I’m pretty sure this was my first time making enchiladas. Unfortunately, I let this momentous happening pass without getting a good picture, because I had just about enough energy to make the things but not enough to do anything else. Logan heated up the leftover refried beans and made cilantro rice. He had also already…
Author: Classy Otter
Thirtysomething with husband, fresh new baby girl, and cat in Austin, TX. Lover of food, drink, and conversation. And the Oxford Comma.
Ugh Dammit.
I’m sick! Here’s hoping it’s a nothing 24-hour type under the weather whatever, because thanksgiving! This week! Augh! I’m drinking a big tall glass of my antioxidant tea. Thankfully, there’s some left. I’d make more, but there is absolutely nowhere to put it in the fridge! We’re heaving with Thanksgiving stuff around here. Last night,…
Soup’s on!
Actually, stock. Stock’s on, because I think we’ll be needing a good bit of it for Thanksgiving cookery, which will start in earnest TOMORROW. Today we slept in, and then went and had a ridiculously good lunch at La Casita. For the second week in a row, they totally blew us away with their chilaquiles….
I’ll just leave this here.
This lion is my new best friend.
Fall!
We’re so lucky this year! Due apparently to the rain over the last month, our trees have enough energy to keep their leaves while they’re changing color, rather than just dropping them at the first sign of cool weather. Yesterday I walked almost 4 miles to get some ground coffee. Unbelievably, this didn’t even get…
Taco Night
You’re probably wondering how Gringo Taco worked out. Deliciously, thanks! The leftover braised chicken was terrific reheated. Logan used leftover rice to make a mustard rice, which is a really simple dish—you just take some mustard, heat it in a skillet, and then add your leftover rice. Stir to coat and warm the rice through….
Why I don’t have a fashion blog.
This post is brought to you by selfie, The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year! So, why don’t I have a fashion blog, anyway? Let’s see… here you can easily see my predilection for comfy Euro-style shoes, love of jeans, and dislike of doing anything with my hair beyond letting it air-dry and scrunching it….
Braising, by ME!
I am seriously pumped about how last night’s dinner turned out. Not only did I try a new (to me) method, braising, I also juggled two recipes at the same time. AND this was made entirely from things we had in our refrigerator! That last is a big step for me, as I’m pretty bad…
Domestic Goddess!
Today, I fixed our toilet! Broken: I have included a dramatic filter so you can more effectively feel the horror of having a cracked, non-working flush handle. And to really make that toilet tank scum stand out in the most disturbing way possible. Fixed, and also redecorated with candles and whatnot: Albany Jane is…
Clearly not A Good Thing.
Logan swears Martha Stewart’s recipes are well researched and generally failproof. I like her television shows and magazine. But she really should take a course in food photography. http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/someone-needs-to-tell-martha-stewart-her-food-tweets-are-dis This makes me feel MUCH better about the pictures in my post about our meal at Tomo that I just put up over at the big…
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