4 kitchen gadgets, purchased from the couple's gift registry at Crate and Barrel.
seasonal tokens, with tags and recipe cards embellished with rub-down lettering and vellum stickers.

SPRING : egg : LOVE : egg slicer
tarragon-caper egg salad sandwiches
explanation of egg as symbol in various cultures

SUMMER : lemon : HOPE : lemon juicer
iced lemon ginger tea
"when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." -- anonymous

AUTUMN : apple : JOY : apple slicer
apple-date compote
"Magnified apples appear and disappear / Stem end and blossom end,
And every fleck of russet showing clear." -- Robert Frost

WINTER : garlic : HEALTH : garlic peeler
roasted tomato soup with garlic
list of health benefits of garlic