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Wellness by MaryAnn A Southern Country Estate
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A deep white columned veranda with sheer curtains, hanging ferns and rocking chairs, looking out over a boxwood garden and live oaks in morning light
The Grand Foyer

Welcome to the Estate.

Pull up a chair.

The kettle is on and the doors are open. Wander the kitchen, gather a recipe, and take a little of this life home with you.

Step inside

A note from the front porch

Come on in, sit a spell.

I built this place the way I keep my home. Simple food made from real ingredients, a pantry I trust, and a table with room for one more. Nothing here is rushed, and nothing is for show.

Take your time. Pour something cold, find a recipe for Sunday, and see the pieces I reach for every single day.

MaryAnn

Wander the grounds

Every room has a story.

Choose a doorway. Each one opens onto a different corner of the estate.

A sunlit estate kitchen with cream cabinetry, marble counters and a brass pendant
Recipes and journal

The Kitchen
A butler's pantry with open oak shelves of glass jars and sage green cabinets
What I use every day

The Pantry

This door opens
An herb garden of terracotta pots along a brick path
Herbs and spices

The Herb Garden
A long table set on the veranda under string lights and live oaks
Letters and gatherings

The Veranda
The Kitchen Ledger

Recipes worth keeping.

Written down the way they are cooked in this kitchen. Real ingredients, nothing processed, and always enough for company.

Volume I, The Staple

The Sunday Bird

One chicken, multiple ways: roasted whole, spatchcocked on the grill, or simmered into soup once the carcass is all that is left.

Serves 4 to 6·1 hr 45 min
Gather the Recipe
Volume II, The Stockpot

Bone Broth, Slow Simmered

Makes 3 quarts·12 hr
Gather the Recipe
Volume III, Summer

Skillet Peaches, Honey and Thyme

Serves 4·20 min
Gather the Recipe
Volume IV, The Porch

Honey Sun Tea with Mint

Makes 1 gallon·4 hr steep
Gather the Recipe
Volume V, The Garden

Herb Garden Green Sauce

Makes 1 cup·10 min
Gather the Recipe
Open the Kitchen Ledger

Supper is at six.

There is always room at my table. Bring your appetite and your stories, and stay until the lightning bugs come out.

Southern hospitality, served daily
The Estate Pantry

The pieces I live with.

Nothing here is for show. These are the things on my counters and shelves, the ones I would buy again tomorrow.

A cast iron skillet with two eggs, thyme and lemon on marble

The pan every Sunday Bird goes into, and the one I reach for first each morning.

Cast iron skillet

The Kitchen
Step inside the room
A white marble mortar and pestle with whole spices on linen

Where whole spices wake up. Nothing smells like a kitchen quite like this does.

Mortar and pestle

The Kitchen
Step inside the room
Three glass storage jars with brass clasps holding lentils, rice and oats

Every dry good in my pantry lives in glass, so I can see exactly what I have.

Glass storage jars

The Pantry
Step inside the room
White dishes of whole cinnamon, star anise, cloves and nutmeg on a marble board

Whole and organic, ground the day I cook with them.

Organic spices

The Herb Garden
Step inside the room
An olive wood cutting board with parsley, rosemary, garlic and a chef's knife

Wood for the bread and the herbs, a separate board for everything else.

Cutting boards

The Kitchen
Step inside the room
A sage green apron hanging from a brass hook in a cream kitchen

My own apron. It wipes clean, which matters more than you would think.

Waterproof apron

The Kitchen
Step inside the room

Some links in the Pantry are affiliate links. I only share what I use in my own kitchen.

Step Inside the Pantry
Letters from the Veranda

Join the guest list.

A letter now and then with the new recipe, what is growing in the garden, and what I am cooking for Sunday.