On a Lighter Note

So, there are fun things to do when you are out of work. Like spending the whole day with your hubby. Yesterday we went and got our taxes done and are going to get a decent tax return, so that's good. Knowing you will be receiving money is always a good thing, but especially good when you are running low on it. I needed to run by another office close to Super Suppers to drop something off, plus I wanted to stop by the Asian market off Spicewood, so we headed off to Austin.

For those of you who don't know, Jeff and I love to cook. I really love Asian food and so we have begun experimenting with that. We found a recipe in a cookbook we have that we wanted to try. There were a few ingredients we couldn't find at HEB, so Asian market it is. Oh, how much fun it was! I think we spent 30 minutes just looking at the sauces. It's so cool looking at how different cultures cook and what ingredients they use. For instance, you can get a dozen quail eggs at this market. I have no idea what the difference in taste is, but it's neat to see. We very much enjoyed our time there and I would recommend going there if this interests you at all. There is a restaurant in the back too. We didn't eat there, but it was pretty busy, so it must be good.

There is another Asian market on Lamar, but I like this one better. The one on Lamar is HUGE and has alot more stuff, BUT the fish smell in there is somewhat repulsive. In the back of the store they have huge fish tanks with all sorts of weird fish. Cool to see, not so cool to smell.

I will say that I was not happy about how the meal turned out, but I'm hard on myself about these things. It wasn't bad. Michael ate three eggrolls. Of course, my kids love all things Asian as well. We will keep trying to perfect our Asian cooking. Yummy! And if that involves going back to the Asian market, so be it. I think I'll take the kids next time too.