Category Archives: Not Cooking at Home

Things I Did This Year and Didn't Write About

All day long I go around writing in my head.
I construct grand entries witty one linersthings that happened I want to rememberor I take a million photos of something to document later.
Then the kitchen needs cleaningthe dogs keep bringing me their toys to play fetchhair needs washingand I fall asleep, exhausted and feeling behind,again.
At least, [...]

Eatin' Some Food in Bahstan – Fancy Pants Edition

Last weekend Husband had a conference in Bostonand I went with.
I grew up in Massachusettsand figured it would be fun to rent a car and drive past my old housesespecially since the foliage was supposed to be pretty in those parts of the state.
I’m a sucker for red, yellow, and orange leavesand those just don’t [...]

Saturday Night at Brisa

(Cross-posted on the Houston Chowhounds board because I know a fair amount of people picked up those Restaurant.com gift certificates.)
On Saturday night my husband and I finally decided to give Brisa a try. They have plastered more menus on our car windshield than we can count and Restaurant.com had a listing for them on their [...]

Houston Chowhounds' Pork Belly Throwdown

On August 14, 2009 the Houston Chowhounds got porked. Twelve chefs from the Houston area came together to find out who could take a slab of pork belly and transform it into further greatness.
The challenge for Chowhounds (besides eating all that pork) was to turn out the best pot of beans.
The event was held at [...]