Mom decided to cook several Greek dishes and invited us to share in the feast with a couple from her neighborhood, Nicky and Tom. Nicky is Greek, and both she and my mom are married to men named Tom. As usual, my photography doesn't do the food...
When we need dinner in a hurry, we often make Paninis. Tonight's Panini was smoked turkey with Monterey Jack cheese on Asiago Bread. The spread was a mixture of mayo and yogurt with some garlic powder, white pepper, and Lawrey's salt. Quick and...
If you've ever eaten at Freebirds you're probably thinking, "She's never had Freebirds???" Yeah, I know. I know; it's about time. I got the Kid's Steak Quesadilla. I took a bite then remembered to take a picture, oops!...
Nagoya Steak and Sushi is a fairly new restaurant in North Austin that I've passed many times. Lately we've been on a mission to try new restaurants, avoiding old favorites as much as we can. With a name like theirs, you know I didn't go for the...
When I first started dating Dan he told me about a place in Portland he used to go to for pizza called Papa Murphy's. I'd never heard the term take-n-bake before and didn't know of any California pizzerias like it. We didn't have...
Whether it is lunch or dinner, we're pretty much creatures of habit when we go to Spicy Pickle ... I usually get the Bastille, no sprouts. Bastille: Portobello mushrooms, roasted red peppers, provolone, red onions, tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts and...
If you live in Austin you've probably heard the radio commercials for Carlos & Charlies out on Lake Travis. Every time it comes on, I shout in my best accent along with the commercial, Carlos & Charlies!!! I can't help...
Dan and I had full size waffles but knowing that my son can't eat a full waffle and that there wasn't enough batter to make a full one, we decided to make it fun. What do you do when you don't have enough batter to make a full waffle? Make...
Gaetano learned all about the Alamo in 4th grade and has mentioned a few times that he wanted to go there. So we figured that we'd make the last couple of days of our honeymoon family time and surprise him with a day trip to San Antonio. It took us...
We spent our wedding night at the new La Quinta, woke up early, came home and made breakfast together. I made French Toast from left over French Bread we had for the Rehearsal Dinner. I made enough for myself, Dan, Gaetano, Evelina, and...
