A personal recipe project rooted in good food, thoughtful storytelling, and the joy of making something from scratch.

Wine Country Kitchen is my ongoing food and recipe development project and the foundation for a future cookbook. I develop, write, test, style, and photograph original recipes, bringing together my interests in cooking, entertaining, visual storytelling, and publishing.

The project gives me a creative space to take each recipe through the full editorial process, from the first idea and rounds of testing to final copy, food styling, photography, and presentation. Over time, I’m building the collection into a cohesive body of work with the goal of developing it into a published cookbook with Chatwin Publishing in Seattle (Publishers of The Guide to Zero- Proof Cocktails).

My Role: Recipe Development • Recipe Testing • Food Writing • Food Photography • Food Styling • Creative Direction • Content Creation • Cookbook Development