Graceland

With less than 24 hours to go in Nashville, we made the last minute decision to rent a car and drive to Graceland. It was a whirlwind of a trip, but totally worth it. I doubt we will be coming back to Tennessee anytime soon.

Elvis bought this house for him and his parents in the 1950s for $100,000. The property was named Graceland by the original owner.

Each room in the house was very different. We liked the living room the most.

Maggie posing with a portrait of Elvis, in the foyer.

This is the famous "Jungle Room", complete with waterfall (though not pictured). I'm sure this place was really hip back in the day!

Downstairs in the media room. Not too sure how I feel about that monkey on the coffee table, but the three TVs in the background are a nice touch.

Jumpsuits, jumpsuits everywhere! It was cool to see his stage outfits, including these.

Paying our respects to the King himself. The flowers in the photo were sent from various fan clubs across the states.

Popped into another building to Elvis' car collection. Maggie photobombed the Ferrari!

A Little Bit Country

Howdy! Maggie and I had a great time exploring Nashville with two of my friends. We covered a lot of ground in just a few days. Here are some highlights.

Checking out cowboy boots. They were buy one, get two free!

Admiring the awesome letterpress at Hatch Show Print.

Visiting the Parthenon at Centennial Park.

Maggie, we're not in Nashville anymore!

Outside of RCA Studio B, the recording home of many country music stars.

Inside the Country Music Hall of Fame.

In front of a small sample of country music's best sellers.

Taking a rest at Belle Meade Plantation.

Making a pit stop for some goodies at the Loveless Cafe.

Baking Momofuku Corn Cookies

We were on a baking hiatus and are back in full force! We look forward to sharing a whole bunch of recipes we have lined up for the rest of the year.

Today, the Quatchis were itching to try the corn cookies from Momofuku Milk Bar. The recipe is not as complex as the cornflake-chocolate-chip-marshmallow cookie or the chocolate-chocolate cookie, but it involves a very unique ingredient - freeze-dried corn powder. We tried hunting down said corn powder at a grocery store with no such luck. We ultimately opted to buy a bottle of it from the Milk Bar itself.

We made a double batch, and kept half the dough to bake later on in the week. The dough really spreads out in the oven, so be sure to leave lots of space in between the cookies.

Special shout out to Sarah who bought us these charming measuring cups! We used them for this recipe. Thanks again for the thoughtful gift!

Name those Cities

Maggie joined my gal pals and I on another girls getaway!

Can you guess where we went?

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