Category: Austin
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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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Dinner at Asti
On Friday night, we headed to Asti for dinner. We sat at the chef’s counter, my favorite spot in the restaurant. (Actually, I love to sit at the bar/counter at any restaurant.) The caprese salad was unbelievable… the local heirloom tomatoes were so gorgeous. We loved the stuffed mushrooms, full of goat cheese, ricotta, pecorino…
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The Great Outdoors
Abby and I took a field trip to The Great Outdoors. I took all my cameras. 🙂 What I saw, digitally: What I saw, on film: It was beautiful. I’m looking forward to more photo dates!