On the HCG diet, if you gain 2 or more pounds from the weight you ended the HCG drops at, you have to do a Steak Day, where you eat nothing all day until dinner when you have the largest steak possible and an apple. After bingeing two nights ago on the most amazing flax…
Month: March 2011
Recipe Genius! Brussels Sprouts Chips!
I can’t remember where I read that someone else had done this, but brussels sprouts chips are the BEST idea in chips since … kale? I never can make kale chips just right, they’re always too soft or burned. But these brussels sprouts chips came out damn near perfect (some were a little burned). Here’s…
Casting Call: Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
The critically acclaimed Sundance Channel show Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys is currently entering the second season of the show and casting in, and filming, in Austin! The series is about the relationships between straight women and gay men. Check out an episode here: sundancechannel.com/girls-who-like-boys-who-like-boys/video/ From the show: We are now casting straight women and…
New Fila Barefoot Shoes!
Fila Skeletoes: A New Kind of Minimalist Shoe Jumping on the Vibram shoe bandwagon, Fila debuts its first style in the exciting and groundbreaking new minimalist barefoot footwear category (CrossFitters already know, yo). The Fila Skeletoes are a casual activity shoe, the next best thing to walking barefoot. Like high-tech socks, the tough yet soft and…
Austin: Haddington’s. Go For Drinks. [updated]
[UPDATE: There’s a new Executive Chef: James Corwell, a 25-year restaurant veteran, who will be focusing on lighter dishes that honor the traditions of American tavern cuisine. The lighter, bistro-style dishes with some European influence will draw inspiration from seasonal produce and local proteins while also remaining true to the restaurant’s celebrated concept. Haddingtons favorites like hearty game…
Try Me
I’m happy. http://thingsweforget.blogspot.com/2011/03/672.html
Review: Fila Body Toning System Toning Resistance Pant
I promised this review awhile ago but totally forgot! After my adventures wearing them for 14 hours in the airport, I remembered. 🙂 Originally posted at endlessbeauty.com, where I also explore if toning clothes are help or hype (hint: you know the answer, but it can’t hurt to wear them). With the proliferation of toning…
Airports
As it turns out, I spend a lot of time in them, though not usually quite as much as I have trying to get out of Aspen in a blizzard or back into Aspen during a really windy day… where I end up driving with a family of four from New York from Denver to…
[Updated Date Change] Austin: Revamped Austin Restaurant Week + App!
The sixth season of Austin Restaurant week is upon us, and it might be lucky season six: new this year is the addition of brunch, wine pairings, gluten free options, the first bi-annual Austin Restaurant Awards, and smartphone app! April 10-13 and April 17- 20, over 75 A-list restaurants serve up stellar prix fixe three-course dinners…
Dude Brah, Check Out Thrillist Rewards
Dude, if I were a dude, I’d love thrillist. I continue to receive and even occasionally read the man-focused newsletter because it is interesting and does always manage to have the scoop on what’s hot, even if it is written in frat-brohan prose. The man mecca just introduced a “rewards” program like groupon on steroids,…