Late Summer

The boys are both home. The bounty at the farmers’ market is amazing. The puppy is minding her pees and poos. My personal productivity dropped this week, but these and other factors all merged, prompting me to downshift a bit.

I made this Peach Tart Tartine yesterday. Those Red Haven peaches that John got from up near Lake Erie were as phenomenal as ever. Such an easy recipe - I can’t wait to make it with apples, probably around Thanksgiving.

School starts for the Granville kids on August 20th - just ten days of summer left. Henry is heading back to Durham soon. The transition from Summer to Fall is sneaking up fast. The days are still hot, the evening pavement warm to my bare feet. But the rhythm of life is about to return to “normal.”

Snapping fresh green beans brings my mom back into the kitchen for a moment. The squeak of a porch swing conjures melancholy. So much undone this season. So much that I still intend to do. Staying mostly in the moment, but sense memories sometimes remind me of the past.

Next week I will lay more bricks to build the future. This week was for living in the here and now.

Sunday Supper

This week I share three recipes that lean in to all those cherry tomatoes that are so perfect and available right now. The first is this Slow Cooker Gochujang Chicken & Tomatoes. The next is Dijon Chicken w/ Tomatoes & Scallions. Finally I offer Crispy Halloumi w/ Tomatoes & White Beans for your consideration.

Sunday Music

Big Thief at the NPR Tiny Desk. The War On Drugs, live on KEXP. Death Cab For Cutie, back at the Tiny Desk. Enjoy!

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Have a great week ahead!  You can do anything you set your mind to. Let me know how I can help.


Peace & Love,