Kristin, a birthday and a meatball

Hooray for Kristin and her Birthday! I have zero photos of her or her birthday cake but here is what I do have...The best greek meatballs with feta, mint, parsley, lemon rind, ground veal and ground turkey ( I can type up the recipe if anyone wants me to)

cooked in olive oilfinished cooking in a lemon- chicken broth
mirepoix
Nathan made homemade pasta
and Manhattans
lots of raw oysters
finished pasta with crispy kale and pecorino

something old, something new

We start here with this old dresser I bought for $15 at the goodwill store. Four of the drawers are already removed and being prepped by NathanNathan turning the drawers in doors
Spray painted!
Painted inside in Martha Stewart "maine lobster"
Nathan installed shelves, glass doors and a little light. Mushroom knobs from anthropologie
And our final product -our blue buffet :)