Pizza Party on the Porch: The Plan — Gatherings from The Kitchn

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When my husband and I moved into a ground floor apartment last summer, it was the first time in seven years we had outdoor space to call our own. The back porch, crumbly and peeling as it was, was exclusively ours, and the communal backyard unused by our upstairs neighbors.

Given this, we did something we’d been dreaming about doing forever: we got a grill. And when life hands you a porch, a grill, and a fierce love of pizza (as I have), there’s really only one thing left to do: throw an outdoor pizza party on a beautiful summer day.

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Enough — Weekend Meditation

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Enough to eat, enough to give some away, enough to throw some away. Enough to relax a little. Enough to forget about it. Enough to share. Enough to keep it going. Enough to get distracted. Enough to put some aside for later. Enough to pick and choose. Enough to complain. Enough to roll around in it. Enough to scatter the seeds.

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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of July 19-20, 2014

Happy weekend! What’s cooking? I have a whole bag of kale from my in-laws’ enormous garden, and some insanely delicious wild blackberries — a gift from a friend. What about you? What’s inspiring your cooking? Also, a few favorite posts in case you missed them…

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