Author: cryskie
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Brighter things
Thanks everyone, for your lovely comments on my whiney post. Today I’m focusing on happy things: I got to see my parents this weekend. They came to Austin to visit, and we had lots of good meals at the Catfish Parlour, Jorge’s, and Galaxy Cafe. My not-so-good meal at Kerbey Lane Cafe (which was to…
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Heartbroken
So much sadness lately… so many tragedies, some major, some minor. It’s such a foul Monday. My dad’s brother passed away yesterday. I didn’t know him well, and we weren’t close at all. But I worry about my dad, who has lost three brothers in the past few years. Gourmet magazine is closing. It was…
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Double chocolate goodness
Tonight, after we finished eating dinner, I declared that it was officially time to bake some cookies. Justin did not disagree with this. And so, I baked these lovelies. They’re like tiny cakes, little brownies, nuggets of chocolatey nutty goodness. I think next time I’d add even more chocolate chips… as much as the batter…
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Autumness
So here’s what we’ve done so far to celebrate fall: I made my mom’s chili beans with rice, which is warm and comforting and delicious. My version of the recipe is below. We took a long walk all over the city on Saturday night, and it was beautiful. Justin put up our orange twinkle lights…