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Throwback Thursday, Food Edition

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Kay Marley-Dilworth

I love seeing all the Throwback Thursday pictures of friends, but inspiration struck as my husband was cleaning out our pantry today. We need a #TBT Food Edition! It’s not easy to find photos of foods from back in the day, unless it’s my family gathered around the table for a holiday meal. What I will share is pictures of my favorite thermos from, hmmm, probably late elementary school. And please excuse the third photo, because I do not have skills in editing and yes, it looks gigantic compared to the first two thermos photos. I’ve added photography to the long list of things I need to learn.

Love the pigtailed girl listening to albums on her record player!

I recall bringing cold Kool-Aid to school in this thermos. We didn’t have juiceboxes or other shelf-stable drink boxes back then. I know I used it for soups, and probably chicken & dumplings, and chili. My matching lunchbox was not handy for a photo opp, but I did find one on Pinterest, if you want to look at it. Did you carry a lunchbox to school? Did it come with a matching thermos? What are some of your favorite lunchbox food memories?

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Categories: Lunch, Pinterest, Throwback Thursday Food Edition | Tags: #TBT, #ThrowbackThursday, Throwback Thursday | Comments Off

Father’s Day for your beer lover, and other goodness

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Kay Marley-Dilworth

Dad will love this pint glass from Jackglass.

I stumbled across a nice Father’s Day gift idea for beer loving dads. In Austin, where we have an abundance of craft beer on tap and ready for drinking or to take home, a personalized growler is a great present! I love the look of this 64oz growler from Jackglass, where you can personalize the label with three lines of text. Check out their sugar skull etched pint glasses and Star Wars flasks, too. Deadline to order and receive items by Father’s Day is June 6, so get shopping. The bonus is the company is out of Houston. Go Texan! Y’all know I love keeping our dollars close to home, so if you want a cool looking growler sans engraving that you can pick up locally, I recommend this one at Austin Homebrew Supply.

Looking for a date night that will please your guy who eschews “frou frou” food but also satisfies your need for delicious food and ambiance? Grab your tix now for The Peached Tortilla’s Pop Up Dinner. Held on June 13 at The Sanctuary, this wine and food paired dinner will delight your senses, and satiate your cravings. This is the fourth pop up dinner in a series by The Peached Tortilla, all designed to showcase creative and delicious dishes that will ultimately end up on the menu at their brick & mortar, opening in the fall.

If you love cooking competition television shows but haven’t been to any of the ones held around town, do not hesitate to buy your ticket for the finals of Citywide 86’d. What began as a cooking competition between staff at Uchi has grown into a passionate contest of skill for chefs aspiring to win a coveted opportunity to stage at a highly respected restaurant, with airfare and accommodations provided by The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas. Meet the finalists, and find the link for tickets, here. I’ll be rooting for Lauren Ortiz from Uchi.

Categories: Beer, Buy Local, Food Event | Tags: beer, Citywide 86'd, Father's Day, pop up dinner, The Peached Tortilla | 1 Comment

Axis of Ineptitude – Define Yourself in an Uncommon Way

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Kay Marley-Dilworth

I’m teaming up with local bloggers this month in a challenge to blog daily, the Axis of Ineptitude. Oops, yes, I already missed the first day of May, clinching that ineptitude title. Today’s topic is to define yourself in an uncommon way. I really wanted to define myself with food, but realized that Evin of Food Good Laundry Bad had the same thought, ran with it, dressed it up all fancy and took it to the prom. Seriously, you gotta read it.

How am I defining myself today? I’m water. I’m warm, bouyant, comforting when needed. I simmer to a slow boil, then a rolling one when discussing my passions, whether it be food, Austin restaurants, my family or just my favorite no brainer television show. I’m that rush of steam escaping a hot foil packet of roasted garlic just pulled from the oven, burning your hand through the oven mitt, when my temper overwhelms. And at times I’ve been icy, rough-edged and hardened, until life throws me against a stainless steel sink and I shatter, and melt.