Category: Random Thoughts
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Happy Birthday to me!
I’m 32 today! I still feel so much younger, which is a good thing, I suppose. We started celebrating this weekend, with dinner Friday at Garrido’s, then lunch Saturday at Franklin BBQ, a rusa at F&F, a visit to the Museum of Art downtown to see the Hatch Show Print Exhibit, dinner at The Woodland,…
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Five Senses Friday
Tasting :: tofu ramen at Banzai for lunch (yes, I eat here all the time) Hearing :: kitty cats purring Seeing :: Everything through the lens Feeling :: the final bits of my Jamaican sunburn peeling off Smelling :: cucumber melon candle on my nightstand
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Cream and butter
Seriously, everything is better with cream and butter. Last week I used our lovely Farmhouse cabbage in Molly’s recipe. The recipe on her website is for Brussels sprouts, but her book has a recipe for cabbage. It’s divine… the browned bits are buttery and nutty, and the cabbage just melts in your mouth. I served…
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Five senses Friday
I got this idea from Abby, and it sounds fun, so here we go! Hearing: This song in my head… Tasting: Tempura udon from Banzai Seeing: Traffic at a standstill due to SXSW visitors Feeling: The comfiness of jeans that fit (and are actually maybe a little too big) Smelling: Lemon pepper from someone’s lunch…
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A bad case of the “Shoulds”
I had planned to get home from work, walk downtown, and marvel in the madness that is SXSW Music. I had planned to carry my cameras and take lots of photos. I had planned to attend at least three film screenings tonight. But when I got home, I realized I was dead tired. I felt…