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Cafe Express comes to Austin

Kathryn November 7, 2010 Austin Restaurants, Eating in Austin, Uncategorized

Houston-based Cafe Express opened a new Austin location a few weeks ago on North Lamar near Central Market and P. Terry’s Hamburgers. (You may remember a La Madeleine there, previously.) Like the Houston and Dallas locations, the Austin Cafe Express

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Cookbook: Quiches, Kugels and Couscous

Kathryn November 6, 2010 Recipes & Menus, Side Dishes, Soups & Salads, Uncategorized Cooking, France, Garlic, Jewish cuisine, Joan Nathan, Lettuce, Olive oil, Radish, Salad, Shallot

A few weeks ago I got a copy of Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France, the latest in a series of wonderful cookbooks by Joan Nathan that explore Jewish culture and cuisine around the world.

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Cincinnati-Style Chili

Kathryn November 4, 2010 Main Dishes & Sandwiches, Recipes & Menus, Side Dishes, Soups & Salads, Tailgate Bell pepper, Cinnamon, Jalapeño, Olive oil, Onion, peppers, Serrano Pepper, Soups and Stews, venison

I feel a little blasphemous writing about Midwestern chili on a blog titled “The Austin Gastronomist.” Chili is the state dish of Texas after all! Texans are rightly pround of their chili, but we could learn a thing or two

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Thanksgiving 2010 (local & from scratch!)

Kathryn November 3, 2010 Holiday & Party Menus, Recipes & Menus

I have been thinking a lot lately about what we’ll be having for Thanksgiving. There will only be two of us for the meal proper, but we’re planning to attend a couple potluck-style parties too. I’ll plan to make a

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Creamy Summer Squash Soup

Kathryn November 2, 2010 Recipes & Menus, Side Dishes, Soups & Salads Arugula, Black pepper, Garlic, Lime, Olive oil, Onion, Zucchini

This soup is creamy and rich, and pretty easy to prepare on a busy weeknight. The best part is, it uses a lot of zucchini without tasting like zucchini, a real plus if you’re trying to use up a whole

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