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PUBLICATIONS

Bon Appetit Book Review July 2018

Huff Post June 2018

MACED June 2018

Our State February 2018

Publishers Weekly February 2018

Bust August 2016

Teen Vouge 2017

Bon Appetit  Julia Kramer January 2016

Sift Sheri Castle 2016

Mountain Express Lea Mc Lellan July 2015

Smokey Mountain Living Katie Knorovsky October 2015

Food + Life Tiffany Welsh Fall 2015

The Charlotte Observer Katheleen Purvis March 2015

Food & Wine Yaran Noti November 2014

Storyware June 2014

WNC Magazine July 2013

BLOGS

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Nicole McConville Photography January 2016

Nothing in the House Emily Hilliard February 2014

Woodland Keep  Demetria Provatas October 2014

 

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Hey you guys it’s me. This past year took me to the worlds most beautiful cathedral. While enjoying my view and an Aperol spritz my waiter asked me what I saw when I looked at the cathedral. I told him it was so delicate it made me weep. He said all he saw was money and power and he’s been working in the cafe for four years and refuses to go inside. In Venice our gondolier showed us the sights and when we pried he said he was born in Venice and has lived there his whole life, but it’s getting to expensive and he is worried he might not be able to stay. In Maine I saw a prison turned into a working grist mill and Appalachia I witnessed people making magic out of mayhem. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so deeply how divided we are all. How big the gap is getting between those who have and those who have not. How misunderstood people feel. And now at the holidays these pains hang around dancing in the shadows of candles and cookies. It takes nothing to be kind. Tell someone they look nice. Make a joke in the check out line. Give someone a ride to work. Call a friend you’ve been meaning too. Bring someone dinner. There is no end to the power of love and togetherness. Instead of Happy Holidays I wish for you and the world Happy Healing. ❤️
Our first round of retreats @pinemountainsettlementschool will go down in the books! I’m hard at work finalizing our offerings for 2019. I’ve moved on from the bakery in Marshall, NC and will reducing my teaching load significantly next year. All workshops will be held inside a retreat style week and rather than the 275 people we taught last year there will only be 48 openings. If you’re interested sign up for the newsletter over on our website and you’ll get first dibs. P.S. This is Jan’s pie! HI JAN! ❤️
I burnt the snickerdoodles while on the phone with the DMV, but these gems came together so quick and easy. Another of my childhood favorites. We called ‘em no bake cookies.
Working on my holiday cookie game.
Always on the go these days.
I am raw. I am tart. I am malleable. Oh make me whole. Or at least reveal to me. That I already am. 📸 @ilanafreddye
We had to break the seal somehow and we’ve been drooling over the menu @thewrigleytaproom for the past few weeks so we headed over tonight to celebrate the end of our first ever baking retreats @pinemountainsettlementschool. THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD. And the company, even better. Thank you @kristinmosmith for a warm welcome and stories that will keep us giggling for days.
Leaving @pinemountainsettlementschool in the morning. Can’t yet put words to the experience. Enjoying the final moments.
I’d heard of salt rising bread for years and I was so excited when @kimp.g showed up at our retreat and sparked us to engage with the process. Here is our collective final loaf! It tastes like a nice, intense cheese and smells like cheese its. Can’t wait to take a deeper dive into this tradition. @awesomedawson did we do ok?!
We’ve been lucky to have @appalshop show films on Wednesday nights as part of our first batch of baking retreats. Being new to the area and bringing in people from all corners of the country I feel it is my responsibility to provide some social/historical context. These films have sparked interest, debate, nostalgia and deepened our time here at Pine Mountain. Thank you @appalshop 🔥🙏❤️