My Dinner Routine: Rachel from Through Painted Deserts

[Honey-Bourbon Pulled Chicken from Healthy. Delicious.]

     I am thrilled about starting Wednesdays at Eight. I've been thinking a lot about what it means to build community around the table, about everyday meals and celebrating the ordinary. I've been thinking about all the planning and preparation that comes before making dinner and the unique routines that make those dinners possible. This is my take on Bon Appetit's My Morning Routine. Breakfast has its own rituals of morning coffee, reading, sometimes frantic preparation for the day. Dinner is different. Dinner is about winding down. It's about experiencing gratitude for the day. It's about relief after a day of work and about sharing experiences over a meal. A billion thanks to Rachel for kicking this series off! Here's a peek into her dinner routine...

Why we're here.

Let us eat.

Festally, first of all, for life without occasions is not worth living.

But ferially, too, for life is so much more than occasions,

and its grand ordinariness must never go unsavored.

- Robert Farrar Capon, The Supper of the Lamb

Wednesdays at Eight is a Savor Co. blog about the everyday meals that we share - about celebrating the ordinary and eating intentionally. We're here because we believe in the importance of food, for health and for life. We believe that magic happens in the kitchen and around the dinner table. Wednesdays at Eight is a glimpse into the kitchens and dinner routines of our favorite people. Our mantra? Sit. Sip. Savor. 

Let us eat.