24.

SHOP NOW

Cheers!

The New Black Floral Outfit is Here! (and I'm living in it)

I’m the type of gal who likes to wear flowy floral dresses all summer. But when the days cool down, since I work from home, I reach for leggings and warm sweatshirts. But these outfits always feel so boring! Even when I’m comfy, I want to feel a little put together/fashionable/polished, you know? And “comfy outfits” don’t always feel special. I also wanted something fun to wear to kids’ soccer games on the weekend. I love print—and I rarely find leggings in a print I like, so I opt for solid colors, which don’t bring me much joy.

So I decided to create what I couldn’t find!

I started creating these Forest Feast jogger sets using my orange tree photo, then the artwork from my Dahlia farm photoshoot last fall, and NOW, I’m excited to share this new Black Floral Print set. It’s a digital collage I made by combinging flora I gathered near the cabin, plus some watercolor elements. The leggings are thick, high-waisted and the *new* zip hoodie is soft fleece on the inside and a perfect weight. The fabric is recycled and these are made in Mexico (on demand, right when you order it, which cuts down on waste!). I have been living in this new set and think you’ll love it too!

Art process pic below…this was so fun to create. I wore mine on a trip to Portland last weekend— perfect travel outfit!

Shop the Hoodie

Shop the Leggings

Cheers!

Roasted Purple Cabbage

This is a colorful, delicious, flavor-packed veggie side!

Roasted Purple Cabbage

1 head of purple cabbage, cut into 1-inch cubes

1/2 of an onion, coarsely sliced

garlic powder

smoked paprika

chili powder

cinnamon

olive oil

sesame oil

coarse salt

pepper

optional garnish: Greek yogurt or (vegan) sour cream plus chili crisp

Spread the chopped cabbage and onion out onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle and drizzle the whole sheet with all other ingredients—you’ll be fine without measurements! For the spices, just give an all-over dusting of each. Add more of whatever you like (I suggest extra garlic and a lighter dusting of cinnamon). Drizzle generously with olive oil (at least 3 tablespoon) and a lighter sprinkle of sesame oil (approx 1 tablespoon). Toss a bit before putting it in the oven.

Roast at 450° F for about 30 minutes, turning/tossing half way through. You’ll know it’s done when some of the leaves are crispy and browned (but not burnt – see photo below).

Enjoy by itself or top with Greek yogurt and chili crisp. (You can also use sour cream, or non-dairy sour cream. I love Trader Joe’s chili crisp that comes in a small glass jar).

*TIP: This is best enjoyed right out of the oven as it loses crispiness as it cools.

Enjoy!

450F for 30 minutes…This is how it looks when it’s ready to come out of the oven.

This is delicious and I could eat half a sheet pan. Enjoy!

Shop the Forest Feast plate set this cabbage is pictured on here.