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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Austin Food Blogger Alliance Cookbook is out! Published by The History Press, this cookbook is a collaborative effort by the entire membership of AFBA and a lot of volunteer hours. We&#8217;re pretty proud of how beautiful it turned out, and I definitely don&#8217;t mind seeing my limpa photo featured across from the introduction! Recipes [...]]]></description>
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<p>Published by The History Press, this cookbook is a collaborative effort by the entire membership of <a href="http://www.austinfoodbloggers.org" target="_blank">AFBA</a> and a lot of volunteer hours. We&#8217;re pretty proud of how beautiful it turned out, and I definitely don&#8217;t mind seeing my limpa photo featured across from the introduction! Recipes are the main focus of course, but we also included essays on preserving, cocktails, coffee, and more. It&#8217;s a great representation of our community and the food we eat beyond tacos and margaritas (though we&#8217;ve got recipes for those, too).</p>
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<p>I personally tested three recipes for this book (one didn&#8217;t make the cut) and tasted many others at the &#8220;recipe testing&#8221; potluck we held back in September. I also led the copyediting team, making sure the recipes made sense and had a consistent format. It was a lot of work, but a wonderful experience to have under my belt.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re in the Austin area, you can pick up a copy at BookPeople and other area stores. In fact, this <strong>Saturday, May 11 at 4 p.m.</strong>, I&#8217;ll be speaking on a panel with fellow AFBA members Kathryn Hutchison, Addie Broyles, Natanya Anderson, Melissa Skorpil, and Chris Perez, chatting about our book and the local blogging community. Stop on by!</p>
<p>The book is also <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Austin-Blogger-Alliance-Cookbook-American/dp/1609499670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1367122374&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=austin+food+blogger+alliance+cookbook" target="_blank">available on Amazon</a>. Proceeds from the book will be going toward furthering AFBA&#8217;s goals of community growth. (AFBA is a 501(c)7 nonprofit organization.)</p>
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<p>Of course, you could always <em>win</em> a copy!  I&#8217;m giving one away to a lucky reader in the US or Canada!</p>
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<li>To enter, leave a comment and let me know your favorite taco combination</li>
<li>Giveaway will end <strong>May 14 at midnight Eastern time</strong>.</li>
<li>Winner will be notified via e-mail, and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be drawn.</li>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
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<span class="shortcode-highlight">Looking to attend <a href="http://www.blogher.com/announcing-blogher-food-13-june-7-8-2013-austin-tx" target="_blank">BlogHer Food</a> in Austin next month, but still need a ticket? Use the code <strong>AFBA15</strong> for 15% off your ticket price! <a href="https://events.thepulsenetwork.com/Attendee/Default.aspx?C=70000154&amp;M=10000097&amp;Mode=HTML" target="_blank">Get tickets here</a>.</span><!--/.shortcode-highlight-->
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		<title>Green Chile and Bacon Burgers {plus a Tillamook Cheese coupon!}</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was created for Tillamook Burger Month. Read on for a recipe and a coupon for Tillamook Natural Cheese Slices! Around here, grilling season means any day that doesn&#8217;t have a high winds warning, but there&#8217;s still something special about cooking outdoors in the warmer months. Maybe it&#8217;s the excitement of not having to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This post was created for Tillamook Burger Month. Read on for a recipe and a coupon for Tillamook Natural Cheese Slices!</em></p>
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<p>Around here, grilling season means any day that doesn&#8217;t have a high winds warning, but there&#8217;s still something special about cooking outdoors in the warmer months. Maybe it&#8217;s the excitement of not having to turn on the stove or oven. After all, grilling doesn&#8217;t count as cooking, right?</p>
<p>Burgers are, of course, one of our favorite things to grill up. They provide endless opportunities for customization, and yet you can also go classic with just ketchup and cheese, and end up with a stellar meal. Using quality cheese goes a long way in making a memorable burger. Our household graduated from rubbery, processed cheese slices long ago, and I&#8217;m happily using Tillamook Natural Sliced Cheddar Cheese on my burgers and my son&#8217;s grilled cheese sandwiches. The thick slices are excellent for any sandwich, and best of all, they don&#8217;t contain any funky ingredients. It&#8217;s even created without animal rennet (rennet being a key component in most cheeses), meaning it&#8217;s a great choice for vegetarians.</p>
