Author: strejde
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Good times
This weekend my sister came to Austin to visit me. We had so much fun! I took her to a Sweetish Hill Bakery to check things out (you know, for research purposes), and to Toy Joy, and to Threadgill’s for good Southern food, the coolest toy shop in town, and to the Alamo Draftouse to…
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Links and why I love them
A semi-updated list of blogs I frequent, and why. 101 Cookbooks Heidi has so much to say about food! Her photos are gorgeous, too. 3191 Gorgeous photos, every weekday. Angry Chicken Amy’s was one of the first craft blogs I got hooked on. She’s the hostess of Tie One On, a monthly apron craft circle,…
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If you like pina coladas…
Am I a dork because I like that song? Do you know what other song I love? Brandy by Looking Glass. “My life, my love and my lady…is the sea…doo doo doo doo dooo doo doo doo…” So while we were cleaning out the kitchen in preparation for the arrival of The Dishwasher, we found…
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For Weezie…
Per request, here is a photo of our new dishwasher. It’s a Danby DDW396W. It holds 4 place settings (theoretically, if you were to dirty four dinner plates (up to 11″ in diameter), 4 bread plates, 4 fruit bowls, 4 cups & saucers, 4 forks, 4 knives, 4 salad forks, 4 teaspoons, 2 serving spoons…
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Another cool meal
I found another recipe that doesn’t call for any cooking at all, which is nice on these hot summer days. The dressing is just bursting with curry flavor, and the creaminess of the yogurt pulls all the salad ingredients together. I was surprised at how good the raisins were…they really added something special to the…