of fresh, white snow. I also wanted to take a piece of Hubbard Squash, spread it with butter and scoop it into my mouth like Laura did. I longed to taste the ambrosial turkish delight described in the Lion, The Witch and the...

of business soon. There is also the joy of eating outside, food always tastes better outside under a beautiful blue sky. Simplicity can be perfection. Street food is simplicity personified. Because you can’t have a bunch of...

GROUND NUTMEG PARSLEY IF DESIRED SCOOP MARROW FROM MARROW BONE WITH SHARP POINTED KNIFE. MELT OVER LOW HEAT. SOAK BREAD IN MILK AND SQUEEZE DRY WITH HANDS AND ADD TO THE MELTED MARROW. COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS AND BLEND THOROUGHLY....

Wow, really? I wondered what happened to her ... Do you have some sort of inside scoop on this?

My cannoli forms. I’ve made homemade cannolis shells twice, and it wasn’t worth it. Deep-frying is my least favorite cooking task, so I hated that part, and I live in an area where perfectly good shells are available...

. Expect a wait. ~Midtown Global Market—great choice, very child friendly. Not a super fantastic neighborhood to stroll about alone or in the dark, but, really, probably perfectly safe. ~Gorditas, La Hacienda, and Pineda...

Indeed relief. The editing was perfect for suspense and I had a sinking feeling, but kept the faith they’d make the right choice. And they did! Yippee! An aside – can they really sit for hours in those chairs while...

labor cost. the point was mashed potatos are different from individually crafted mini-desserts, or complicated sushi items etc. or say an extra scoop of rice vs. an extra <insert individually cooked indian bread type>.

, but fine. Every so often I will wet it down with pure bleach, let it soak for a while, then scrub it all clean and give it a light oiling. Sometimes I don’t oil it and it’s still perfectly ok. I’ve never even...

switch out shrimp until he had exactly and precisely the amount of shrimp I ordered, show me the balance bar with pride, then when I had looked at it and smiled, he would scoop up a couple of handsful of bonus shrimp and toss...

to this simple yet perfect recipe. No apologies. Just make more dip! On the other hand, I do recall combining Kraft mac’n’cheese with canned corn with bits of red pepper in it. But my excuse was that I was very very...

My mom had a three bite rule. You had to eat three real bites of each part of the meal before you could say you didn’t like it. The only thing she did to make things more palatable for kids was I got “special...

A Chinese ladle is angled and only about an inch deep, and wide. It allows you to see what you have scooped up. Mine is stainless with a couple of inches of wood at the very end. I use it for everything from soup to stew and its...

's open 24 hours, so it’s a perfect late night spot. definitely a very “austiny” place though, if that’s what you want to experience. both the lake austin blvd and south congress locations are good. yummy...

feel it is perfectly OK to put the baby still strapped in its carrier on the table while dining. I’ve even seen women go so far as to change the diaper on the table! And as for breast feeding, as long as it’s under a...