Month: April 2007
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Tea for two
Last weekend Leti and I spent the whole day shopping at The Domain, a new fancy-schmancy shopping area in North Austin. It has stores like Neiman Marcus and Louis Vuitton and Tiffany’s. It also has one little local shop in that corridor of corporate greatness: The Steeping Room. We decided to be Ladies Who Lunch,…
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Just a quick post to say…
**Weekends are the BEST. **Meeting your blog-readers ROCKS. (Hi Anne!) **A day full of shopping = an empty wallet **An evening spent talking with your oldest friend is sometimes just what you need **Sleeping late = not being able to fall asleep that night = writing random nonsense on your blog at 2:00 a.m. 🙂
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Cheesy mac
We made this stovetop mac & cheese a few nights ago, and it was perfectly cheesy. At first I was a bit bothered by the sharpness of the Cheddar, but by day two, I though the cheese had mellowed out enough to be scrumptious. I’d definitely make this again, maybe with broccoli instead of the…
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Back to meat?
Believe it or not, I cooked meat this week. Thankfully, it was already cut up (such a nice butcher), and trimmed and ready to use. I was surprised that I wasn’t bothered more by the rawness of it. It’s been so long since I’ve cooked meat, I was afraid I might chicken out. Anyway, I…
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Fresh and tasty
We made this little salad last night, and though it was really tasty then, it was even better today at lunch. The asparagus and the arugula add such great texture and flavor to the salad. Justin and I agreed that our cherry tomatoes were either a bit too big or a bit too flavorful for…