Eat, DINK and Be Merry » Austin

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Amber — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:00:48 +0000

We had a great Christmas in Austin with my parents, my sister, and my aunt & uncle. Too bad about the part where I left all of their gifts on the dining room table in Houston!

We didn’t make it to any cupcake trailers this time because my parents’ kitchen was full of treats. I think I ate about three pounds of chocolate cake and red velvet cookies, plus a pound of chocolate-covered pretzels. It was beautiful.

On Sunday we drove out to Llano for some authentic Texas pit barbeque. Choosing from their pit is like shopping at the meat candy store, as you can see from this photo that I stole from their website:

Inside you sit down at long benches and spread your meat on a piece of paper to eat it. It’s rustic and friendly and very Texas, and it was well worth the drive, which was slightly longer than advertised by certain parties. :)

Did you eat anything exciting over the holiday?

Smile now

Amber — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:00:01 +0000

Six hours of driving, 28 hours in Austin, and too much fun and food to quantify. That pretty much sums up my weekend. We saw (dog tutus!), we ate, we shopped, and we ate some more. I was so full after my [second] breakfast today that had to take a quick nap before I drove home to Houston.

We have another eatapalooza on tap for next weekend, but in a different city. (Foreshadowing!) Until then: vegetables. Well, and the cupcakes I brought home. ;)

Austin-bound

Amber — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:00:15 +0000

I’m heading to the capital this weekend!

Well, not literally. I’m going to Austin for some family time. I don’t know exactly what is in store, but Austin is always full of fun and surprises!

What are you up to this weekend?

Night Flight earrings by Ornamental Things

Amber — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:00:09 +0000

Just a little treasure that I picked up in Austin at Parts & Labour. They carry wonderful locally made things. It’s very, very hard to choose just one or two items to take home, but if you blow your budget at least you can feel good about supporting local artists! Click the photo to go to the artist’s site.

The cupcake capital

Amber — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:00:55 +0000

It’s a fact of life that Austin is a cool city. It’s consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and retire, which is exactly what my parents are doing. We went to visit them this weekend and Austin forever secured its placed in my heart with its cupcakes.

Oh sure, every city has cupcake boutiques these days, but it seems like most of these designer cupcakes are small in size and high in price. Austin’s goodies satisfy and can be had for a mere $2.50. Could I make my own for even less? That is not the point. The point is instant cupcake gratification.

If you haven’t already concluded that I probably brought a few home, then I’m afraid you just don’t know me at all.

Excuse me, I have some eating to do.