School is starting in a couple of weeks and we really have to get ready. Aside from replenishing our pencil stash and getting her a “big kid” backpack that can actually hold books (yikes, 4th grade!), we’ll be staying away from the shopping craze that seems to take over the retail world. What WE need … Continue reading »
Category Archives: food-related
my homemade pantry
I’ve been meaning to take a photograph of what I’ve been stocking in my homemade pantry for weeks now, but there just isn’t enough light in there to do the work justice. I had the attention of my 8yo assistant today, so I jumped at the chance to set it all up at the dining … Continue reading »
all things veggie burger
We have been craving veggie burgers for days and seeing as how the entire country is about to go into grilling mode (Happy 4th!), a veggie burger recipe round-up seemed appropriate. The first isn’t a recipe, but the bit of food geek that lives in me really enjoys the Food Lab posts from Serious Eats. … Continue reading »
our first garden
I’ve dreamed of having my own garden since that magical trip to Portland (12 years ago!) where a dear, dear friend of mine and I made dinner together. I’m sure that some of what I remember is now embellishment, but there were salad greens from the backyard garden and yummy vegan eats with some Prince … Continue reading »
366bites update
We have just entered month three and have decided to add some color challenges to help keep us inspired. Just about to close out a week of green pictures. Up next? Red, Yellow, Black/White and maybe some Purple. Check out what we’ve been up to. Continue reading »
conquered: rice paper rolls
Why did it take me so long to try these? The rice paper was nowhere near as delicate as I expected (pliable even) and keeping them tightly rolled was easy-breezy as the paper just stuck to itself. My first batch held traditional spring roll ingredients – rice noodles and fresh veggies that were then dipped … Continue reading »
the little rice cooker that could
We began the day with the rain soaking through our planned day of kite flying and bike rides. With flexibility as our eternal friend, we carried on and found fun indoors. And then… the gas company knocked on the door to deliver the words that I had been dreading since spying them on the street the … Continue reading »
volunteers still needed
If you stepped foot inside a grocery store in the month of January in Austin, then you should have noticed the pre-packed bags of food that were available for purchase and donation at area H-E-B, Central Market and Randalls stores. The results of the massive Souper Bowl of Caring effort are in – 835,000 pounds … Continue reading »
366 bites update
035/366, a photo by a_neelee on Flickr. We are a week or so in to month two and it is being fun to see how differently we all approach the daily journaling activity. Getting tired of my usual “snack in hand” shot, I decided to capture one of my morning inevitabilities – fogged up glasses. … Continue reading »
grey morning in austin
I love days like today. The activity levels are somewhere between nowhere-to-be-lounging and tiny spurts of busy that end in food. The glorious grey that was left behind by the rains has me daydreaming of our flea market weekends in San Francisco. Sigh. Doing my best to stay in that mode, I layered on a … Continue reading »
