Category Archives: food-related
austin bakes for west is today
We had unseasonably cool weather last night so our late-night oven-churning was doing good in all sorts of ways! A vegan version of my chipotle-honey granola will be at the Northwest location of Austin bakes today – Whole Foods Market Gateway from 10am-2pm. Be sure to stop by at least one of the 8 locations … Continue reading »
Austin Bakes is Back in Action
The energetic and do-gooding bakers that pulled us all into action for Japan and Bastrop are back at it! They’ll be baking up a storm over the next week in preparation for the Austin Bakes for West city-wide bake sale on Saturday, May 4. You can sign up to volunteer, donate to Americares through their … Continue reading »
wednesdays are for strawberries
Not sure how much longer the weather will be kind enough for them so get ‘em while you can at the Triangle Farmers’ Market. Continue reading »
vegetarian eats downtown {austin city guide}
There are oodles of places to eat downtown and honestly, the hardest thing is narrowing it down to favorites. I’ve pulled together a list of places that get thrown into the mix with some of my fave menu items from each. Happy eating! Koriente 621 E. 7th Love, love, love the Japchei – sweet potato … Continue reading »
vegetarian eats to the east {austin city guide}
We’ve been spending a bit more time at restaurants the past few months as life has gotten busier. It also happens that our daytime base (aka office) is now outside of our home on the East Side. Being creatures of habit, we tend to stick to a handful of restaurants at a time and go … Continue reading »
week one of homemade juice
We’ll mark our first full week as juicing folk over the weekend and so far everyone is loving it. Getting to know my juicer was my priority this past week so I made mostly single fruit juices (orange and apple). I also managed a lovely parsnip-kale-apple juice (minus the mint) and cranberry-apple. Slowly wading through … Continue reading »
savory spice shop
Savory Spice has become one of my favorite places to stop by. One whiff of their cumin had me sold and I have been doing my best to stock my own kitchen from their incredible selection of organic spices since. When Karen Aboussie of Savory Spice put a call out to food bloggers a few … Continue reading »
snacking through the day
It takes a lot of food (and energy) to feed three vegetarians with speedy metabolisms three meals a day for 10 days straight. I can almost hear the 9yo’s stomach growling from clear across the room. She is ALWAYS hungry. Continue reading »
austin empty bowl project
We will be cooking, playing, lounging, and blogging from the home front this weekend with the exception of a quick trip to the Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market and our new pre-Thanksgiving tradition – The Austin Empty Bowl Project. The beautiful bowls we selected last year were the perfect addition to our traditionally, humble meal and … Continue reading »