Spring event update: From a tour of Spain to an Edible Food & Wine PairingAs Spring leaves us behind, there are still some fantastic foodie events for you to explore before you start planning your summer vacation. Wednesday, May 11- Tuesday, May 24 Central Market hosts their Passport to Spain series of[...] |
Road Trip: Seattle's Pike Place MarketI fell in love with Seattle the first time I visited in the summer of 1993. I was 25 and it was my first non-business trip by myself. I had finally decided I didn't want to wait for a boyfriend or friends to be available for me to explore[...] |
Austin Food Bloggers Hunger Awareness Blog Project: Ricotta Stuffed Zucchinip.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0px} I was delighted when I learned that the first formal activity of the newly formed Austin Food[...] |
Masterful charcuterie and a chance to competeWe are lucky in Central Texas to be blessed by three incredible charcutiers. Dai Due , Kocurek Family Charcuterie and Salt & Time each make lovely sausages, pates, terrines, salumi and condiments available to us at our area farmers[...] |
Sustainable Food Center needs our support - Are you up for the challenge?UPDATE : As of Thursday, May 4, SFC has raised $13,129.39 toward the matching grant which means we need to raise another $11,870.61 by the end of the day on Thursday, May 12 . Have you donated yet? You can donate [...] |
Chorizo & Turnip TacosLast week I found myself staring into a fridge full of food as I thought, "There's nothing to make for dinner." Clearly, that wasn't true. There was plenty of food, but none that obviously screamed "make this dish." After taking[...] |
Dining Out Sustainably on the cheap: Austin Restaurant Week starts April 10thI love a good bargain and Austin Restaurant Week (ARW) promises a slew of great deals again this year. For two weeks, Sunday, April 10 through Wednesday, April 13 and again Sunday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 20,[...] |
Dripping Springs Farmers Market kicks-off May 7thThe Dripping Springs Farmers Marke t, located at The Triangle in Dripping Springs at Hwy 290 & RR 12, kicks-off it's 3rd season on May 7th. I was delighted to see the expanded vendor list with a variety of produce,[...] |
Visiting Boggy Creek on Two WheelsI was delighted when I was invited to join and write about the Austin on Two Wheels Urban Living ride to Boggy Creek Farm. I always enjoy visiting Boggy Creek and have been saying for years that I wanted to commute to the farms and farmers[...] |
Patio Garden Update: Spring PlantingI can't believe that I just finished my fourth planting of my patio garden. I never would have dreamed that not only would I learn how to garden, but that I would look forward to the new season planting so much. My winter garden didn't work[...] |