Category: Edibles
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A Martian dinner
Last night, we dined with Chad and Lindsay at Mars, a gorgeous restaurant with red walls and dim, funky lighting. I actually took my camera with me, so that you all could see the many wonders of Mars, but the lighting was so dim that I would have had to use the flash, and I…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Just in case I don’t make it to the computer tomorrow, I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday today. I know you’re asking, what could possibly keep me from the computer tomorrow? Well, it could be the afternoon game of kickball we have planned with a group of friends, or the fabulous dinner that…
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More chocolate and mint
For those of you who live in Austin, please, please stop by Austin Java sometime soon and try their new holiday-inspired beverages. They have pumpkin lattes, Gingerbinger lattes, and my favorite, Peppermint Cocoa (shown above). Pair this with a warm brownie, and you have the perfect dessert. Not to mention hanging out in my favorite…
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My favorite breakfast
Aaaaah…autumn. It’s finally cool enough to drink hot things for breakfast. My favorite hot thing? Hot chocolate. Even better than hot chocolate? Mexican hot chocolate. We make this every winter, sweet and cinnamony. We always use Ibarra brand chocolate, which we can find at any grocery store here in Texas (or at a Mexican grocery…
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A Japanese gift
This morning at the bed and breakfast, I made pear crepes. I had crepe batter in the fridge, so I just whipped a few up, then threw some peeled, diced pears in a pan with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Everyone seemed to like them, and I was glad to use up the pears. After…