When my Recipe Sunday assistant and kitchen-wonder-woman, Jenny, served these simply mouthwatering goat cheese stuffed dates wrapped in bacon at her house one afternoon, I knew I had found my foodie soulmate. These sinfully delicious bites of creamy goodness mix...
Why do you cook? To remind you of home? To experiment with a new ingredient? To release your creativity? To relax? I've been posting Recipe Sundays for a few years now as a casual thing I do for our bloggy-blog, and even though I've always known that I am probably...
If you thought it was about time for The Youngrens to post yet another braising recipe on Recipe Sunday, then I have two things to say: You know us too well. I like you already. Our friends know that Jeff and I can't get enough braising over here at Casa de...
The first thing Jeff said when we saw our new house for the first time and walked into the back yard was that the patio needed a farmhouse table. One that would seat at least 20 people. Nothing less would do. So he built one. One that fits 20 people. He also built...
Thanksgiving feels much later in the month this year which means two things: 1) More time to build the epic 20 person farmhouse table for hosting Friendsgiving and 2) more time to overdose on pumpkin. Both of which are oh-so-good. When it comes to an easy first...
Georgia has a very special place in my heart after Daniel and Lauren's elegant wedding in Atlanta and today's post brings an enormous smile to my heart. Lauren and Daniel are not only fabulous people, but they're ballroom dancers in their spare time, so Lauren...
When you fall in love, you just fall in love. There's no planning for it or scheduling it. You can't prepare properly or make sure the timing is just right. It simply happens. And somehow, Love's lack of consideration for life's plans makes the journey all the...
I decided to throw on my pink apron from Anthro while making dinner last night. I was wearing a button down navy summer dress and rolled my hair up into a bun as the stove piled itself onto the late summer heat. As dinner was in it's final stages, I walked out to...
Remember our trip to Paris? The poetry? The red awning? The Ray Charles cassette tapes? I do. I deeply do. It was one of those 'life moments' - one that rises to the top of the memories pile. Like when the doctor asks you to go to your happy place to keep you calm...
Wedding season has OFFICIALLY begun at Casa de Youngren! If our fabulous engagement sessions from these past couple of months is any indication of our 2013 couples then this year is going to be a glam-fest! Prepare your eyes and hearts, my dear readers, because...
If I’m being honest with myself, I actually don’t take baths very often. Sometimes, I’m so tired at the end of the day that the process of drawing and prepping a decent bath feels like so much time and effort that I give up before I even start and end up on the...
Jeff and I have been traveling a ton these past three years and we're excited that it's time to close the door on that season of life and begin a new one. One that involves us being home. A lot. So we've cut back on the flights and said no to almost all of our...
