Wordless Wednesday: Lunch at Sway

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Austin, Sway, Thai

Yesterday I had lunch at the new fancy Thai place in Austin with Julie and Mary Helen. There were large, communal tables.

pok pok som – tamarind drinking vinegar with sparkling water

Daring Bakers’ Challenge: Gevulde Speculaas!

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almond paste, almonds, baking, Dutch, pastry, speculaas, spices

Francijn of Koken in de Brouwerij was our January 2013 Daring Bakers’ Hostess and she challenged us to make the traditional Dutch pastry, Gevulde Speculaas from scratch! That includes making our own spice mix, almond paste and dough! Delicious!

Some people go on yo-yo diets while I seem to partake in yo-yo blogging.

It feels like a lot has happened in the past six weeks, but maybe not. Highlights include playing in a band, fracturing/healing a rib, acquiring a boyfriend, turning 31, and the realization that I have an obsession with donuts. D O N U T S .

In the meantime, I’ve been a bad blog mother, partially due to writer’s block, but mostly because of bad planning/time management/laziness.

It’s also been awhile since I last completed a Daring Bakers’ challenge, so the January challenge seemed like a good task for ending this slump. Let’s pretend that this wasn’t supposed to have been posted 8 days ago, shall we?