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Wedding Cake, etc.

July 16, 2014 by Erica

Bridezilla on the loose!

So far, the most fun part of wedding planning has been anything that makes it seem real. Seeing Nate in his suit… getting my hair and makeup done… seeing our venue in all its summer beauty. Those last two happened this past weekend when I went back to Massachusetts for what I’m deeming Wedding Whirlwind Weekend with my mom. Nate had to stay back in Salt Lake and my dad was out of town, so the two of us had a few marathon days of wedding planning mayhem. Hair and makeup trials, cake tasting, stationery selection – we tackled pretty much the whole of the remaining wedding to-do list. It was almost more than we could handle – my head hit the pillow pretty hard on Saturday night! – but we got so much done. And after meeting with the florist at our venue on Saturday, I had (for the first time) a completely stress-free wedding dream: that it was our wedding day, the weather was perfect, and I was so unbelievably happy I could barely contain myself.

I guess that’s the feeling that comes with getting stuff done. Quite the contrast with the first wedding dream I had, in which I walked up the aisle and Nate wasn’t there. Hah!

Guess which one I hope becomes reality in September?

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Kitchen Confessions III

May 16, 2014 by Erica

Kitchen Confessions | coffeeandquinoa.com

My family snapchats about carrots. It’s not weird at all.

I recently started keeping a 33-oz tub of hummus and a 4-lb bag of carrots in the fridge at work. And yet I scored reeeelatively low on this test. That means some of you out there have a real problem! Definitely not me, though… Nope, not me.

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Happy 2014 + Wedding Planning Update

January 1, 2014 by Erica

Oh hey there! Remember me?

To say that I’ve been MIA would be an understatement. I have not been doing so much cooking lately. Instead, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling, hanging out with family, and wedding planning. Emphasis on the wedding planning. Oh, and also emphasis on the blabbing about my wedding planning. Sorry, family and friends – it happens.

The wedding stuff has been… interesting, and maybe not as easy-breezy as I originally thought, especially remotely. It is a ton of fun, though, and I am loving (almost) every second! Can I give you a few updates? Oh good.

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Our Engagement

December 2, 2013 by Erica

Our Engagement

So I have pretty much been on cloud nine for the past week and a half. This is the exciting news I was keeping from you last week!

Last Saturday, a few days before my family arrived for Thanksgiving, Nate took me by complete surprise when he got down on one knee in our apartment and asked me to marry him.

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End-of-Season CSA Thoughts

October 15, 2013 by Erica

End-of-Season CSA Thoughts

As I sit at my computer right now, I am staring at this enormous butternut squash.

For some perspective:

End-of-Season CSA Thoughts

It’s big. Really big. I would guess 4 pounds? Yowza.

I’m telling you this not just because it means more butternut recipes in your future (though of course it does – hooray!) but because I just picked it up as part of my last CSA box of the season. The harvest is winding down, and I’m going to have so start frequenting the grocery store again – crazy! (Not for squash, though. It looks like I’m set for the near future!) In any case, my first season as a CSA member was quite an experience, and I thought I’d share my thoughts in case you are considering joining a CSA next season. If you’re interested, pour yourself a cup of tea, and then let me know what your CSA experience has been!

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