Month: January 2007
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Now it’s time to say goodnight…
I suppose we all knew this day would come. I’ve spent about two years writing in this blog, sharing recipes and crafts and thoughts, and it has brought me so much wealth…new friends, new ideas, and a creative outlet. Lately, though, I’ve felt guilty about neglecting this blog and its readers. I just can’t seem…
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Breakfast for dinner
Yesterday we spent the day with Leti, who has just returned from a two-week vacation in Costa Rica. We listened raptly as she told us about close calls on horseback, cliff-side winding roads, and monkeys outside her thatched-roof hut. She brought back Costa Rican coffee straight from the plantation and lots of photos of her…
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Missing New Mexico
The past week has been icy and cold, rainy and wintery. Completely abnormal for Austin. But it made me think of places where cold is normal, and snow comes every year, and fireplaces are lit with the smoky aroma of pinon wood…it made me think of New Mexico. Invariably, when I think about New Mexico,…
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Oh. My. Goodness.
I decided to make something scrumptious for dinner tonight, so I stopped by Central Market on my way home to pick up a few items…and proceeded to make this amazing soup. I just can’t explain how perfect and robust the flavor is, earthy and mushroomy and real. It’s creamy and smooth, thanks to the bit…
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Doodads and lentils
So let’s just pretend I haven’t missed a week and a half of posting, okay? Last night we went to see Pan’s Labrynth…ohmyga. I was trying to describe it to a friend of mine, and I could only say that it was beautiful and heartbreaking and gruesome and wonderful. It’s a fairy tale for adults,…