Chili & Chives

I was stuffed. Talal was stuffed. The pork chop was stuffed. On my drive over to Talal's from BMC, I brainstormed dinner menus. I decided on a warm, hearty meal. I started with white cheddar polenta and builded up. I sauteed carrots and pearl onions with some red wine, butter, salt and olive oil. Layer #3 was wilted spinach with lots of garlic. Last, but not least, I stuffed a boneless pork chop with prosciutto, tarragon and more of the cheddar. It was such a big meal, that I

Today, I had my last potluck with the SEI Team. As always, I wanted to make something special. Originally, I wanted to make a creamy pasta and start creating my own mac & cheese. However, inspiration didn't strike. So, back to the drawing board. I didn't have to look too far because my Possibilities page gave me an option. Potstickers. Of course, I decided this at 10pm. Tina and I went to HEB late at night and bought the items. We were among the very few at the store and we b

Night one in Austin and we headed to dinner at Parkside. Toot and I got Oysters (the Virginia one was the best) and I got an unusal deconstructed pork chop (which was entirely too small of a portion for the price I was paying) to share. However, the Strawberry Sunshine was a delicious cocktail - Stoli Strawberry, lime, and bubbly. Althoguh, it was confusing because the drink tasted like strawberry, but it was yellow. Hence the confusion. At Parkside in Austin With Talal, Reem