Tag: edibles
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Recent eats
It’s been pretty quiet around here lately. I feel like I’ve been super-busy, but can’t exactly pin down what I’ve been up to, aside from working on Book #2. I guess that in itself can be quite a lot of work, what with the tracking down chefs and having meetings and all. I looked through…
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Thunderheart Bison: Ranch to Trailer
So there’s a new food trailer near our place (on West 5th Street, between Baylor and Walsh), run by the peeps who own Thunderheart Bison. We walked down there the other day and tried a few things. This is the Asian steak salad – tender bison sirloin, greens, tomatoes, crunchies, and sesame dressing. This was…
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Saturday
Matt Shook from JuiceLand introduced me to Yerba Mate. I drank it iced, and it was quite lovely, and I swear I was more energetic today. 🙂 I made brunch – an omelet stuffed with zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and parmesan, plus toasted baguette and jams. We spent the day overhauling the kitchen – we…
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My Grandma’s Empanadas
My Grandma Josie has made sweet potato empanadas every Christmas for as long as I can remember. I’ve tried making them before, but they’re always a little off – Grandma’s are less like a flaky pastry and more like a soft bread. I asked my mom for the recipe, and she watched Grandma make them,…
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Komé
I shall preface this by saying that I have been impatiently waiting for Komé to open since I first heard stirrings of it months ago. It’s a new Japanese restaurant serving izakaya and sushi at night and ramen, udon, and donburi dishes by day. I LOVE it. To give you an idea of how much…