We moved from California to Texas, fell in love with our home and nearly four acres, and eventually made the decision to move back. From the real cost of moving to Texas to family, acreage, weather, and the two miracle babies who made our Texas chapter forever special, this is what we learned along the way.
A beautifully moist orange olive oil layer cake with fresh citrus, lightly sweetened mascarpone cream, and seasonal figs, blackberries, and champagne grapes. Simple enough to make at home but beautiful enough for birthdays and fall gatherings.
Soft pumpkin cutout cookies made with nutty brown butter and warm fall spices, then sandwiched around a thick vanilla cream cheese filling. These beautiful pumpkin sandwich cookies are a fun fall baking project for kids, gatherings, gifting and Thanksgiving.
This classic French ratatouille turns fresh farmers market vegetables into a beautiful seasonal meal. Thinly sliced zucchini, squash, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, and peppers are layered over a rich tomato herb sauce and baked until tender.






