Category Archive: Food

Crawfish Boil – 361/365

Crawfish Boil – 361/365

Shuck em and suck em. So much work for so little meat… but so good.

 

Cinco de Mayo – 352/365

Cinco de Mayo – 352/365

Happy Cinco de Mayo.  In truth, I can’t say I have really understood the big deal about mayonnaise.

 

Smokin – 343/365

Smokin – 343/365

Fired up the grill today.  Hamburgers and sweet potatoes are on the menu.

 

Weber – 340/365

Weber – 340/365

I got a grill, I got a grill, I got a grill hey hey hey hey!

 

Orange Pepper Cousins – 338/365

Orange Pepper Cousins – 338/365

They looks so similar in shape and color, but one will fight back if you try to eat it.

 

Wine Bottles – 312/365

Wine Bottles – 312/365

A wine bar makes a lunch so much better.

 

Pasghetti – 301/365

Pasghetti – 301/365

I love me some pasghetti, great way to get some carbs.

 

Gelato Man – 292/365

Gelato Man – 292/365

Lindsay and I ran a plethora of errands today.  One of them took us near a gelato cafe.  Mexican vanilla… strawberry lime… blueberry lemon… ah …

 

Sushi – 287/365

Sushi – 287/365

Lindsay and I found a little Japanese place near where we will be moving.  Sushi is good for packing.

 

Ice – 282/365

Ice – 282/365

Ice is great.  Especially Sonic ice; its so crunchable!  This, unfortunately was not Sonic ice, just the run of the mill ice you get in …

 

Decanter – 274/365

Decanter – 274/365

Lindsay and I are trying box wine for the first time.  It definitely needs to air in the decanter for a good while before sipping.

 

Happy Valenday – 272/365

Happy Valenday – 272/365

Happy Day of Love.  I enjoyed watching the HEB I-Forgot-To-Buy-Flowers-For My-Wife kiosk whilst purchasing groceries today.  Frantic men wrestling for flowers is fun.

 

Lunch – 268/365

Lunch – 268/365

I had lunch with a photographer friend and some students he was teaching.  Food was good. Company was good.  Dr Pepper from the soda fountain …

 

Black(and white)berry – 267/365

Black(and white)berry – 267/365

I wrote a little haiku for everyone out there.  Enjoy. Black (and white) berry, Sour and sweet, tasty to eat. They stain my white shirts.

 

Nourishment – 265/365

Nourishment – 265/365

100 days left.  I must eat to keep up my strength.

 

Brewery – 263/365

Brewery – 263/365

My sister and her husband came into Austin to hang out this weekend.   Lindsay and I met them at a brewery that was doing …

 

S’mores – 234/365

S’mores – 234/365

There isn’t anything much better than an unexpected s’mores station on a cold night downtown with friends.

 

Fondu – 228/365

Fondu – 228/365

We cashed in a gift card to The Melting Pot tonight.  Lindsay’s favorite course is the dessert;  I prefer the cheese.  Delicious.

 

Decorating Cookies – 220/365

Decorating Cookies – 220/365

Today was the annual Christmas cookie decorating contest help at Lindsay’s mom’s house.  As always, I strive for quality over quantify and I value a …

 

Home-Made Pizza – 198/365

Home-Made Pizza – 198/365

Making pizza at home is quite the adventure.  I’m not familiar with all the pitfalls that one may come across in the process of making …

 

Stress Medicine – 197/365

Stress Medicine – 197/365

When I received this prescription, the jug/bottle/jar was filled with Starburst Jellybeans.  However, I have been under much stress lately and I have had little …

 

Candy – 194/365

Candy – 194/365

The buckets of Christmas candy have come out from hiding.  It is time to indulge the sweet tooth.

 

Lodge – 173/365

Lodge – 173/365

Lindsay made breakfast today; lots… and lots…. of bacon.  Gotta love the old cast-iron frying pan.

 

Soup – 168/365

Soup – 168/365

Lindsay made an excellent soup tonight.  Unfortunately, it was so excellent that I stuffed myself and induced a food-coma.

