Author: cryskie
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Tasting Austin: Cissi’s Market
This is one of my new favorite places. Cissi’s Market sits right on South Congress, in a hip little center that also houses Mars and Service Menswear, among others. It’s a grocery store, a cafe, a deli and a wine shop all in one. There’s a small selection of food, mostly gourmet, ranging from French salted…
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It’s finished!
I finally finished the recipe index. You can find it on the sidebar under “Pages.” Please let me know if you find any incorrect links, and I’ll be sure to fix them. Happy cooking!
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Stars at Starlite
This week I was invited to a media tasting at Starlite downtown. I’ve eaten there several times before, and have always enjoyed my meals. They’ve recently changed things up a bit, renovating their upstairs dining room and offering two different menus: an upscale menu upstairs and a bistro menu downstairs. I was so excited to…
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Warm Quinoa Salad
I really need to remember those ingredients that I always seem to love…things like feta, and pine nuts, and quinoa. I think I’d like to use this recipe as a jumping-off place…you could basically roast any veggies, toss in any fresh greens, mix with the quinoa, and top it off with any cheese. Roasted peppers…
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Etsy love: Moop
I love, love, love my Fraulein tote. Moop makes the best bags…so well made, and so beautiful, too! They have a couple of other designs I’d love to have, too, but I just can’t justify it since my Fraulein tote is still in excellent condition. I carry it to work every day, and I’ll keep…