<p>Sorry about this burger, however, vegetarians.</p>
<p>Green chiles are a common ingredient in the Southwest, and every year food lovers in Austin go completely bonkers for the new crop of Hatch chiles. Hatch chile season isn&#8217;t until August, but most stores carry tinned roasted green chiles alongside the jalapenos and salsas. You can also swap in a fresh Anaheim or Poblano pepper and roast it yourself, if you like. Note that the heat can vary on peppers, so be sure to try a bit of it before adding to the meat in case you want more or less heat. Topping with Tillamook cheese slices, avocado, and pickled onions makes this a hot-and-cool burger full of flavor. There&#8217;s also bacon, because why not?</p>
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<h4>Green Chile and Bacon Burgers</h4>
<p><em>serves 4</em><br />
1 pound ground grass-fed beef<br />
4 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked until crispy and crumbled<br />
1/4 cup roasted diced green chiles (such as Hatch variety)<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
4 Tillamook Natural Medium Cheddar Cheese Slices<br />
4 hamburger buns<br />
Butter<br />
Sliced avocado<br />
Pickled onion</p>
<p>Preheat grill.<br />
Mix together beef, bacon crumbles, green chiles, salt, and pepper. Divide mixture into four equal parts and shape into patties, creating a small well in the center of each patty.<br />
Cook burgers 3-4 minutes per side.<br />
While the burgers are cooking, butter tops and bottoms of hamburger buns.<br />
In the last minute of cooking, add the buns to the grill butter-side down and grill for 1 minute. Remove buns to serving plate, and place burgers on bottom halves, topping with cheese slices immediately.<br />
Top burgers with sliced avocado and pickled onions, and enjoy!</p>
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<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3633" title="Medium Cheddar 12oz Slices" src="http://megan.stetted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Medium-Cheddar-12oz-Slices-300x252.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="252" />Don&#8217;t forget to <a href="http://bricks.coupons.com/Bstart.asp?o=111720&amp;c=TM&amp;p=2KHQ38M4" target="_blank">grab your coupon</a>!</p>
<p>The Tillamook $1 off Natural Slices coupon will be available until May 21, 2013. It will expire within 30 days of printing, so don’t forget to use it soon! Please reach out to Tillamook directly with any questions, comments, or concerns about the coupon: <a href="http://www.Tillamook.com/Contact" target="_blank">Contact Tillamook</a></p>
<p>What&#8217;s your favorite kind of burger?</p>
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<p><em>Disclaimer: I received a box of Tillamook goodies and Natural Cheese Slices for participating in Burger Month. I was not otherwise compensated for this post. My opinions are my own, including that you should never ever &#8220;squeeze&#8221; a burger while it&#8217;s cooking.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check it out! My first column for Hobby Farms magazine is on newsstands now! I was thrilled to be asked to write the recipe column for the rest of 2013, and even more excited (if that&#8217;s possible) to see my words and photos in print. The May-June issue features late spring recipes that will help [...]]]></description>
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<li>Check it out! My first column for <a href="http://www.hobbyfarms.com/hobby-farms-portal.aspx" target="_blank">Hobby Farms magazine</a> is on newsstands now! I was thrilled to be asked to write the recipe column for the rest of 2013, and even more excited (if that&#8217;s possible) to see my words and photos in print. The May-June issue features late spring recipes that will help you transition to summer &#8211; three are in the issue and one is online only. It&#8217;s a national magazine, so grab a copy at your local bookstore!</li>
<li>One of the sites I contribute to, <a href="http://www.simplebites.net/" target="_blank">Simple Bites</a>, recently won <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/blog/2013-Best-Food-Blog-Awards-Winners" target="_blank">Best Kid&#8217;s Cooking Blog</a> from SAVEUR&#8217;s 4th Annual Best Food Blog Awards. Go Aimée!</li>
<li>I will be at <a href="http://www.foodblogforum.com" target="_blank">Food Blog Forum</a> in Orlando next week and at <a href="http://www.blogher.com/announcing-blogher-food-13-june-7-8-2013-austin-tx" target="_blank">BlogHer Food</a> here in Austin next month, so be sure to find me and say hello if you&#8217;re attending! Look for a post on where to eat in Austin coming soon, for you Blog Her Food attendees!</li>
