In spring, other place have ramps. Austin has loquats. Personally, I’d rather have the loquats, as I’m perfectly fine with spring onions or young garlic subbing in for ramps. Loquats are not like another fruit, although I’ve often seen them compared to apricots. My friend Nelly gifted me with a giant bag of loquats this [...]
Kitchen Remodel: The Reveal
We’re done! We’re done! OK, actually we still need to hire an electrician to install some new lighting for us and there are a couple tiny projects left, but everything else is done! Remember, here’s what it looked like before we moved in (we replaced appliances a few years ago): And what it looks like [...]
Where I Buy Food in Austin
One of the things I get asked a lot is where I source my ingredients. In the grand scheme of things, we actually don’t spend a lot on groceries, and due to our diet of organic meats, fresh local veggies, and yes, even local dairy, this goes counter to what many people think about food [...]
Kitchen Remodel: Things I’ve Learned
Our remodel isn’t done yet, but I wanted to share a few of the key bits of knowledge I’ve gained from the past month’s experience. First of all, I need to stress how grateful I am that 1) we had help for a huge chunk of the work, 2) my husband put up with my [...]
Friendship is 300 Cupcakes
A couple of months ago, my friend Amber sent me a message over Skype: “Do you want to help me make 300 cupcakes for my cousin’s wedding?” “hahaha” I replied. “I’m not joking,” she said in return. “I know.” I didn’t really think twice about it, to be honest. There are certain people you just [...]
Bacon Jam Scones
During SXSW I attended a panel about grocery stores, and how they need technology to be able to survive. The tech guys on the panel (for there were no women on panel, despite women doing the bulk of grocery shopping, nor grocery store employees) threw out a statistic: that 41% of millenials don’t do their [...]
Kitchen Remodel: So Far
Last week was a whirlwind. Aside from my normal schedule of work, board meetings, blogger events, and the start of SXSW, the majority of our kitchen remodel happened. My in-laws arrived on March 1, and my husband and father-in-law dove into the task ahead of them. It was no small feat – they had a [...]
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