Kristin Schell
I just finished writing the first edition of The Turquoise Table newsletter. I’m so excited about the community that is growing and wanted to make sure you know you are invited to the table! What is The Turquoise Table? The turquoise table is a real place. Last year, after writing the series 31 Days of Outrageous Hospitality, I did something a little…
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Can we talk about chex mix? The old school kind. Homemade with lots of seasoning soaked into the crispy baked cereal. I might have a problem, as in a slight addiction. I don’t want to drop names but my sister Emily might have a problem, too. Sometimes we text each other chex mix which is secret code for I’m having a bad…
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My friend Lulu is one of the best cooks this side of, well, heaven. She’s got a knack for all things food related and can turn simple ingredients into masterpieces. More than the food she serves, though, her kitchen embodies the meaning of home. We’ve spent countless hours, with Littles spanning all ages, at barstools pulled up to her center…
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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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We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
~ T. S. Eliot Every weekday around three-o’clock, if I’m on time, my four children climb into the mini-van, tired and a bit grumpy from a long day at…
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