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It’s not exactly The Rubens at the Palace. On th

It’s not exactly The Rubens at the Palace. On the bright side we aren’t jet lagged this morning. Since our family vacation was foiled by the pandemic, I thought I’d bring a taste of Europe to us. I’ve had such fun planning the 10-day menu & fingers crossed I’ll be able to recreate traditional dinners from each of the stops on our itinerary.
This morning’s breakfast doesn’t count. Just a sweet nod to whet home bound appetites. My friends @central_market made the scones. And the tea set is one I smuggled home from the Soviet Union many moons ago.
Scones are a Scottish quick bread which apparently got its name from the Stone of Destiny (or Scone), the place where Scottish kings were once crowned.

The word “scone” according to the Oxford dictionary comes from Middle Dutch schoon(broot) which means beautiful bread.

Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788–1861) is credited with making scones a fashionable ritual. One late afternoon she ordered the servants to bring some tea and sweet bread including scones. It tickled her fancy so much that she ordered it every afternoon and the daily event became an English tradition known as Afternoon Tea, precisely at 4:00 p.m.

Thanks to @amandawatkinstravel for creating such a fabulous trip for us! Same time next year? And @rubenshotel we look forward to your hospitality soon!

#europe #familyvacation #coronavirus #shelterinplace #london #scones #tea #lemoncurd #clottedcream #breakfast

Last week I bought a side of beef. Then two of my

Last week I bought a side of beef. Then two of my hunter & gatherers caught a mess of trout and red fish in the lower Laguna Madre. 🎣

Being the more domestic type, I guarded the homestead and bought a commercial freezer. As modern pioneer women do. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I pray some things never change after this wackadoo season. Like buying beef from the ranching side of the family and father-daughter fishing trips to the coast.

#shelterinplace #covid19 #family #fishing #ranchin #trout #redfish #lagunamadre #texas #mtxbeef

Singing for all to hear: Feliz Cumpleaños mi amo

Singing for all to hear: Feliz Cumpleaños mi amor! 🎉💖 I love you.

Shout out to some of our favorite nonprofits! We a

The pandemic has changed the way we eat. For bette

The pandemic has changed the way we eat. For better and worse. Americans are more concerned than ever about putting food on the table, especially since we are sheltering in place and eating all.the.meals. at home. But a larger crisis looms -- our food system is broken. Meat packing plants are closing. Farmers are being forced to dump perfectly good produce. Costco just announced shortages and is already limiting protein purchases. And, yet lines at local food banks grown longer and longer.

What can we do about it? 🤷🏻‍♀️ At the Schell casa, we are relying on our local farmers and markets more than ever. We love our two CSAs @jbgorganic and @farmtotabletx 🐂 And news flash: we just bought a side of beef! But, is that enough? It’s a good start.

Join me and @heyfeleceia for our weekly #CommunityForward conversation. Tonight’s guest is @robynobrienusa, co-founder of rePlant Capital and author of The Unhealthy Truth. Robyn will give us the 411 on America’s food system, what’s broken, and how we can responsibly and safely continue to feed our families and communities.
Link to RSVP for the Community Forward call is in bio. Join us tonight 5/5 at 7:00 pm CST. You’ll get the link to join our live call when you register.

#theturquoisetable #communityforward #livelocal #farmersmarket #csa #farmer #rancher #sustainableagriculture #farming #food #foodsystem #foodsecurity #weavingcommunity #lovewhereyoulive

Good place. 🐶 training 24/7. 💚💙 #goldenre

Good place. 🐶 training 24/7. 💚💙 #goldenretriever #shelterinplace #puppylife #puppylove #theturquoisetable #frontyardpeople #frontyardpups #austin

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