Roasted Chestnuts

Merry Christmas! We are in Durham with family and friends, soaking up our first real Carolina Christmas together. We’ve had a wonderful week and it’s only looking up. Tomorrow we’re throwing my sister Lauren a bridal shower, which I’m so excited about and I’m sure we’ll see plenty more people before we head home Sunday. it’s good to be home.

This month I discovered that winter is an ideal time to buy patio furniture and I picked up a few plastic adirondack chairs and a fire pit. We celebrated our newly equipped backyard by roasting chestnuts over an open fire (15-20 minutes until they crack open. Cut an “x” on each one before it goes on the flame), which I thought was fitting for the season.