04 May, 2010
Today was the first day in a very long time that some semblance of warmth enveloped Northern New Jersey. It was absolutely glorious. I can only blame myself, full of procrastination and a roaring upper respiratory infection, for not updating sooner. I’ve even had the pictures for this update uploaded to flickr for nearly two months. You’ll notice the Christmas tree lights in the background… Bad blogger is bad. At the beginning of the month, we spent a week in Florida to celebrate my 30th birthday. 30 isn’t so bad, so far. There are some things I thought I would have accomplished by now, but there are even more that I never imagined would be under my belt, so I [...]
28 Sep, 2009
Tortilla Soup is quite famous throughout San Antonio, as the cure to many ills, from a common cold to a terrible hangover. Probably one of the best restaurants to get it from in SA is Jim’s Restaurant. In fact, the coffee shop is kinda famous for it. Last time James and I were home, my sister’s best friend, Vickie, was nice enough to invite us over to a party at her new house. My sister met Vickie when she started her new job. I haven’t been able to spend much time with Vickie because we live so far away. But any time I’ve spent time with her, I’m struck by how light and sweet she is, despite working in one [...]
By Amber
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Posted in Dinner, Food for the Soul, Mains, Uncategorized
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Also tagged camino, cumin, onion, potato, soup, tomato, tortilla, zucchini
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20 Sep, 2009
It's cold here in New Jersey, and to me, that means its time for comfort food. Soups, stews, and pies! Pies like you get in England, savory, stick to your ribs food that keeps you warm when you go outside. Like when I'll go outside to rake and leaf blow the ten thousand leaves on my driveway and front walk. Have I mentioned I live in a forest? I really do! And when I come back inside, if I've got a piece of this pie and a cold hard cider – well, then it's all okay. The great thing about this pie is that it can be put together in about 5 minutes, with very little kitchen clean up. That [...]
06 Jun, 2008
So, if you've ever met my dad and spent any significant amount of time with him, you learn two things pretty quickly: 1) He's a musician. 2) He LOVES to eat. Funny enough about a guy who loves to eat, he couldn't cook a lick when my parents got married. He literally struggled to boil water, according to my mother. While my sister and I were growing up, my dad didn't do a lot of dinners. He'd make us lunch, no problem, and breakfast, woah baby, could he do breakfast. But there were one or two dishes that he mastered for fall back in case my mom was late getting home from work. One of those was tuna casserole, and [...]
