Kristin Schell
Growing up bread fell into four categories: store bought white loaves school cafeteria yeast rolls monkey bread popover rolls I’m sure there were exceptions, but these were the four essential bread groups of my youth. Wonder Bread sandwiches still steal my heart. There’s something nostalgic about a white bread, tomato, and mayo sandwich. When I’m feeling sick or blue, peanut…
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My neighbor and I walked slowly side-by-side down our street to her house. She opened the front door and motioned with her hand to a rack neatly lined with shoes. “Please,” she said in a heavy accent I have grown to understand. I slipped my shoes off, acutely aware of my need for a pedicure. This was the first time…
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We love tomato soup. It’s our go-to comfort soup in sickness and in health. When I found the recipe for Nordstrom’s famous tomato basil soup it became an instant favorite in our house. Years ago, when the Littles first acquired a taste for tomato soup, we taught them to pick up their bowl and tilt it, just so, to get…
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I sit down at the computer every morning and think of a million things I want to share with you. A million things is a lot of commotion for one, little brain. I want to talk about ALL THE THINGS. Things we would talk about if you were sitting with me and girlfriends at the Turquoise Table. Sadly, we all…
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Celebrate Fall How are you celebrating the first day of fall? We dove head first into the most anticipated drink of the season. Hashtag PSL. The girls tried their first Pumpkin Spice Latte on the way to school yesterday. Of course, we’re still blasting the air-conditioning and sporting flip flops in Austin. But, we had to mark the day with the…
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Blueberry Breakfast Skillet Cake Not gonna lie. . . back-to-school makes me coo coo. And, this year I’m feeling all the feels. Many of my nearest and dearests are sending their oldest children — the babies we just fed, burped, and wiped YESTERDAY — off to college. I know it happens, we all know it happens, but when it happens. ….
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