I had a lot of romantic ideas about what The First Thing I Cooked In My New Kitchen would be. But then – the first thing my new oven ever cooked in its life was a Stouffer’s lasagna, and the second thing was these crispy parmesan potatoes to go with a rotisserie chicken. And I…
Archives for July 2015
Things I Missed From My Kitchen.
Technically, I’m still missing these things, because our move-in was delayed by a week. But soon we’ll be reunited – the truck is coming on Saturday! (I also miss my puppy buddy Moses up there, who we dog-sat for at the end of our time in Raleigh!) I’m attached to many things in my kitchen,…
Rustic Tomato Bake.
One summer…a pre-kid summer…Jay and I joined a CSA and got a box of fresh summer produce each week. We were all giddy and idealistic at the beginning, but with just the two of us it got pretty overwhelming. We had tomatoes for days. We had a refrigerator shelf dedicated to eggplant. There were POUNDS…
Blueberry Peach Cobbler.
This recipe is from my friend Jessica. She and her husband Forde were some of our first couple friends in Charlotte, where we moved when we got married and Jay started seminary. We had just left our college bubble and the constant companionship of living near all our close friends (I wonder if I’ll ever stop…
Wilmington.
We did it! We live in Wilmington now. In a place where there are seagulls flying around the grocery store parking lot! And since we’re in a rental until we can close on our house and officially move in, it definitely feels more like vacation than real life at this point. Plus, the beach.