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Meaghin Kennedy is a writer and photographer who advocates for a sustainable food system. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
When I was in the kitchen with Alison and Michael of Butter + Love, I watched the entire process of jam cookie creation. I wasn’t able to stay long enough to see their quirky mustache cookies come to life, so a few weekends ago when my mother-in-law was in town, we made a special trip [...]
We took a day trip this weekend with our end destination determined, but no other parts of the day fleshed out. A gorgeous drive to Grazin’ in Hudson, New York, offered more offshoots for little adventures than our meager Zipcar allowance could allow. Why Grazin’, you ask? Many New Yorkers frequent Grazin’ Angus Acres farm [...]
When thinking about how to prepare beets, roasting them is a given. It’s not only the best way to bring out this root vegetable’s sweet flavor, it’s also the easiest way to avoid splattering magenta and purple-hued juices everywhere. We had a white linoleum counter in our last apartment, forcing me to prep beets on [...]
Because I spent three hours with Alison and Michael of Butter + Love, I came home with more pictures than I was able to share in the original article. I stayed for the entire process, from breaking eggs and mixing dough, to stamping out the shapes and baking the cookies, to the final stages of [...]
A girl from a large, close-knit Kansas family graduates high school and moves East. After a year at Boston University, she packs her bags and moves to New York City to pursue a life on the stage. Thirteen years, multiple apartments, and numerous plays later, you find her in Brooklyn, juggling a wholesale bakery while [...]
On Monday, I spent three hours in a Sunset Park industrial kitchen with Alison Walla of Butter + Love. Along with her boyfriend Michael Phillips, Alison bakes whimsical shortbread and butter cookies, in many cases using well-loved and tested family recipes. I’m eager to elaborate about Butter + Love and share my photographs of Alison [...]
This is a punchy winter salad destined to bump you out of any winter doldrums, for a brief moment at least. After a long morning, it was impossible not to feel cheered up by peeling and smelling a perfectly ripe blood orange before compiling a beautiful plate. Inspired by a recipe from the BiRite Market [...]
By the numbers Total bags ground and prepared: 57 Most caffeinated month: July, with 7 bags Top Roasters: Stumptown: 15 bags Cafe Grumpy: 14 bags Joe: 7 bags Roasters’ Locations: Brooklyn, San Jose, Chicago, Portland, Copenhagen, Durham, Grand Rapids, Upland, San Francisco Repetitive February: Of the five bags we drank, four of them were Ethiopian. [...]
A quick search for “Super Natural Everyday Bran Muffins” yields multiple results. As someone who never thought I’d be promoting a bran muffin recipe, after eating these muffins, I’m not surprised by their positive internet reception. Last weekend I wrote down a number of goals for 2012. It was the first time in awhile that [...]
My dad is a therapist to troubled adolescent boys, and a good one at that. He’s worked at Timber Ridge School for the past 22 years–the only job he’s had since our family moved from South Carolina to Virginia. I can see how impactful his work is when I’m flipping through images on his camera. [...]