<li>I&#8217;ve left my previous ad network and have decided to try out private ads via Passionfruit Ads. If you&#8217;re interested in advertising, head over to my newly updated <a href="http://www.stetted.com/index.php/sponsor/">Sponsor</a> page.</li>
<li>If you need a swanky toaster for your mom (or yourself) head over to Food Fanatic, where I&#8217;m sharing a recipe for yummy <a href="http://www.foodfanatic.com/2013/05/honey-oatmeal-bread-and-magimix-toaster-giveaway/" target="_blank">honey oatmeal bread and we&#8217;re giving away a Magimix Vision Toaster</a>!</li>
<li>Finally, this past weekend I was a site leader for <a href="http://austinbakes.com/" target="_blank">Austin Bakes</a> for West, a citywide bake sale to raise money for the families affected by the explosion in West, Texas. I am extremely proud and humbled to say that as of this writing, we raised <strong>$19,257</strong>. Thank you so much to everyone who donated their time, baked goods, and dollars to support these people in need.</li>
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<p>What&#8217;s going on in your world this week?</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just days after the country was still reeling from the events in Boston, a small town 90 minutes north of Austin experienced first a fire, then a devastating explosion that took the lives of at least 15 people (the majority first responders who were battling the initial blaze) and demolished many homes and buildings.</p>
<p>West (comma) Texas is a small town of less than 3,000 people, but everyone in Texas is familiar with it because it&#8217;s the home of the Czech Stop, a 24-hour kolache bakery that is the perfect halfway point pit stop for a trip between Austin and Dallas. It has a place in the hearts of many Texans, and they need our help.</p>
<p>Austin Bakes got its start after the Japan tsunami, and was brought back after the wildfires ravaged much of Central Texas. While we wish Austin Bakes wasn&#8217;t necessary, we&#8217;re proud that our community came together to raise $12,000 for Japan aid and $13,000 for the Central Texas Wildfire Fund.</p>
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<p>Are you going to be in the Austin area on Saturday? Pop by one of these locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and grab some baked goods while making a contribution to <a href="http://americares.org/" target="_blank">AmeriCares</a>&#8216; fund to help the community of West. (I will be at the Stiles Switch location along with my muffins and cookies.) You can also donate online <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/Austinbakes/forwest" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Bee Cave: <a href="http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/bee-cave" target="_blank">Whole Foods Market Bee Cave</a><br />
</strong>12601 Hill Country Blvd, Bee Cave, TX 78738</p>
<p><strong>Central Austin: <a href="http://fndaustin.com/new/" target="_blank">Foreign &amp; Domestic</a><br />
</strong>306 E. 53rd Street, 78751</p>
<p><strong>Central Austin: <a href="http://www.stilesswitchbbq.com/static/" target="_blank">Stiles Switch BBQ &amp; Brew</a><br />
</strong>6610 N Lamar Blvd, 78757</p>
<p><strong>Downtown Austin: </strong><strong><a href="http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/lamar/" target="_blank">Whole Foods Market Lamar<br />
</a></strong>525 North Lamar Boulevard, 78703</p>
<p><strong>East Austin: <a href="http://www.springdalefarmaustin.com/" target="_blank">Springdale Farm</a></strong><br />
755 Springdale Road, 78702</p>
<p><strong>Northwest Austin: </strong><strong><a href="http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/gateway" target="_blank">Whole Foods Market Gateway<br />
</a></strong>9607 Research Boulevard, #300, 78759</p>
<p><strong>Round Rock: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roundrockmarketdays" target="_blank">Round Rock Market Days</a><br />
</strong>221 E. Main St., Round Rock, TX 78664</p>
<p><strong>South Austin: <a href="http://cremabakerycafe.com/" target="_blank">Crema Bakery &amp; Cafe</a><br />
</strong>9001 Brodie Lane, Suite B, 78748</p>
<p><a href="http://austinbakes.com/signup" target="_blank">Sign up to volunteer or bake for West</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ol99nd46ou8ldcw">Download a printable flyer</a></p>
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<p>While there is a tendency for food bloggers to get ultra-creative when it comes to bake sales and food swaps, I&#8217;ve come to realize that simple, classic items sell the best. I&#8217;m baking up a big batch of my blueberry muffins and these peanut butter cookies. While they are fairly classic, I&#8217;ve added a bit of orange zest, which I think helps enhance the peanut buttery goodness.</p>
<h4>Peanut Butter Cookies</h4>
<p><em>makes about 4 dozen cookies</em></p>
<p>1 cup unsalted butter, softened<br />
1 1/4 creamy peanut butter<br />
1 cup granulated sugar<br />
1 cup packed brown sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour<br />
1 teaspoon baking powder<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest</p>
