Month: July 2010
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Chen’s Noodle House
A few days ago I trekked up to the north end of Austin to try Chen’s Noodle House. Chen’s specializes in knife-cut noodles, a dish from the Shanxi province of China. I am soooo glad I made the trip… these homemade noodles are worth it! Mr. Chen hand-cuts the noodles as they are ordered. He…
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Portabla
Internets! Why, oh why have I not been to Portabla before? I drive past it all the time. Heck, I walk past it all the time. And yet I’ve never stopped in. Until today. I decided it was high time to see what this cute little place was about. And lo! It’s about amazingly prepared,…
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4th of July Weekend video
Hola internets! Here’s a 5-minute video mashup of our weekend, if you’re at all interested (and I completely understand if you’re not). 🙂 So I’m slowly learning how to use iMovie… next I have to figure out how to SPEAK LOUDLY so the microphone picks up what I’m saying. I’ve increased the microphone volume as…
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Yay, summer!
Today I went to Whole Foods after work and bought entirely too many veggies and fruits… they’re just so pretty! I assembled this delicious no-cook dinner: A caprese salad (fresh-pulled mozzarella, basil, local heirloom tomatoes, olive oil, salt and crushed black pepper), some tubs from the olive bar (Castelvetrano olives, peppadews, and artichoke pesto), some…
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Just a few favorites
Hola everybody! Any big plans for the (American) holiday weekend? Here’s what I’ve got going so far: Meeting my friend Linds at Apothecary tonight for drinks while Justin meets up with some guy friends for dinner/drinks Maybe the farmer’s market tomorrow morning Dinner party at a friend’s house Saturday night (With Rachel & Logan! I…