The Summer Kitchen

a room for creativity, comfort, and joy.

We hear it time and time again – the kitchen is the heart of the home.

Honestly, I was worried that being postpartum I wouldn’t have time to spend in the kitchen, my favorite space. And that if I did, I’d be quickly microwaving something to feed myself before racing back to my newborn. I have found the complete opposite to be true.

Some of my favorite moments of these first 11 days have been cooking with her in her bassinet nearby, bossa nova playing, windows open, our dog sleeping in the sun on the front stoop. Frying up onions for a summer pasta while she snoozes. Barefoot, unhurried, the kitchen providing more joy than ever.

There’s something about the kitchen in the warmer months especially. The recipes are somewhat effortless and refreshing. Summer cocktails are being dreamed up. The energy is lighter, happier, easier.

I picture wicker chairs surrounding a breakfast banquette, freshly squeezed orange juice, hot coffee, croissants, a newspaper, a slow morning conversation with my little family. Holding our daughter while talking about the plans for the new patio.

A kitchen where sunshine pours in, honeysuckle climbs along the outside edges of the windows, cold tiles under bare feet. Freshly showered hair, a favorite linen outfit, something already marinating in the fridge for the grill later that evening. The way my family posts up at the island while we cook, a bottle of chilled wine open at the center of it all.

A space for beauty, creativity, nourishing meals that make you glow from the inside out. A place to start and end the day.

In our kitchen right now we always have a cookbook open in the stand ready to flip through for inspiration. Currently it’s the Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook, perfect for summer and Something From Nothing for the nights when you want to cook from whatever you already have.

We also always have a big bowl of fruit out. Lately it’s been peaches. I’ve been pairing them with burrata on a bed of arugula and also freezing them to put in my orange wine. We also keep bananas and mangos stocked and I’ve been making a little pre-breakfast treat: frozen banana, mango, and coconut water blended together and served in a beautiful coupe alongside coffee. It feels like staying at a really good hotel, luxurious and special.

Peach, Prosciutto & Burrata Salad

Arugula
Peaches
Prosciutto
Burrata
Basil / Mint
Lemon
Olive Oil
Balsamic
Flaky salt

Layer the arugula, peaches, and prosciutto on a platter. Tear the burrata over the top. Drizzle with juice of a lemon, evoo, and balsamic. Finish with a pinch of flaky salt and herbs.

A few other things that make our kitchen feel like ours. Little bud vases and terracotta pots filled with fresh herbs on the windowsill, a favorite apron hung and ready, a fun cocktail shaker ready for muddled fruit.

There's a reason people always end up in the kitchen. This summer I'm treating mine like the sanctuary it is and I hope you do too!

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On Display

No. 1 Cookbook Holder | No. 2 Hand Painted Terracotta Bowl | No. 3 Small Pot Set for Herbs | No. 4 Handmade Fruit Basket | No. 5 Reclaimed Wood Book Stand | No. 6 Utensil Crock

At Your Service

No. 1 Citrus Juicer | No. 2 Classic Striped Apron | No. 3 Spring Estate Honey | No. 4 Flakey Sea Salt | No. 5 Butter Yellow Coffee Pot | No. 6 Rattan Cocktail Shaker

For The Table

No. 1 Bud Candlestick Holder | No. 2 Wicker Dining Chair | No. 3 Salt + Pepper Shakers | No. 4 Terracotta Pot | No. 5 The Kitchen Garden Candle | No. 6 Woven Vase

Here's to peaches on the counter, bossa nova on the speaker, and a summer spent wearing an apron.

xx,
P.K.