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Thankful Thursday

Posted on September 23rd, 2010

He always looks kind of hoity-toity like this. Hello, internets! I’m making it a little more girly around here with the pink. I like pink. Today I am thankful for: Pink (the color, not the artist, though she’s cool too) Kitties The fact that the internet makes the world so much smaller, so that I can have friends in Shanghai and Japan and Italy and Mexico, and so that old friends can find me again My job Having a car so that I can trek all over Austin trying new foods Autumn and a harvest moon Tall, soy, no-whip mochas Having enough Justin’s hugs Bookstores Dark chocolate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups The anticipation I have for cooking again very soon Saveur magazine Crossword puzzles…

Happy Autumn!

Posted on September 22nd, 2010

Me on Lake Champlain, Vermont – Fall 2007 Everybody! We made it to fall! I’m so freakin’ excited. I really, really, REALLY want to travel somewhere to see the leaves again – but I don’t know if that’s going to happen this year. It makes my heart sad, because fall is my favorite season. I love everything about fall. I love pumpkins and spice and tights and boots and scarves and leaves and Halloween and the Austin Film Festival and soups and casseroles and baking and rain and cinnamon and sweet potatoes and hats. Love. It. Also! Today’s my mama’s birthday. Everybody say HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMA! So I’m including a list, because then that means I’ve covered Self-Portrait Tuesday AND the Wednesday List. I’m…

Sunday, Sunday

Posted on September 19th, 2010

How is it already Sunday evening? I spent most of our weekend holed up at home, writing. We stopped to order pizza from Spartan Pizza, and drove way the heck down south to pick it up. It was worth the drive! The Agamemnon was our favorite – cilantro pesto, chicken tossed with Salt Lick barbecue sauce, red onion, and pickled jalapenos. We also tried the Hades – tomato sauce (very heavy on the oregano), Italian sausage, green olives, herbed ricotta, and red pepper flakes. Neither of these pizzas are what I would usually order, as I often avoid olives and jalapenos, but they sounded good, and I’m so glad we tried them, because they were AWESOME. And then I tossed the empty pizza box…

Thankful Thursday

Posted on September 16th, 2010

(Beer flight from Flying Saucer – my favorite was Brooklyn Pennant Ale) Hi everyone! I didn’t make it here yesterday for the Wednesday list. Here’s a quick one: Everything I ate/drank on Wednesday Lots of water all day Half of a leftover ham and cheese panini from Thunderbird Coffee Small bowl of chicken avgolemono soup and a few pita wedges from El Greco Two chocolate chip cookies from Tiff’s Treats Supper Friends dinner at the Swoop House (quoted from the menu, I’ll try to get photos up soon): Quail Diablo, wrapped in bacon and glazed with chile and molasses Goat cheese bruschetta with peppers and olives Gulf crab cakes with remoulade sauce Butternut squash soup with truffle creme fraiche, chive oil and crispy squash…