{blueberry coffee cake from “simply in season”-one of my favorite cookbooks}

less than two weeks before the wedding & I have found myself in the kitchen… baking. among all of the “to do” lists & “need to buy” lists, I’ve found myself walking down many isles of grocery stores & many rows of vendors at the farmer’s market in search of the perfect dark chocolate bar & the juiciest blueberries. last night, I was in the kitchen, late at night, baking zucchini muffins & dark chocolate chunk cookies! last week, I baked up a mean blueberry coffee cake. I suppose, in my own way, I am dealing with all of my “to do”s by living in the kitchen, catching the sweet aromas from the oven & licking many spoons of leftover batter.

love,

natalie

{tori} came at the beginning of the week & it was so wonderful. {luke} was our cook, making delicious eggplant burgers & veggie omelets, while tori & I made pictures of every meal & set table. I suppose that is what you get when two best friends who are flickr addicts come together. it was perfect! & I was off- which was so nice!

now, luke & I are dedicating our evenings to the wedding preparation. last night, we finished decorating the favors & painted signs for the photo booth. 

life is definitely booked right now, but I am enjoying every minute of it. 

2 weeks until the wedding!!

one of {our} favorite things to do together is make dinner, & we especially love to make pizza. we buy provolone cheese & whole wheat dough from a small pizza place in downtown. we bring that home, pile our own, homemade sauce onto it, & make it to our liking with chopped veggies & herbs. it is absolutely delicious & very cheap. we usually play some music & dance around the kitchen as we wait for the pizza to bake in the oven. 

since moving into my little house in the woods, i’ve loved being in the kitchen. with fresh food from the farmer’s market & cut herbs lining the window sill, i enjoy experimenting & creating & changing a dish to my liking.

last night, luke & I celebrated the coming-home of our first kitchen table together & made a meal of sliced boiled eggs, couscous with tomatoes & parsley, & honeydew with blackberries. 

summer is a celebration of fresh meals & cool evenings at the kitchen table, conversing & sharing a meal. I love that!

love,