Friends

J and I were lucky enough to sneak off to Chicago for a weekend where he was finally able to meet two of my best girlfriends in the world!

Mals and Britt. Love these two!

My mom and I.

My guys!

Back on the home front, J and I love having friends over and trying new recipes. We have made a handful of great meals, all of which I've been terrible at recording. Bad news because some of them have been spectacular.


Before we had our table we did a meal served on our rug from Morocco that Jeremy made, it's this amazing chicken with pesto gravy and greens dish. We enjoyed lots of red wine too. ;)

Our first big meal included prosciutto, artichoke, and chive fritatta with minted peas and spiced potato salads (and some world-famous iced tea!) ...


I also enjoyed cooking an all-out farmer's market meal when we had a friend visiting from Cincinnati. Yummy salad greens with balsamic vinaigrette, pesto-alfredo pasta with farm-fresh veggies (including purple bell peppers!), olive bread with herbed balsamic and olive oil dipping sauce, and a peach cobbler (which is served topped with vanilla ice cream and a pinch of cinnamon...

Married. (A Month and a Half Later...)

So this is a little late, but better late than never. ;)

We are still waiting on our official photos, but for now just a small few from my sister and father-in-law!