<p>In a large bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and stir in vanilla.<br />
In another bowl, mix together remaining ingredients.<br />
Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture until well-incorporated. Refrigerate cookie dough for at least an hour, or until ready to bake.<br />
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.<br />
Form dough into 1-inch balls and put on cookie sheets, flattening with a fork or the bottom of a cup.<br />
Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes before moving to a rack to finish cooling.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[9 weeks to go. Seemingly daily my anxiety flares up. How will this one turn out? How will I  turn out? Last time around I had post-partum depression and didn&#8217;t recognize or admit it to myself until my husband went away to a conference, and I found myself yelling at a four-month-old. It was extremely frightening, an [...]]]></description>
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<p>9 weeks to go.</p>
<p>Seemingly daily my anxiety flares up. How will this one turn out? How will <em>I </em> turn out? Last time around I had post-partum depression and didn&#8217;t recognize or admit it to myself until my husband went away to a conference, and I found myself yelling at a four-month-old. It was extremely frightening, an I remember feeling lucky that I could go into the office the next day and forget about what happened. (The only moment that has been scarier was directly after he was born and I thought I was going to die, something that is apparently normal after giving birth. Thanks, adrenaline!)</p>
<p>Now that I work from home, I don&#8217;t know what will happen. I&#8217;m one of those selfish bloggers who sends their spawn to daycare (side note: some people don&#8217;t like it when you say spawn. Or call your fetus a parasite. Oh well.) so I can work at home, but Reese starts kinder just about the same time I would &#8220;normally&#8221; return to work, so I&#8217;m trying it differently. Me and the baby and the attempt to work. I keep telling people I&#8217;ll jump back into my freelance responsibilities after a month of &#8220;leave&#8221;, because I&#8217;m terrified at the idea of just me and the baby and daytime TV for weeks on end.</p>
<p>This is the point at which some will say, &#8220;Well geez, why did you even have one child, let alone get pregnant again?&#8221;</p>
<p>Valid. But I don&#8217;t think my anxiety at being a stay-at-home mom lessons the love and joy I experience with my children, any more than an outwardly happy life means one can&#8217;t be stymied by depression.</p>
<p>The fact is I&#8217;m waiting for the other shoe to drop. It took so long for this guy to be on his way &#8211; only three months later was to be the &#8220;end&#8221; date I had mentally set. One of the truths in life is that once you get married and intend to have kids, everyone starts asking when the baby will be coming. Once you have the first, everyone asks when the next will be. Unless you&#8217;re keen on sharing your sex life or being brutally honest with everyone, while you&#8217;re trying to have a baby every question about your nonexistent fetus is an arrow headed for both your heart and your head, brutally reminding you of what a failure your body has been for years.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m quite aware that Reese will be almost six when his brother is born. Month after month of nothing but tears for lost possibility has a way of making time trickle to a crawl. &#8220;Oh sure,&#8221; you say, &#8220;You already had <em>one</em> though.&#8221; Yes, and I am lucky and he is amazing, but that doesn&#8217;t exempt me from the mental effects of infertility, no matter how much I wish it had. Secondary infertility has its own set of mental issues, because at one point your body did work quite well <em>thankyouverymuch</em>, and it&#8217;s hard to shake the feeling that something <em>you</em> did broke it in the interim.</p>
<p>All this is to say, mothering is really hard, both the getting there and the actual practice. Not hard in the #zombiemom trend sense or changing baby&#8217;s clothes for the 10th time that day. Those things are inconveniences, and yet seem to be the only things we talk about when it comes to being a parent. The actual feelings get buried under a sea of &#8220;Well, I chose this life, so I need to keep my mouth shut about anything other than literal shits and giggles.&#8221;</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s a shame. Sure, we love reveling in the beauty of one another&#8217;s lives, but we&#8217;re at our most human when we look the hard stuff in the eye and embrace it together. For all the hugs we give each other, let&#8217;s make them mean more.</p>
<p>9 weeks to go.</p>
<h4>How to Meal Plan While Pregnant</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open Google Calendar or have a paper calendar in front of you, because you&#8217;re going to forget what day of the week comes next.</li>
