Kristin Schell
Mwahahahaha. Welcome to the Halloween candy conundrum. What to do with all the leftover Halloween candy? You’ve paid your kids a penny for each piece of candy they will surrender You’ve dropped off pillowcases full of sticky sweets to the nearest homeless shelter You’ve stolen all the good candy for yourself Yet there are still bite-sized, caramel-filled, nougat-laden, sugar-coated pieces of…
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Good food with friends & family is the cure of souls. Summer is for picnics and potlucks and long, lazy evenings gathered outside with friends. To keep things simple we make this twist on a traditional Southern Peach Cobbler. It’s so easy the girls have taken up ownership of the cobbler makin’. Depending on where you live, you can probably…
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Recently, one of my dearest friends in the world lost her mama. I cried with her for days — via text, phone, and when the time came at the funeral. Conversation has never run dry between us, but even with one of my nearest and dearest friends I struggled to find words. At least the right words. What do you…
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Sometimes me think what is love, and then me think love is what last cookie is for. Me give up the last cookie for you. ~ Cookie Monster Not too long ago my neighbor Mandy showed up at the turquoise table with a platter of Lemon Rosemary Cookies. Our neighborhood Front Yard Friday was adapted this particular Good Friday for an…
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By 6 am on Sunday, Littlest was by my side in the kitchen, sitting “up the counter”, reading recipes aloud. Some mornings were meant to have a pause button. We hosted a little fête that evening and the three girls were eager to make a dessert. It was the six-year old who carefully listed the ingredients checking flour, baking soda,…
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What’s your favorite school memory? Chances are the iconic peanut butter and jelly sandwich makes it on your top ten list of school memories. I remember squishy white bread with grape jelly and a smear of Peter Pan all wrapped in a paper towel and tucked neatly in my tin lunch box. I can still taste and feel that first…
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