Kristin Schell
“An untabled faith is an unstable faith.” ~ Leonard Sweet, From Tablet to Table Littlest came home late from a playdate at the neighbor’s house yesterday. She loves playing with her friend, but dissolved into a sea of tears when she arrived home to find us eating supper casually and in shifts at the kitchen counter. “What’s the matter?” I…
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Jules and I talk every day. For real. Maybe a day or two has slipped by in the last twenty-five years, but those kinds of days are the exception not the rule. Our conversations are varied — as you can imagine — and cover everything under the sun. Some days we are super inspirational. Sometimes we can solve the world’s problems…
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It’s still blazing hot here in Austin. Way too hot to be thinking about soup. But, I had these beautiful summer tomatoes and two handfuls of fresh basil. What’s a girl to do? Make soup and crank the air conditioner. When the Littles were still little, they had a funny way of finishing off our soup. They would raise their…
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We’re Texan. Which makes us chili people. Some of our favorite recipes include: Chipotle Chicken Chili The Bestest Darndest Chili Chili Ike Bison Chili Vegan Chili {I know, right?} We love all kinds of chili, but serving chili for Thanksgiving? It’s never been done ’round here. But, we are also Mountain Strong people. Inspired by an incredible story of hope…
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Each week in our CSA basket a funky looking veggie appears. The first year of our farm deliveries, I marveled at the mystery vegetable, scratched my head quizzically, and banished the purple—or sometimes green—bulb to the crisper in the dreaded ‘other fridge’. The fridge intended for well-planned overflow, but in reality a landing spot where unused condiments like the pickles…
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The Littles are wishing the rain away in Austin. Me? I’m cozy and content with the unseasonably cold, wet spring. It’s a perfect Thursday morning to continue my spring cleaning, make a new playlist for our trip to Ireland, and simmer a big pot of a favorite soup on the stove. I made this soup all winter and the Littles…
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