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January 1, 2017
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January 1, 2017
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  • Today my partner in crime @jwenstrup and I celebrate 10 years of togetherness. It's been quite an eventful 10 years, marked by incredible highs and painful lows. But through it all, he makes me laugh every day, makes me smile every day, makes me crazy a few days, but absolutely makes me fall in love with him more and more every single day. • Everyone says marriage is "hard work". And you really don’t understand what that means until you have to actually DO the “hard work”. Bringing two different personalities together to set aside their selfish pursuits and personal motivations to work together and battle life as one fully supportive physically, mentally, emotionally of the other - I'd say is life's most complex, humbling and deeply spiritual roads to blessed happiness. • I won't lie and say our 10 years together have been all flowers and sunshine. We've had our fair share of terrifying ordeals that pushed us beyond what we believed we were capable. And we'll have more in our journey, I'm sure. But they have and will always made us stronger, closer, and so much more in tune with each other. • So here we are, today, looking back at those crazy 10 years that seem so much shorter, and yet are filled with so many amazing memories, stories, adventures and endless laughter - even during the tough days. And here we are, today, looking forward at the next 10, 20, 50, FOREVER years together. • I love you more than I could ever express in words, @jwenstrup . . . . . . . #verilymoment #aquietmoment #anniversarycelebration #liveauthentic #worldinbloom #stopandsmelltheflowers #mycanonstory #aquietstyle #momentslikethese #celebratelove
  • It’s 🐫 day, lovelies, and I can hardly wait for the weekend. The last couple weeks have been a bit hectic and apologies for being MIA from the blog and the gram 🤦🏻‍♀️ But today a little hibiscus cold brew tea felt like the perfect way to slow the chaos down - one sip reminds me of childhood summers of past. This tea is called Jamaica, pronounced ‘hah-my-kah’ in Spanish. Its mild floral sweet flavor and light spice are perfect over ice and with a sprig of mint. Recipe coming on the blog ASAP - have a wonderful rest of the week, lovelies. We’re in the homestretch! . . . . . . . #myopenkitchen #tv_stilllife #aquietmoment #inmykitchen #mywilliamssonoma #heresmyfood #tastespotting #shareyourtable #bareaders #mycanonstory #howispring #firstweeat #hautecuisines #afternoontea
  • I’m back home in the northeast after a whole week with my crazy family in Northern Alabama. It was such an amazing time, and I absolutely fell in love with the charm and sweet lull of the south. The seemingly endless lush of trees, trimmed by the Tennessee River and its many winding tendrils, cascades pouring through rock and trail, some crashing into crystal blue pools hidden among the curvy roads in the hills, and a warm air blanketing the calm tranquility surrounding your every move... that’s the best way I could describe my experience throughout the week. I fell in love with it, and can’t wait to enjoy it again. • It helped that my husband and I spent the week with my parents, little sister and her husband, being silly, laughing, recounting stories, passing the time cooking and a lot more time eating, and just enjoying the slower pace. It was much needed, and even more so appreciated. Especially the food part - I ate sooooo much food!!! My mom makes some of the most delicious food I’ve ever had - EVER. I could easily survive on her homemade flour tortillas alone for the rest of my life!! • But alas, I had to return to my crazy corner of the world, refreshed and planning our next trip. In the meantime, I’m wishing I had this peach and plum pie (which is basically the absolute BEST embodiment of the South in one dish, amirite?!) waiting for me at home so I could have some for dinner. Instead, I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to throw together for dinner. Oh well - have a wonderful week, lovelies! . . . . . . . #myopenkitchen #tv_stilllife #aquietmoment #inmykitchen #mywilliamssonoma #tastespotting #shareyourtable #bareaders #mycanonstory #dessertsnotstressed #howispring #f52april #firstweeat #hautecuisines
  • There’s nothing like mom’s cooking. When I was a teenager, one of my very honest friends admitted to me that I would go to school sometimes smelling like burnt tortillas. Ask me today if I care. • My sister and I have made a few requests of my mom, including her homemade flour tortillas. She rolls them out by hand and uses a cast iron ‘comal’ to cook them. And watching her go about it like a machine is so hypnotizing - in a flash it brings me right back to my childhood. • Here’s to a week of mom’s cooking and stretchy pants👖🙈 . . . . . . . #myopenkitchen #tv_stilllife #aquietmoment #inmykitchen #mywilliamssonoma #tastespotting #shareyourtable #bareaders #mycanonstory #homemadewithlove #firstweeat #hautecuisines #marthastewart
  • Since our weather is still keeping our ovens humming, I decided to put some frozen stone fruit to perfect use and whipped up @linda_lomelino ’s Peach & Plum Pie with an all-butter crust. Because if I’m going to deal with chilly weather for a while longer 🤦🏻‍♀️, at least I’ll have pie to get me through it 🙌🏼🥧 • I will say there are GORGEOUS tree blossoms 🌺🌸 everywhere. I just wish they would last months long, not days. But I’ll take whatever we can get, and I’m going to try to incorporate their brilliant colors everywhere I can - hope you don’t mind!📷 • Happy Tuesday, lovelies! . . . . . . . #myopenkitchen #tv_stilllife #aquietmoment #inmykitchen #mywilliamssonoma #tastespotting #shareyourtable #bareaders #mycanonstory #dessertsnotstressed #howispring #f52april #firstweeat #hautecuisines
  • We did it! Thank you, Quinn Hatfield, for sharing your recipe on the world wide web for your Croque Madame with Hamachi for all to enjoy. We had to improvise a bit with swordfish instead of yellowtail 😕, but the near-fried brioche bread, luscious prosciutto and delicious dainty lil quail egg on the top brought us right back to our elegant dinners in the modern minimalist dining room at Hatfield’s. This take on the classic Croque Madame surprises the palate with a freshness from the fish, a brininess from the prosciutto and all the decadence in the world from the beurre blanc (and buttery toast!). Even if our beurre blanc fell a little short, err, thin. Just means we’ll have to practice some more! 🤷🏻‍♀️🙌🏼 • Hope you had a fabulous weekend, lovelies! . . . . . . . #myopenkitchen #verilymoment #tv_stilllife #aquietmoment #inmykitchen #RSlove #mywilliamssonoma #imitationgame #tastespotting #mycanonstory #foodwinewomen #foodandwine #shareyourtable #bareaders @food #quaileggs #firstweeat #hautecuisines #farmfresh #pgminseason

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