Author: cryskie
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Screaming Goat (it’s a good thing)
We just found out that there’s a taco shop just a few blocks from our home. Now, we do not live in a neighborhood where taquerias are plentiful (probably the only flaw of our neighborhood… I mean our corner store sells fresh samosas, for crying out loud), so finding this place made us very happy.…
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Oh, hi.
Just me, checking in. I haven’t been eating anything fabulous lately, or cooking anything fabulous, for that matter. I’m in a slump. A turkey sandwich or bowl of cereal or box of brownies slump. How do you get past that? I looked through the latest issue of Gourmet and I was excited about the recipes,…
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Tasting Austin: III Forks Happy Hour
We were lucky enough to be invited to another lovely blogger happy hour last week, this time at III Forks. We had never been there before; I think I’ve always been put off by the menu, which seems so serious and steak-placey. I was expecting a few steakhouse appetizers, but I was pleasantly surprised. The…
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My casa de luz
So there’s this little food place in Austin called Casa de Luz (I hesitate to label it a “restaurant”…). All of the food is macrobiotic, organic, vegan, all natural. There are big communal tables and lots of natural light. At lunch, you serve yourself from the salad bar… greens already dressed with a delicous dressing,…
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Tasting Austin: Zocalo Cafe Happy Hour
What a wonderful weekend! We didn’t have any plans at all, and it was fabulous. We’ve pretty much finished putting everything away in our little apartment, and now just need to find more artwork for the walls. And rugs. We spent the weekend listening to records on our brand new record player (which I bought…