When I was at my Mom’s house earlier this week she had blood oranges and blackberries sitting on the table. I asked, “Mom what are you planning to do with these?” She gave me an answer that I was not expecting. …
Archives for April 2010
pefect spring snack for a perfect spring day…
Earlier this week, I was over at my mom and she was making hummus. Hummus has a wide variety of uses and is a delicious snack. You can eat it with pita bread, fruit, vegetables, really anything you like. My mom made a beautiful plate of yellow grape tomatoes and apples sprinkled …
bbq capital of texas… Lockhart,TX
I showed you my BBQ adventure to Salt Lick, but to really understand what Texans call BBQ, a trip to the BBQ capital of Texas was necessary. BBQ capital of Texas you ask? Is there such a thing? …
Pork is still king, but brisket is pretty good… Austin,TX
A trip to Texas would not be complete without eating some BBQ. Being from North Carolina, I am very particular about my BBQ. To me BBQ is pulled pork. I am not as particular to whether it is the tomato based western style sauce or the eastern style vinegar based sauce. The key …
i have no idea how someone could eat 7 of these… Austin,TX
Behold the Don Juan at Juan in a Million. You might have seen this on the travel channel’s Man v Food. I know I did. That combined with my friends in Austin going there after Saturday morning practice and never being able to eat more than 2 of them. ( My friends swam at the …
sugar mama’s round 2 Austin,TX
In my earlier post about Sugar Mama’s, I brought you the Marilyn Monroe cupcake. The Marilyn was not the only cupcake that I had while I was there. …
What do you do with a dulce de leche cognac cream sauce?
A while ago I made dulce de leche in a crockpot. I told you that I was goingto bring you some of the uses that my mom came up with for it. My mom decided to mix the dulce de leche with cognac and heavy cream. The result… …
have you been to your local farmer’s market?
I love going to the farmer’s market! While in Austin, there was one in an open area next to my friend Sean’s apartment. I could not pass up the opportunity to check it out and see what grows in the Austin area during the beginning of April. …
well hello marilyn… Austin, TX
I would like to introduce you to Marilyn Monroe. Well the cupcake at least. hey cupcake was not the only cupcakes that I discovered in Austin. I also had the fortune of coming across Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop. I had the Michael Jackson at hey cupcake!, so it only made sense to sample …
tacos on south congress Austin, TX
On my tour of South Congress Street in Austin, I came across the old Central Feed and Seed building. This building no longer contains feed and seed, but instead has some pretty amazing tacos and home to Guero’s Taco Bar. …