Table for Two – about us
Why Table1095? We did the math, and…
3 meals a day x 365 days a year = 1095 opportunities to put something amazing on your table.
(We pronounce it Table Ten Ninety Five, because we like the alliteration.)
About the authors
Here are 10 Things (sorry, not 95 or 1095, we try to have lives and we know you do, too) about each of us.
Rachel
- Salad enthusiast who hates—HATES—washing lettuce.
- On a quest for the perfect oatmeal cookie recipe.
- Only buys local, organic food…except for imported Japanese candy. In bulk.
- Would be lost without The Best Recipe by Cook’s Illustrated.
- Maxine’s mama and apple sauce-making minion.
- John’s sous chef (at best).
- Has no business cooking steak.
- Applied herself to becoming a carnivore, one Gray’s Papaya hotdog at a time.
- Can eat grotesque quantities of cheese.
- Refuses to believe that gin and tonics are only summertime drinks.
Janet
- Magazine maven.
- Used to drink red wine. Discovered tequila goes down smoother.
- Flexitarian…who makes her children order bacon in restaurants so she can eat it off their plates.
- Can’t make pie crust. No, really.
- Doesn’t own a single measuring spoon. (Note from Rachel—who CAN make pie crust: see number 4)
- Does an annual cleanse.
- Is incapable of cooking for two, which is good because her husband effortlessly consumes food for four.
- Flies out to California every few months to visit Maxine (and stock Rachel’s freezer).
- Granola guru.
- Doesn’t want to say that a day without chocolate is a stupid day, but let’s be real—it is.




In your Roasted Tomato Black Bean Soup recipe in Meatless Monday, when do you add the black beans before or after the “pureeing” ? I could see it going either way, but I want to hear from your expertise. Again, either way, the soup sounds amazing! I really like your website too. Thank you, Annette Watson
Annette. You’re going to love this soup! It’s so hearty and filling. I typically put the beans in before I puree because I think it makes the soup heartier. However, I think you could also leave some beans unpureed and that might add an interesting texture. Let us know what you decide and how it works out. Thanks for reading!
Love the name, love the blog. Pulled out a crumpled piece of paper on which I had written “table1095″ many moons ago and came upon your cookfest. Is it only 1095? A number sometimes huge and sometimes not nearly enough. Peace, hostesses.
hi megan!
thanks for leaving us a note. 1095 is remarkable, isn’t it? so vast and so tiny at once. we’re glad you like it, too.
happy cooking and eating!
xo
r+j