authentic, welcoming spaces.

meals that are un-fancy, yet intentional,

prepared with care for - and even with - the people who will be gathering around our imperfect tables.

This is the way I love to cook and share food. I love rustic, colorful, fresh food that highlights local and seasonal flavors. I want to remove obstacles so you don’t wait another minute to start inviting people in. That’s exactly what I kept in mind when I chose these 10 recipes inside my new book, The Kindred Life. I even show you how to host your own Kindred Dinner.

Left to right: (first row) Curry Chicken Salad, Signature Tea and Coffee Lattes, Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta, Herb-Roasted Veggies with Herbed Mayo and Beet Hummus, Easiest Bread Recipe Ever with Whipped Honey Butter
(second row) Favorite Nourishing Smoothies, Strawberry Rosé Jam, Charcuterie Board with a Story, Kindred Farm Salad, Aunt Lucille’s Ricotta Cookies

Over the years, I’ve created some other simple, rustic farm-to-table recipes, featured here:

recipe blog posts

more of my Recipes

Main Dishes

• Grass-Fed Beef Lettuce Wraps with Broccoli

• Grilled Chicken Breast with Roasted Broccoli, Mustard Greens, and Quinoa Pasta with Butternut Squash Sauce

Smoothies/Drinks

• Orange Strawberry Smoothie

• Watermelon Granita

Breakfast/Breads

• Easiest Homemade Bread Recipe Ever

• Cream of Buckwheat Bowl with Cinnamon Apples

• Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich

• Egg Cups

• Farm-To-Table Focaccia

Soups

• Favorite Creamy Tomato Soup

• Creamy Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

• Homemade Chicken Stock

• Coconut Carrot Ginger Soup

Side Dishes/Salads

• Sweet Potato Hash

• Kale Chips

• Cabbage with Indian Spices

• Swiss Chard with Raisins and Bacon

Desserts

• Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Raw Apple Pie

Other

• Norah’s Marigold Butter

• Norah’s Garlic Herb Butter

• How To Make Butter From Fresh Cream

• Green-Themed Charcuterie Board with Pea Pesto Recipe

recipes from others

Some of my favorite go-to recipe sites:

• Dishing Up The Dirt

• Deliciously Organic

• Elana’s Pantry

• Gluten-Free Goddess

• Nutrition Stripped

• Jamie Oliver

• Laura Lea Balanced

Main Dishes

• Ina Garten’s Perfect Roast Chicken

• Rosemary Almond Meal Biscuits

• Chocolate Chia Pudding

• Beet Walnut Ginger Lentil Salad

• Really Good Salad

• Butternut Spice Oat Muffins

• Magic Red Lentil Soup

• Sesame Noodle Bowl w/ Lemongrass Meatballs

• Sweet Potato Noodles w/ Fried Chickpeas

• Favorite Kale Salad

Smoothies/Drinks

• Parsley, Kale and Berry Smoothie

Breakfast/Breads

• Rosemary Almond Meal Biscuits

• Fluffy Coconut Flour Pancakes

• Cinnamon Bun Muffins

• Cinnamon Bun Muffins (using coconut flour)

• Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake (Paleo)

• Coconut Flour Banana Muffins

Soups

• Butternut Chili

• Curried Butternut Soup

• Santa Fe Chicken Chili

Side Dishes/Salads

• Roasted Sicilian Potatoes

• Heirloom Tomato, Mozzarella, and Basil Stacks

• Raw Kale Salad

• Balsamic Beet Salad

• Korean Kim Chi

Desserts

• Almond Flour Chocolate Brownies

• Nutty Coconut Cookies

• Banana Coconut Ice Cream

• Gluten-Free Peach Crisp

• Peanut Butter Banana Cake

• Raw Chocolate Macaroons

• Gluten-Free and Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Grain-Free Carrot Cupcakes

• Raw Meyer Lemon Vanilla Bean "Cheesecake"

• Vanilla Poppy-Seed Cake Donuts with Vanilla Bean, Lemon Glaze

• Chocolate Cardamom Oat Bites

• Raw Macaroons

• Peanut Butter Oat Balls

• Nut & Seed Granola

• Honey Cardamom Tahini Granola

• Nutty Coconut Cookies

• Grain Free Graham Crackers

• Urban Poser Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies