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Day in my life

Posted on November 29th, 2011

I loved this story in the Huffington Post that chronicled Sean Henry’s week. I decided to chronicle my day with a journal and my iPhone. Because I’m a nerd like that, and I love minutiae. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 8:45a – Force myself out of our warm, cozy bed. Shower, find clothing, do make up and hair. Justin has brewed coffee in the Chemex and washed the dishes. I eat a quick breakfast of coffee and toast. Out the door by 9:45. French vanilla Silk creamer is the best. 10:00a – Meet with Kayo and Alex at Komé. Laugh about how I was just there for dinner last night. Talk about recipes, restaurant background, and Japanese culture. I decide to wait around for lunch…

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Thunderheart Bison: Ranch to Trailer

Posted on November 28th, 2011

So there’s a new food trailer near our place (on West 5th Street, between Baylor and Walsh), run by the peeps who own Thunderheart Bison. We walked down there the other day and tried a few things. This is the Asian steak salad – tender bison sirloin, greens, tomatoes, crunchies, and sesame dressing. This was seriously good! In the background is the soft bison taco, which also had a really great flavor and fresh toppings. We also tried the oxtail pho. You don’t expect to get pho from a trailer, but this was a satisfying, rich and deep soup, perfect for the winter. Justin didn’t get much of this, because I hogged it all up. The broth was so beefy! (Bison-y?) We were really…

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Randoms

Posted on November 27th, 2011

This is Bela, the neighborhood cat. He comes to visit us a lot. *  *  *  *  *  * Today I felt like cooking. Brunch was leftover cornbread dressing, made into patties and pan-fried, topped with fried eggs. Dinner was conchas cooked with a bit of leftover bean broth and tomatoes, topped with cheese and cilantro. And this evening, I was chilly, and our little space heater just wasn’t cutting it, so I decided to turn on the oven to warm things up. And if the oven’s on, there may as well be something baking in it, right? So I baked some oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies. It was a good cooking day. *  *  *  *  *  * I’ve been testing recipes for Book #2,…

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Monday things

Posted on November 21st, 2011

I’ve been trying to take more walks lately. I’m thinking audiobooks will help, but I’m not sure if I can focus on them enough to actually get anything out of the book. I think I’ll start with someone entertaining, with an engaging voice, like Sarah Vowell. *  *  *  *  * I finally watched Breaking Dawn today. I’m such a sucker for romance – the wedding was beautiful, and I feel like we finally get to see Edward and Bella’s love for each other in a positive way, instead of just turmoil and angsty faces. I don’t think the earlier films captured that enough. Also, Robert Pattinson speaking Portuguese? Dreamy. I’m a nerd, but you knew this already. *  *  *  *  * I made…

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