 

Flaming Shot – 151/365

Flaming Shot – 151/365

As it is day 151, it is only appropriate to take a picture of a shot glass full of Bacardi 151, a rum so alcoholic …

 

Melon Head – 149/365

Melon Head – 149/365

We have a baby watermelon.  Soon, we will sacrifice our baby watermelon and eat its juicy flash. Until then, our baby watermelon shall await its fate …

 

Bruschetta – 143/365

Bruschetta – 143/365

Tasty little things these are.  A bit of bread, olive oil, garlic makes the base, then topped with tomatoes, feta cheese and basil.  I could …

 

Mexican Coffee – 140/365

Mexican Coffee – 140/365

Lindsay and I bought a few bags of coffee beans while on our cruise down to Mexico a few weeks back.  The beans came in …

 

Blue Moon – 137/365

Blue Moon – 137/365

This is a beer that I happen to like.  Unfortunately for the beer, fortunately for me, I had to drink it after this photo was …

 

There is no wrong way – 134/365

There is no wrong way – 134/365

There’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s.

 

Austin Farmer’s Market – 123/365

Austin Farmer’s Market – 123/365

Lindsay was doing some volunteering downtown, so I got to run amok in the center of Austin while she was being a charitable.  Nearby was …

 

Cafe du Monde – 111/365

Cafe du Monde – 111/365

We got to New Orleans a few hours before we needed to be on our cruise ship, so we headed to the French Quarter and …

 

Coffee Beans – 105/365

Coffee Beans – 105/365

As it turns out, coffee is much more palatable when you actually grind up the beans and brew the coffee. Don’t drink the beans.

 

Crepe Mille – 87/365

Crepe Mille – 87/365

I spent some time today exploring SoCo, the fancified name given to the shopping area on South Congress.  I wandered past a shiny silver trailer …

 

Spinach – 79/365

Spinach – 79/365

We are cooking something today with spinach.  I hope it is tasty, because we put a lot of work into cleaning up and prepping this …

 

Death of Edamame – 74/365

Death of Edamame – 74/365

Lindsay and I have an evil streak: we tend to demolish entire populations of edamame.  First, we find their village (see tableau 1).  Next, we …

 

La Dolce Vita – 65/365

La Dolce Vita – 65/365

Lindsay had a meeting with a co-worker at Dolce Vita, a small coffee and gelato bar in Hyde Park.  So I tagged along and worked …

 

Grilling – 48/365

Grilling – 48/365

Today was all about relaxing, having fun in the water and grilling.  This meal. was. awesome.

 

Wine Barrel – 43/365

Wine Barrel – 43/365

Back some time in 2007, my family took a late summer vacation to northern part of California.  We visited a lot of small towns up …

 

Coffee – 40/365

Coffee – 40/365

Coffee.  I don’t know how the world could get through Mondays without this stuff.  Its a blessing.  And a curse when you don’t get  your …

 

Wine – 38/365

Wine – 38/365

I really like wine.  That is all for tonight.

 

Cupcakes – 33/365

Cupcakes – 33/365

Lindsay made cupcakes.  She is the bestest. Happy Father’s Day to all those dads out there!

 

Naked – 28/365

Naked – 28/365

This juice always makes me feel semi-awkward when I drink it.  It tastes good though. But expensive.  But delicious.  But awkward.

 

Red Velvet – 23/365

Red Velvet – 23/365

Its healthy because there are strawberries, right?   They are fruit, and fruit is good for you… right?

 

I Love Fishes – 22/365

I Love Fishes – 22/365

Cause they’re so delicious! The first time I ever remember having Goldfish crackers was in my 5th grade classroom during TAAS testing.  I wasn’t a big …

 

Half Pound Extra Moist Brisket – 8/365

Half Pound Extra Moist Brisket – 8/365

Some days its cafeteria food.  Other days its leftovers.  Sometimes I just plain forget. Today, it was BBQ.