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local milk is a journal devoted to home cookery, travel, family, and slow living—to being present & finding sustenance of every kind. It’s about nesting abroad & finding the exotic in the everyday. Most of all it’s about the perfection of imperfections and seeing the beauty of everyday, mundane life.

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A long time ago in a different life (or at least i A long time ago in a different life (or at least it feels that way) I was riding in a car at night with @whereissionnie to meet up with @ruthielindsey and @1924us for bonfires and general cabin shenanigans outside of Nashville. 

I remember the drive so well. It’s a conversation that always stuck with me. We talked about trauma and crisis. And I don’t know much, but I shared the only thing I know, a thing that has served me well through the natural undulations life is bound to bring.

And that is simply sometimes you have to cling to the mast. You aren’t doing anything but surviving but that’s the most important work of all. Because the storm WILL pass. And you‘ll be left standing.

And when it does you can mend the sails. Untangle the ropes. And get on with the business of sailing.

I’ve learned to give myself permission to do nothing but make it through. To sleep a little too late. To dance in front of the mirror and feel myself even when I look ridiculous. To load and unload the dishwasher and allow that to be a great victory. To dress like a cartoon character in nothing but white t-shirts and denim shorts.  To eat mac & cheese from a box and frozen chicken nuggets sometimes. To not respond to text messages. To flail and get back up over and over. To ask for help. A lot.

And also permission to feel it all. Rage. Grief. Joy. Hope and hopelessness. And sometimes all within the span of a few minutes. 

And most of all, whether navigating calm waters or stormy ones, what matters more than anything is the crew you’re doing it with. Surround yourself with solid people.

People that challenge you with compassion. And humor. People whose strengths buttress your weakness. People that don’t judge you. That believe in you even when you think they’re maniacs for doing so.

I know a disproportionate amount of us have had rough seas this year. Cling to the mast in the storm. Choose your crew wisely. No storm ever lasted forever. But there never was a last storm in the world. Accept that they will come and be prepared.

Modern Nostalgia | A Thanksgiving Table + Rose Apple Tart Recipe

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11.14.2015

Tis the season for holiday table inspiration! Thanksgiving is about three things: sustenance, mindful gratitude, and family. It’s stories and flavors and all the ways in which they overlap. When Anthropologie invited me to share my take on a Thanksgiving table and menu that was equal parts nostalgia and novelty, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I had a fridge full of amazing mushrooms & the pinkest Mountain Rose Apples, so I knew they’d feature prominently. And I knew that instead of turkey, I wanted to roast a beautiful spice brined duck. Read on for our menu & to see more of the table I put together in my favorite tones of copper & grey, my favorite tableware from Anthro, and the best version of an ikebana inspired centerpiece I could manage. A professional florist, I am not. But most of us hostesses aren’t. Duct tape goes a long way. Just sayin…

Food memories are more inextricably intertwined with this holiday than any other. Emotional attachments that defy culinary justification persist, like a love of canned cranberry sauce (or in my case my mom’s off the back of a can pumpkin pie in a pre-made crust…it’s my favorite!) It’s about remembering, about making the dishes of people who have passed on and making the dishes that the people still with us love. Not dishes we love because of any finesse or genius, but because we love the memory. Food’s relationship to emotion and memory is integral; to divorce it from that ephemera is to do it violence, and that’s why I created this menu to be equal parts novelty and nostalgia, complete with a bird, greens, and a vegetable that’s so rich it defeats the point of being a vegetable:

First Course
Wild Mushroom Sourdough Tartines + Fresh Farm Cheese & Herbs
Something Rich
Fennel Gratin
Something Green
Crispy Roasted Brussel Leaves + Mint Pepita Pesto
The Bird
Spice Brined Duck with Moonshine Tamari Glaze
The Pie
Apple Rose Frangipane Tart – Find the recipe here on Anthropologie’s Blog!

You can find, along with the Apple Rose Tart recipe, sources for the items we used to lay our table on Anthropologie’s blog along with an interview where I talk everything from favorite Thanksgiving traditions, to planning, to color palette. And pro (haha) tip: to do the floral arrangement in the gorgeous copper & wood bowl we filled it with water and taped off a grid on one side. It would have been much easier with a flower frog or foam on hand. : )

A big thanks to Anthro for teaming up with us for this project & providing such gorgeous tableware for this photoshoot!

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29 thoughts on “Modern Nostalgia | A Thanksgiving Table + Rose Apple Tart Recipe”

  1. Laurel @ Sweet Laurel says:
    November 14, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    I almost can’t tear my eyes away from that Rose Apple Tart to notice, but I’m fairly sure that everything on this table is equally gorgeous. A feast in every sense of the word!

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  2. sue|theviewfromgreatisland says:
    November 14, 2015 at 5:26 pm

    LOVE the color palette, and I’ve been searching for rose apples, can’t find them anywhere!