<li>Try to remember what you have in the fridge and pantry.</li>
<li>Go see what you have in the fridge and pantry. Discover cookies, and eat half the package.</li>
<li>Bathroom break.</li>
<li>Do something else for an hour until you walk past your calendar and remember what you were originally doing.</li>
<li>Think about what vegetables are in season and the healthy meals you could make with them.</li>
<li>Bathroom break.</li>
<li>Grab a cookbook to look up a new way to prepare kale, and accidentally open it up to the dessert section.</li>
<li>Bake a cake, frost it, and eat three slices.</li>
<li>Bathroom break.</li>
<li>Realize it&#8217;s now 5 p.m. and time to start cooking. Give up on the calendar and frantically search through your wares to find something to cook before the rest of the family starts clamoring for dinner.</li>
<li>Reject every option because your tastebuds are out of whack and you don&#8217;t want to admit you&#8217;re kind of full (and a bit sick) from eating cake.</li>
<li>Order a pizza.</li>
<li>Try again tomorrow.</li>
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		<description><![CDATA[In spring, other place have ramps. Austin has loquats. Personally, I&#8217;d rather have the loquats, as I&#8217;m perfectly fine with spring onions or young garlic subbing in for ramps. Loquats are not like another fruit, although I&#8217;ve often seen them compared to apricots. My friend Nelly gifted me with a giant bag of loquats this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In spring, other place have ramps. Austin has loquats.</p>
<p>Personally, I&#8217;d rather have the loquats, as I&#8217;m perfectly fine with spring onions or young garlic subbing in for ramps. Loquats are not like another fruit, although I&#8217;ve often seen them compared to apricots.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">My friend Nelly gifted me with a giant bag of loquats this week, and I am scurrying to find uses for them before they go bad. With temperatures in Austin already hitting 85+ (alternated with days that feature lows in the 40s, just for funsies) and my pregnancy-induced increased body temperature, I&#8217;ve been hitting the warm-weather treats.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A few weeks ago the people at <a href="http://www.chobani.com" target="_blank">Chobani</a> sent me a giant box of yogurt &#8211; hello, protein! &#8211; and I thought making popsicles would be a great way to use some of that stash.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If you don&#8217;t have popsicle molds, you can use paper cups, but I really like our molds &#8211; they&#8217;re BPA free and make that classic popsicle shape. I got ours at Home Goods, but they are available practically everywhere. I recommend using wooden popsicle sticks instead of the provided ones if you want to make a lot of popsicles in a short time. Frozen popsicles can be released from their molds and wrapped in waxed paper for freezer storage.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-3527 aligncenter" title="loquatpop2" src="http://megan.stetted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/loquatpop2.jpg" alt="" width="434" height="600" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If you don&#8217;t have loquats in your area, just swap in your favorite fruit in equal quantity. Almost everything goes with strawberry!</p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;">Loquat &amp; Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles</h4>
<p><em>makes 6 popsicles</em></p>
<p>6 ounces hulled strawberries<br />
6 ounces halved and pitted loquats<br />
1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt, divided<br />
Honey, to taste (optional)</p>
<p>Puree strawberries and half the yogurt, then repeat with loquats and remaining yogurt in a separate container. (This works best if you have an immersion blender.)</p>
<p>Add honey to taste, then pour purees into popsicle molds in alternating layers. Run a chopstick or skewer through the molds to create a somewhat marbled effect, if you like.</p>
<p>Freeze at least four hours. Hold molds under running water to help loosen the popsicle, if you have trouble removing it.</p>
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<p><em>Disclaimer: Chobani sent me yogurt after I attended a yogurt-themed dinner during SXSW. I was monetarily compensated for this post, and as always my opinions are my own.</em></p>
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<p>OK, actually we still need to hire an electrician to install some new lighting for us and there are a couple tiny projects left, but everything else is done!</p>
