Essays
Kool-Aid, Popcorn, and Parenting in the Age of Junk Food
A writer remembers all of the wonderful snack foods of the 80s, before the label "junk food" ruined everything.
Written for Bon Appétit
The Dinner Dance
This essay about the intersection of food, love and weariness of marriage was a 2021 IACP finalist for Essays and Memoir writing.
Written for Eating Well
Wild Asparagus: Learning to Forage Slowness
An urban writer attempts to understand her father-in-law through foraging asparagus from the road ditches of Nebraska.
Written for Edible Omaha
Articles
Thanksgiving One Box at a Time
A female 5th-Generation Iowa Farmer builds a successful farming business which includes Thanksgiving Bounty Boxes filled with local foods.
Written for Eating Well
Meet Larry Cleverley
East of Highway 330 North in Mingo stands a big, white barn with peeling paint and crucifix windows. On this crisp, early fall morning, Larry Cleverley crouches to inspect frost-nipped pattypan squash.
Written for Grit
The Fruit Whisperer
Randy Kiyokawa stands next to a Taylor’s Gold pear tree in his family’s Parkdale, Oregon, orchard and plucks off a pear. This variety was once grown across the Hood River Valley, but their brown, splotchy appearance makes them a hard sell.
Written for Eating Well
Nose to Tail: An Eater’s Guide to Going Whole Hog
Breaking down a whole pig into primal cuts.
Written for Edible Omaha
Unintended Value: Refugee Gardens in the Middle of America
A story exploring the farm to table benefits of diverse communities.
Written for Edible Omaha
Q&A’s
Q & A With Cookbook Author Adeena Sussman
I sat down with Adeena Sussman to discuss the extraordinary multicultural beauty of Israeli cuisine.
Written for Simply Recipes
Q & A with Cookbook Author Andrea Nguyen
Join me as we learn the ins and outs of Vietnamese recipes with cookbook author Andrea Nguyen.
Written for Simply Recipes
Q & A with Gabriela Cámara
Gabriela Cámara discusses the popularity of the modern Mexican table, her position on sustainable food, and her commitment to creating equitable work environments.
Written for Simply Recipes