Today is my 26th birthday!! and it’s 11/11/11 which according to my news sources is supposed to be the luckiest day this century! So, cross your fingers folks and let’s all make a wish. Red Velvet Cake is my absolute FAVORITE cake, ever. Period. Every year my mom always gets me a red velvet cake […]
Backspace
I finally went to Backspace Austin! It’s this great little pizza place right behind Parkside on 6th and San Jacinto. It’s a tiny restaurant and I had tried to go several times before but there was always over an hour wait or our group was too big to be seated. I was thrilled when Caroline […]
Coconut Lemongrass Soup
With the cold front that blew in last night, who wouldn’t want to cuddle up with a hot bowl of soup? The great thing about this soup is that it’s filling without being too heavy and keeps well, so it’s perfect to make a lot and keep the rest for leftovers or take to work […]
Snickerdoodles
This recipe is taken straight from my Granny’s kitchen. Literally, she hand wrote the recipe for me from memory. So, I now have her recipe framed and in my kitchen. I love it. These cookies are my absolute favorite ever. No lie. You’ll need: 1 cup of soft shortening part butter (that’s bakers talk for […]
Spaghetti Squash Bake
I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not but there’s lots and lots of winter squash in the grocery store lately. I have always been a little curious about the spaghetti squash and if it’s really like spaghetti on the inside. Well, it does pull apart and the strands of squash do look a lot […]
Chocolate Coffee Milkshake
I am up waaay too early this Saturday for the early Longhorn kickoff and since I am challenging myself to participate in National Blog Posting Month #NaBloPoMo where you post a blog everyday… here goes… Need a sweet pick-me-up this morning for the game? I suggest this iced coffee-chocolate-ice cream infused yumminess I made the other […]