<p>Remember, here&#8217;s what it looked like before we moved in (we replaced appliances a few years ago):</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" title="Old kitchen" src="http://stetted.com/house/kitchen.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p>And what it looks like today&#8230;</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I get asked a lot is where I source my ingredients. In the grand scheme of things, we actually don’t spend a lot on groceries, and due to our diet of organic meats, fresh local veggies, and yes, even local dairy, this goes counter to what many people think about food [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the things I get asked a lot is where I source my ingredients. In the grand scheme of things, we actually don’t spend a lot on groceries, and due to our diet of organic meats, fresh local veggies, and yes, even local dairy, this goes counter to what many people think about food and food costs.</p>
<p>The first forays to the farmers’ market were tentative ones. We began going in January 2008, which, while still a productive time in terms of vegetables being available, did not exactly inspire confidence in our decision to eat locally. In January, lettuces, kale, and unfamiliar root vegetables took up most of the tables, and I would sigh over turnips and hesitantly end up with a head of broccoli.</p>
<p>These days I navigate the markets with ease, deciding which ones to visit based on what I need (or what breakfast I want that day). I don’t spend much time thinking about how or where to shop anymore – not only a result of feeling comfortable in Austin after 7 years, but also due to my growing confidence when it comes to preparing all manners of food.</p>
<p>So, here’s our list of where our food comes from. Note that this doesn&#8217;t include <em>all </em>our sources, but highlights my favorites. If you’re in the Austin area, I hope it helps you discover some new businesses. If you’re not, I hope it inspires you to go searching in your community for something new that makes your culinary heart go pitter-pat.<br />
<img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3384/3636415269_1afea3e688_z.jpg" alt="tomatoes" width="600" /></p>
<h4>Vegetables</h4>
<p><a href="http://jbgorganic.com"><strong>Johnson’s Backyard Garden</strong></a> – When we first started eating locally, JBG was our choice for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share. The pricing is good and due to the fact the farm is constantly growing, they have a wide variety of vegetables. We don’t use them for our CSA anymore, but I still buy from them at the farmers’ market and order their bulk tomatoes for canning.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.greenling.com"><strong>Greenling</strong></a> – Despite loving Austin and getting out to the markets, the fact is we’re homebodies at heart, and that means even getting groceries is a drag. We started getting Greenling delivery last year and love it. Usually we just stick with the Local Box, which is their version of a CSA, only sourced from multiple farms for the best variety and quality. However, they offer every other kind of grocery item we could possibly need, from meat to grains to frozen pizza – all local. And they deliver right to our house, despite us living in the suburbs. Score.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.urbanrootsatx.org/"><strong>Urban Roots</strong></a> &#8211; If I don&#8217;t get everything I need from Greenling, I love to stop by the Urban Roots booth at the farmers&#8217; market. This organization teaches skills to teenagers &#8211; not just farming but business and marketing. It&#8217;s a really great cause to support, and they grow wonderful produce.</p>
<p><a title="Berry Haul by stetted, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunlitrain/494755118/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/211/494755118_c533205caf_z.jpg?zz=1" alt="Berry Haul" width="600" /></a></p>
<h4>Fruits</h4>
<p><a href="http://markleyfamilyfarm.showitsite.com/"><strong>Markley Family Farm</strong></a> – Want strawberries in February? Markley grows hydroponic strawberries, which means they are ready just about when you start fretting about winter. My son and I ate an entire pint in about 10 minutes last time we bought ‘em.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sweetberryfarm.com"><strong>Sweet Berry Farm</strong></a> – For me spring has come to mean driving out to Marble Falls and crouching in the sun to pick pound after pound of strawberries, then spending the rest of the weekend making jam. They also do U-pick for blackberries, and just started growing peaches, if that’s more your thing.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lightseyfarms.com/"><strong>Lightsey Farm</strong></a> – Their stand at the various Austin-area markets is consistently filled with fruit for every season. We buy their peaches, persimmons, pears, cantaloupes, and figs regularly. (Especially the figs. Oh, baby.)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.realtimefarms.com/farm/6738030/bat-creek-farm"><strong>Bat Creek Farms</strong></a> – My northern heart was pretty excited to find out there are a few apple orchards nearby. Bat Creek brings their apples to the downtown market in early autumn, and our family goes a little crazy over them.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Steak in repose by stetted, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunlitrain/3682599219/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3578/3682599219_93cf766485_z.jpg" alt="Steak in repose" width="600" /></a></p>