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  3. Vy says:
    November 15, 2015 at 12:07 am

    Beth this is beyond gorgeous! The duck and the tart look amazing! I”m glad you decided on duck instead of turkey. We’re probably doing the same for our Thanksgiving. Are rose apples the same as pink pearl apples? Totally wishing we have those apples in San Diego!

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  4. Jade says:
    November 15, 2015 at 3:17 am

    That´s breathtaking, dear Beth!

    Jade

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  5. Rae says:
    November 15, 2015 at 5:24 am

    This thanksgiving table looks absolutely lush! So impressed with how not only you are able to create delicious food but always create such wonderful dreamy settings for the food as well! These photos are just breathtaking!

    Rae of Love from Berlin

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  6. Nade says:
    November 15, 2015 at 6:51 am

    Merci de vos pensées pour la France ….
    J’adore venir rêver sur les magnifiques photos de votre blog, même si je ne comprends pas tout !

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  7. Miranda says:
    November 15, 2015 at 8:03 am

    THat rose apple tart looks very beautiful indeed, we cannot find that kind of apples here, but they look amazing! Being portuguese, Thanksgiving is a bit off for me, as we do not celebrate it. Still, I am always ready to incorporate other countries’ traditions and holidays into my everyday life – I celebrate Bonfire Night, which is british, instead of St. Martin’s which is portuguese – and even though I don’t get a family get together ready for some sort of thanksgiving, I find that I usually have some sort of a thanksgiving table most weekends, when we have more time in our hands to go about life slowly and really evaluate how things have been going for us, and all we have to be thankful for. And I’m sure a duck would not go amiss at such table, I do love duck!!
    http://bloglairdutemps.blogspot.pt/

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  8. Barbara Felix says:
    November 15, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    Beautiful table…food…oh!, but that floor! Gorgeous new grey floor finishes the room beautifully – I love painted floors and am newly inspired by your neutral color palette…and it all goes with my gradually silver/greying hair! Perfect. And I’m eager to try that brussels dish – yum!

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  9. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living says:
    November 15, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    Just found your blog and I fell in love! Gorgeous photo styling and I want to reach through my screen and eat the beautiful food!

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  10. Kristina says:
    November 16, 2015 at 4:41 am

    This is all so beautiful. I love the calm colour theme on the table, it’s beautiful and it lets food to really stand out. Especially that apple pie. I have never had a chance to hold a rose apple in my hand, I only recently found out about them, but I really want to get them once.

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  11. Sarah says:
    November 16, 2015 at 10:22 am

    Hi Beth- Are you going to be posting the other recipes from this meal as well?

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  12. avital says:
    November 16, 2015 at 1:17 pm

    everything you touch becomes magic

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  13. Allyson says:
    November 16, 2015 at 1:19 pm

    How gorgeous. I love the tart and that you chose duck over turkey. The holidays are a time steeped in nostalgia, when we’re transported back to the comforts of our youth. It’s really magical that food can do this.

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  14. Diana says:
    November 16, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    The beautiful apple tart caught my eye, but then I scrolled down to the lovely Thanksgiving setting. Love everything about it, it’s how I’d do the holiday.

    Reply
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  16. Emily says:
    November 20, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    As always I am obsessed with your photography. And would also like to know if you have a recipe for Gluten Free pie crust that you like? I keep testing them, and they are all so hard to work with, especially when attempting latticing.

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  17. Grant says:
    November 21, 2015 at 2:07 am

    Cute outfit! Love how that coloured scarf finishes it 🙂

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  18. Grant says:
    November 21, 2015 at 2:11 am

    I love here! these photos are beautiful

    Reply
  19. ming snow says:
    November 23, 2015 at 8:01 am

    absolutely beautiful

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  20. ming snow says:
    November 23, 2015 at 8:02 am

    absolutely beautiful!

    Reply
  21. Jennifer says:
    November 24, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    Can you publish these recipes?

    Reply
    1. beth says:
      November 24, 2015 at 8:29 pm

      Perhaps in a book one day… : )

      Reply
  22. Carrin says:
    November 28, 2015 at 11:12 pm

    So totally elegant and thoughtfully put together – the beautiful photography adds an extra dimension that takes your site to a whole new dimension. Well done!

    Reply
  23. Eden Passante says:
    May 1, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    Wow! Beautiful photos! All of the food looks amazing, but especially the rose tart! How gorgeous!

    Reply
  24. Maia says:
    November 18, 2016 at 2:27 am

    Ah, your pictures just make me want to jump into my screen and appear at your table! Every detail so so beautifully perfect! From the food to the table setting! And I never even knew rose apples exist! Do you mind sharing where the tablecloth is from? I love the natural linen and that you could slightly see through it. I’d greatly appreciate it!

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    1. beth says:
      November 24, 2016 at 6:15 pm

      It’s form Anthropologie : )

      Reply
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