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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Vitamix Celery Soup

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Vitamix Celery Soup

From the moment I landed in Tampa for Christmas, it was lunch/pub crawl/brunch/cocktails/dinner/wine/repeat. It was wonderful sharing such merriment with my family and friends, but it took a toll on my entire being.  I knew when I hopped on that plane back to Austin that I needed a detox, stat.  So I stopped by Snap Kitchen before unpacking a thing and picked up enough juice for a three day cleanse.

Boiled Celery

The juices did a great job of filling me up and keeping me energized on the first day, but day two was a different story.  I’m such a savory-loving girl and I just wanted something other than cold, sweet juice for “dinner”.  I recalled a soup that Molly made for me a while back that was totally cleanse appropriate.  And I found that this was the perfect thing to keep a cleansing girl on track.

Celery Soup Blendtec

Celery, almonds, vegetable broth – that’s it.  Blended all up, the rich and creamy soup felt like I was doing something wrong. But knowing that celery is an excellent source of antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties, I kept right on drinking.

Soup recipe can be found here.

Noah Marion Quality Goods Giveaway

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Noah Marion FoodFash Bag

Almost immediately after moving to Austin, it was time for SXSW 2012. Ariel flew in from LA and we took on a very new-to-both-of-us town. One of her friends was working Hype Hotel and had plans to sneak us in to the Miike Snow show.  In the meantime, we sat next door drinking Mexican martinis, asking future friend Noah Marion to take this picture.

Noah Marion Quality Goods

Mixing my virtual life and real life together wasn’t quite a thing at that time. But Noah and I began following each other on Instagram the moment that photo was taken.  And then we kept in touch, supporting one another’s projects in the form of “likes” and, from my end, the occasional “I really need one of your bags” comments.

Earlier this month, when I was craving a better than ever giveaway for FoodFash, I sent an email to Noah proposing this very post.  He suggested making a custom FoodFash bag and within days I was in his studio, poking around, asking questions, talking fabric.

Noah Marion Quality Goods Studio

It was wonderful putting a real story to an Instagram face.  I learned that Noah studied sculpture at Tulane and had an interior design practice here in Austin.  He described an inherited sewing machine and how the working order or availability of equipment steered his interests over the years.  I saw the first wallet, the first Noah Marion Quality Good, which is where the leather work began.  Then a Kindle case, a Macbook case, more custom requests, prototype creation, a website launch – it was was a whirlwind of a time that I didn’t even realize I was watching.

Noah Marion Quality Goods Fabric

So back to that custom FoodFash bag…  Here’s your chance to win it! The giveaway begins today and ends at midnight on Tuesday, December 24th.  And then I’ll be making someone’s Christmas extra merry by announcing the winner on Christmas day!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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And if you just can’t wait for the winner to be announced and want to purchase this bag, hit up the East 2nd Street Flea where Noah will have six additional FoodFash bags for sale this weekend!

Birthday Biscotti

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Homemade Biscotti

Oh hey there, FoodFash, you turn 4 today!  Can you believe it??

Homemade Biscotti 3

Four years, 2 names, 772 posts, a new city, a new job – life certainly wouldn’t be the same without you.  I am as much FoodFash as I am Kristin and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Homemade Biscotti 4

So I baked you a little something.  A little something that I had never baked before to show I’m glad you’re still here.  A little something that I modified by using coconut oil in lieu of vegetable oil, because I know how you like to break the rules sometimes.

Pistachio & Dried Fruit Biscotti recipe can be found here.