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Rustic fruit galette, and a little bit about home

One of the reasons we’re so excited to embark on this huge year-long adventure and to settle somewhere new is that we’re looking for a place that feels a little more like home. Despite the fact that Southern California has technically been our home for the last ten years, it’s never really been a great fit. Neither of us ever really intended to stay after college (in fact, at one point I didn’t think I’d even stay all the way through), but things happen, and here we are.

A preview – I’m going to talk about home a little more, then you get this:

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Citrus galette with blood oranges, kumquats, and mint

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A few months back, I fell in love with this. To be honest I was much more excited by the dramatic look of it than what it actually was, but I knew I had to have it on my table.  Flaky, buttery crust filled with dramatic, deep red blood orange slices. Fantastic.

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A perfect summer dinner

With a fridge packed full of more produce than we know what to do with from our weeks away and a hankering for summer to finally come to the Close Household, we celebrated a summer evening in our backyard with a perfect summer meal.

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