<h4>Meats</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.richardsonfarms.com/"><strong>Richardson Farms</strong></a> &#8211; Their pork sausage is what helped our family transition to buying local food. They also have Thanksgiving turkeys.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.saltandtime.com"><strong>Salt and Time</strong></a> &#8211; Amazing cured meats. I give Ben a hard time because his favorite team is the Bears, but the man knows how to make a delicious bratwurst.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Smith-Smith-Farms/122293397819254"><strong>Smith &amp; Smith</strong> <strong>Farms</strong></a> &#8211; Chickens and quality pastured eggs, plus lamb</p>
<p><a href="http://www.windyhillorganics.com/"><strong>Windy Hill Farm</strong></a> &#8211; Did you know goat is the most popular meat in the world? Strangely, it&#8217;s kind of hard to find in parts of the US, but Windy Hill has almost every cut available. They also have lamb.</p>
<h4><strong>Dairy</strong></h4>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.purelucktexas.com/" target="_blank">Pure Luck Farm &amp; Dairy</a></strong> &#8211; My favorite goat cheese is made by Pure Luck. You might see me snatching at packages of the seasonal June&#8217;s Joy as soon as it starts appearing.<br />
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.mill-kingmarket.com/" target="_blank">Mill-King Market &amp; Creamery</a></strong> &#8211; Raw (only available direct at the farm) and low-temperature pasteurized milk, as well as cheese products including cheese curds!</p>
<p>This is just a sampling of all the places to get local food. If I wanted to, I could completely avoid the grocery store, like my friend Carla. Her blog, <a href="http://austinurbangardens.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Austin Urban Gardens</a>, is a wonderful resource on all things eating local. I do also shop at my neighborhood HEB for necessities (my store has a great selection of King Arthur Flour products), and at Whole Foods. Both stores are working hard to get more local products on the shelves.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s your favorite place to get local food?</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our remodel isn&#8217;t done yet, but I wanted to share a few of the key bits of knowledge I&#8217;ve gained from the past month&#8217;s experience. First of all, I need to stress how grateful I am that 1) we had help for a huge chunk of the work, 2) my husband put up with my [...]]]></description>
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<p>Our remodel isn&#8217;t done yet, but I wanted to share a few of the key bits of knowledge I&#8217;ve gained from the past month&#8217;s experience.</p>
<p>First of all, I need to stress how grateful I am that 1) we had help for a huge chunk of the work, 2) my husband put up with my critical eye, and 3) we were able to save up enough money in the months previous to cover the whole project. These things made everything a lot less stressful &#8211; and considering how stressful it was anyway, I feel dang lucky.</p>
<p><strong>Plan, Plan, Plan</strong></p>
<p>While we had been thinking about renovating our kitchen for a few years, we didn&#8217;t really begin planning in earnest until December. From our 1387136 trips to IKEA over the years (it&#8217;s only about 15 minutes away) we already had a good sense of what we wanted, and just needed to decide on specifics. If you use Pinterest, this is a great way to get organized and corral all of your inspiration into one place.</p>
<p>Figure out your budget and time frame ahead of time, too. With the baby coming at the end of June, my only absolute requirement was to get it done before then, but in our minds the sooner was the better, especially because I have gotten less useful around the house as my belly gets bigger.</p>
<p><strong>Multiply</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Take your budget and time frame and multiply them both by two. Deliveries will be delayed, you will get sick, and even the easy tasks will take much longer than you expect them to. Unless you have the funds to pay for a contractor and day laborers, you&#8217;re going to need to take real life and (possibly) inexperience into consideration.</p>
<p>Padding the budget is usually a no-brainer, but don&#8217;t forget to include all those extra trips to the home improvement store in that calculation. And, according to a Consumer Reports article from 2012, the average cost for a kitchen remodel (including appliances) is around $30,000.</p>
