Author: cryskie
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About caldo.
So there’s this thing called caldo. It’s a Mexican soup of sorts, and it can be made with beef (caldo de res) or chicken (caldo de pollo). My mom used to make it for us, and it was one of my favorite things. It’s just soup – I think my mom often used chicken on…
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Tarka
I’m finding all these restaurant photos from my book research that I never had time to share. By the end of the research period, I was so wiped out that I actually just stopped carrying my camera to the restaurants. I’m going to try to post a few of the old photos every so often.…
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Music Monday
Hello, internets. Hope you all had a happy Halloweekend. Ours was pretty low-key… we mostly stayed at home and watched movies and Mad Men. Justin went down to 6th Street to see our friend Bud’s costume and take some photos – I’ll try to post a few soon (he was a really spooky goblin-like-thing from…
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Austin Film Festival Recap
Yay for the Austin Film Festival! I watched some really great films this year… some years it can really be hit or miss, but I only had one that I didn’t like. For my own benefit, here are the films I watched during the festival, as well the things I want to remember from them:…
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Tuesday, Tuesday
Three more days left of the film festival. Last night I didn’t watch any films… we had dinner at Homeslice (oh how I’ve missed Homeslice), and then I went to bed at 8:30! I was pooped. I do plan to see a film tonight, and one tomorrow for sure, at least. These are a few…