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Bread & Butter Pickles

Cool as a Cucumber Bread and Butter pickles are my favorite summer flavor. I’m addicted. If you’re lucky enough to have cucumbers growing in your garden you probably share the feeling. I don’t have a garden, but we are regular members of Johnson’s Backyard Garden CSA. On Tuesdays a big box of fresh picked produce arrives on our doorstep. Right…
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Loving Your Neighbor Through Infertility and Adoption

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S2E17: Loving Your Neighbor Through Infertility and Adoption

Today we’re going to talk about infertility and adoption. Chances are you or someone you know has walked one or both of these paths. In this week’s episode of The Turquoise Table Podcast, Kristin talks to Cat Vandament who shares her story of infertility and treatments that led to the birth of her daughter, and then the decision to pursue…
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Suppers for Sharing and Conversation Starters from The Turquoise Table

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February Suppers for Sharing and Conversation Starters

Do you remember the secret LOVE hand squeeze? Three quick pulses for each word: I Love You. If you were lucky, you got the four squeeze reply: I Love You, Too. I used the secret hand squeeze with my mom. Whenever I was nervous or scared or sad, those reassuring squeezes did the trick.  Mister Rogers also had a secret…
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Suppers for Sharing

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January Suppers for Sharing and Conversation Starters

Dear January, You come in with such fanfare, but quite frankly you’re exhausting. Did you forget we cross your threshold already bleary-eyed and weary? To be sure, we welcome you on the First with eagerness and celebration. We’re full of resolution, declarations, fresh pens, and planners. This year will be the year! We’ll meal plan, lose weight, read more, worry…
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The Turquoise Table 2019 Gift Guide

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The 2019 Turquoise Table Gift Guide

The Turquoise Table 2019 Gift Guide is the best yet! There are over 40 of my favorite things. Gifts for neighbors and friends, hostess gifts, maybe even a few things for yourself. Milk Bar Truffles, Reindeer Crunch, a fabulous cheese board, and my favorite idea for gathering — a portable movie projector for movie nights in your neighborhood. I promise…
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Heavenly Harvest Chex Mix

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Heavenly Harvest Chex Mix

You can never have too much of a good thing, right? I shared a delicious Chex Mix recipe earlier this fall, and so many of y’all have gobbled it right up. I can’t blame you—homemade Chex Mix is definitely a favorite around the Schell house. We love it so much that we’ve put yet another kind of Chex Mix into…
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