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<p><strong>Be Patient</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Like I said, deliveries and installations will get delayed. Unfortunately, home renovation doesn&#8217;t really work like Amazon Prime. When it comes to working with actual people, be prepared to give a little leeway. Especially with your spouse or co-habitors.</p>
<p><strong>Have a Fallback</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>When we planned out what we wanted, it didn&#8217;t really occur to us that products might suddenly be discontinued. Or that actually, we can&#8217;t install new lighting ourselves because the attic is a mishmosh of beams and pipes and ductwork. Or that IKEA doesn&#8217;t make a cabinet that is the proper dimensions for the space between our oven and pantry wall.</p>
<p>These aren&#8217;t huge problems, but they did trip us up and caused a lot of (perhaps more than needed) discussion. See above on being patient.</p>
<p><strong>Get Used to Take-out Food</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>My stove was out of commission for less than a week, but other factors, such as &#8220;Where the @*^!# did I put the forks?&#8221; will not exactly inspire home cooking.</p>
<p>Keep fresh fruit and snacks like granola bars on hand, and if you&#8217;re lucky to have your fridge working, Greek yogurt (for the extra protein) and coconut water (for the electrolytes/hydration).</p>
<p>For lunch and dinner, we alternated with sit-down restaurants, prep food from the grocery store, and yes, fast food. It happens.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3494" title="kitchen upper cabinets" src="http://megan.stetted.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kitchen_uppercabinets.jpg" alt="kitchen upper cabinets" width="500" /></p>
<p><strong>Ask For Help</strong></p>
<p>My in-laws visited for a week and helped my husband do the bulk of the work that was needed. My friend Steff answered my freaked-out plea to help me empty out the cabinets before demolition. We borrowed tools from anyone who could loan them.</p>
<p>Asking for help isn&#8217;t always easy, but most people will jump at the opportunity to help out those they love. The worst that can happen is that they say no.</p>
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<p>At the end of this, I definitely won&#8217;t consider myself an expert, but I hope I&#8217;ve learned a few things that will stay with me for future projects. Not that I think we&#8217;ll be embarking on any large projects any time soon &#8230; although there is that one area that could use sprucing&#8230;</p>
<span class="shortcode-highlight"><em>Have you planned a kitchen remodel? What was your biggest hurdle?</em></span><!--/.shortcode-highlight-->
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of months ago, my friend Amber sent me a message over Skype: &#8220;Do you want to help me make 300 cupcakes for my cousin&#8217;s wedding?&#8221; &#8220;hahaha&#8221; I replied. &#8220;I&#8217;m not joking,&#8221; she said in return. &#8220;I know.&#8221; I didn&#8217;t really think twice about it, to be honest. There are certain people you just [...]]]></description>
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<p>A couple of months ago, my friend Amber sent me a message over Skype:</p>
<p>&#8220;Do you want to help me make 300 cupcakes for my cousin&#8217;s wedding?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;hahaha&#8221; I replied.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not joking,&#8221; she said in return.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know.&#8221;</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t really think twice about it, to be honest. There are certain people you just say yes to when it comes to requests of help. Aside from imagining the hell it would be for Amber to make so many cupcakes by herself, it just seemed like fun to spend a day baking with friends. We <del>forced</del> asked our friend Steff to take the day off work, and before we knew it, the day was upon us.</p>
<p>My original plan for this post was to do a complete run-down of how we managed to make and frost 288 cupcakes (in three different flavors) in about 8 hours, but two things happened. First of all, making cupcakes takes time and requires concentration so you don&#8217;t screw up the recipe.</p>
<p>Secondly, aside from a few snaps we managed to take before starting and during the frosting process, there are no photos. No photos of the three of us posing together with boxes and boxes of finished cupcakes, no photos of Steff covered completely in powdered sugar (you&#8217;re welcome, Steff), no process shots featuring looks of intense concentration.</p>
<p>We keep our phones tucked away when we are together, whether it is during lunch at a barbecue joint or spending an entire exhausting day baking. Just like when you are with people that allow for comfortable silence, not pulling out a phone every two minutes is a sign of true friendship. Life still happens if you don&#8217;t Instagram it.</p>
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