Month: December 2009
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Lunch at Asti
One of my coworkers gave me a gift certificate to Asti, so my friend Natalie and I headed there for lunch yesterday. I had the daily special, linguine with pancetta and pork meatballs and toasted breadcrumbs. Oh, how I love pasta with meatballs. And from now on, I hereby declare that all pasta should be…
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L’Auberge Espagnole
Just watched this… loved it! It’s really, really funny, and it has totally re-inspired me to learn French. And brush up on my Spanish. And pick up whatever other languages I can. It’s amazing to me that these Europeans speak English, and French, and Spanish, and German… and here I am with my English and…
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Cream and cheese and butter.
That’s really all you need to make fettuccine Alfredo. Oh, and fresh pasta. It’s a seriously easy and seriously fatty meal, but it’s so delicious! In other news, internets, when it rains, it pours. I’m in a bit of a funk, dealing with Major Life Issues like expensive vet visits and dying cars. Justin says we…
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Ho Ho!
No, really, we went to a restaurant called Ho Ho Chinese BBQ. My friend Jen recommended it, and we finally made it up there this weekend. It was great… the roasted meats were on display up front, along with cases of live crabs, lobsters and shrimp. The menu was in English and Mandarin, and it…
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It’s winter!
Oh, internets, it’s actually cold outside! Would you believe we actually got snow last Friday? Snow! In Austin! Sure, it lasted about 10 minutes, and melted immediately, but still. It snowed. I picked up my first winter bug this week… I’m still a little achy and tired. All I want is a bowl of soup…