I made the sheet pan recipe from Yasmin Fahr after you posted it on Cup of Jo and the whole family loved it! None of us had eaten, or cooked with, halloumi before so now we have a whole new ingredient to brighten up other tray bakes, too. Thanks for posting that particular recipe. I’ll be getting her book.
We’ve lived in our house for 43 years, my husband isn’t well, and we have sooo much stuff. I told him that he’s going to die and leave me with this mess, and our daughter will get stuck eventually with all of it. Oh well.
Have you found packing up the home you raised a family in has led to you buying less--or wanting less? Maybe just apartment living would do that?
My sister recently returned the baby outfit my three sons all wore home from the hospital. It was sweet of her, and it has great sentimental value...but I'm also unsure what to do with it. Donate it? She suggested I get a shadow box to frame it with photos of each boy in it, and while I can imagine that, it sounds like more "stuff" during a time when I'm trying to declutter and prepare for downsizing (two years till the youngest graduates high school). But not sure I'd want to photograph the outfit either.
Every time you mention packing and moving from the home you occupied for 20 years while raising your children, I cringe. I am going through the exact same process — we are planning to move in about 8 weeks from a house where we’ve lived for the past 23 years. We moved here pre-kids, and the prospect of clearing out + packing is HARD. However, I simultaneously love reading about how much you’re enjoying your new home and neighborhood!
Oh my goodness, Quilty's! I remember that place. My college friend was (sort of?) dating the owner for a minute (there was a 20 year span in their ages) and as a young twentysomething grad student in American literature that felt just a little too pat, given the name of the joint...
That Heirloomist book looks wonderful. thank you for rec...always always love your book recs.
Jenny! So honored to be included here! Thank you x 10000000
turning sausage meat into round balls is so simple but feels somehow revelatory?
Another lovely post… it made me remember that I ate at Cafe Des Artiste in the 90’s which I had longggg forgotten about. So, thank you!
The Heirloomist sounds wonderful. I wrote a piece today about memories and had to include a shout out to this post and the heirloomist in it.
Among so many things here, btw ❤️
Love the buckwheat!!
The sausage tomato haloumi trick! That's happening tonight!
I made the sheet pan recipe from Yasmin Fahr after you posted it on Cup of Jo and the whole family loved it! None of us had eaten, or cooked with, halloumi before so now we have a whole new ingredient to brighten up other tray bakes, too. Thanks for posting that particular recipe. I’ll be getting her book.
We’ve lived in our house for 43 years, my husband isn’t well, and we have sooo much stuff. I told him that he’s going to die and leave me with this mess, and our daughter will get stuck eventually with all of it. Oh well.
Have you found packing up the home you raised a family in has led to you buying less--or wanting less? Maybe just apartment living would do that?
My sister recently returned the baby outfit my three sons all wore home from the hospital. It was sweet of her, and it has great sentimental value...but I'm also unsure what to do with it. Donate it? She suggested I get a shadow box to frame it with photos of each boy in it, and while I can imagine that, it sounds like more "stuff" during a time when I'm trying to declutter and prepare for downsizing (two years till the youngest graduates high school). But not sure I'd want to photograph the outfit either.
Wow that matchbook photo is such a treasure!
And ditto to others about your book recs. Always great!
I made that sheet pan dinner last week after seeing it on CoJ and it’s delicious!
Every time you mention packing and moving from the home you occupied for 20 years while raising your children, I cringe. I am going through the exact same process — we are planning to move in about 8 weeks from a house where we’ve lived for the past 23 years. We moved here pre-kids, and the prospect of clearing out + packing is HARD. However, I simultaneously love reading about how much you’re enjoying your new home and neighborhood!
would love to be able to see the strawberry beet feta salad recipe. would that be available if i was a paid subscriber?
Oh my goodness, Quilty's! I remember that place. My college friend was (sort of?) dating the owner for a minute (there was a 20 year span in their ages) and as a young twentysomething grad student in American literature that felt just a little too pat, given the name of the joint...