Butter Bars with Chameleon Coffee Frosting
I’m sharing this recipe in support of Austin Bakes for Japan, happening Saturday, April 2nd!! Please join us at one of the five bake sale locations in Austin on Saturday starting at 10 AM. If you’re not in Austin, you can follow our progress that day via Twitter or our online giving page. So remember when my mom and I threw a book-themed baby shower for my sister Beth? One of the things we had to make for Beth were butter bars with coffee frosting. This cookie recipe is her very favorite. It is a pretty straightforward icebox cookie, named for the butter in the dough, and the...
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The thermometer on my porch tells me that spring in Texas is over. The highs have been in the 80s all week, and I have been compulsively checking the weather forecast for some sign that the Texas summer isn’t really starting yet. Today’s overcast skies and cool breezes give me hope. And did you know that some parts of the country had a blizzard this week? There must be hope for a spring snow day in Austin, right?? I probably won’t hold my breath. One good thing about this season-straddling weather is the simultaneous availability of local avocados,...
Read More#20: Untitled Nothing Factory
Photo: Liz Love This wall was just part of a really inspiring, ephemeral art project called “Untitled Nothing Factory” by Amanda Ross-Ho at the Visual Arts Center on the UT campus. Unfortunately, the exhibit’s gone. But it’s being replaced by “Apparent Weight,” an exhibit showcasing the work of students in the UT MFA program. I can’t wait to see the new works in a few weeks at the gallery opening. If I’m not finished with 30×30 by then, you’ll get to see them,...
Read More#19: Outside my office
Photo: Amy Russell I’m still plugging away at my #30×30. I know that Kendi and all the other bloggers finished long ago, but I’d really like to stick this one out and see it through. Maybe I’ll wrap it up in time for the next challenge? Tweet
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