January 29, 2012 – 5:51 pm
at the Austin Zoo The train ride at the zoo, with its psychedelic mushroom people peeking out of the ashe juniper trees, the satellite dish UFO and aliens, never fails to crack me up, no matter how many times I’ve been on it before.
January 8, 2012 – 1:43 pm
We’ve been seeing a barred owl in our neighborhood. Today she gave us these photos:
October 25, 2011 – 5:42 pm
Ya know those plastic mesh bags that veggies sometimes come in? They make excellent recycled dish scrubbies. Knotted at one end, stuffed with more balled up plastic mesh veggie bags, knotted at the other end. Cute and useful. We can’t remember exactly where we got the idea, but we’re 90% sure it came from Mr. [...]
January 17, 2011 – 9:22 pm
This is how we like our popcorn. For a more typical popcorn you can omit the masala. olive oil 1/2 cup popcorn 1/2 teaspoon masala powder 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Put an 8-quart stock pot on medium-high heat. Add enough oil to cover the bottom of the pot about half a popcorn kernel deep. Add [...]
January 14, 2011 – 3:44 pm
For my own memory and my own personal cheerleading, here’s a list of cool stuff we did in 2010: We began a weekly meals cooperative. Our meals co-op decided to take a break just before the holidays, but we anticipate starting it up again soon. We laid our beloved Great Dane Sam to rest. We [...]
December 26, 2010 – 9:48 am
The day after Christmas Clear and cold Gifts opened Guests gone The day after Christmas Turkey roasted Hearts seasoned Bittersweetly spiced
December 11, 2010 – 5:15 pm
from my parents’ house at Thanksgiving, we stopped to eat “Mexican” food and sip the water in Corsicana, Texas. Ben avoided being recognized by wearing my sunglasses in the restaurant. (For those who regularly make the trip between Austin and ETX, we stopped at La Pradera, which was unoffensive and forgettable.)
December 4, 2010 – 12:41 pm
Just made up a batch of this homemade dishwasher detergent: 1 part baking soda 1 part borax 1 part water # Directions: Mix until baking soda and borax are dissolved. Store in a sealable container. Use about 3 Tbs per load. You probably already have baking soda in your pantry. Borax is a great all-purpose [...]
November 14, 2010 – 1:32 pm
Well, friends, it got worse before it got better. A few hours after I made that last post, I was attempting to cook dinner with Ben and Maddie. While I was chopping collard greens, I sliced through the nail and fingertip of my left index finger. I don’t think I’ve ever cut myself so deeply [...]
November 9, 2010 – 9:14 pm
I made this freakishly easy, freakishly delicious soup for dinner tonight: Butternut Squash and Lentil Soup (adapted from a recipe I saw on eclaire) 1 1/4 C green or black lentils, picked over and rinsed (I used green since that’s what I had. Want to try black.) 1 small red onion, chopped 1 small butternut squash, [...]