My Adventure with Austin Eats Food Tours

Thanks to Yelp Austin, I won a giveaway for a FREE bicycle food tour around East Austin. To say I was ecstatic is an understatement. I was over the moon! I couldn’t wait to hop on a bike (mind you, the last time I rode on a bicycle, I was 15 years old) and eat my way thru East Austin.

The Yelp Austin Food Tour Gang (with a few members missing)

If you’re not familiar with Austin Eats Food Tours, it all started from a couple’s experience in a food tour they had taken in another city. They couldn’t believe Austin didn’t already offer one, so they took it upon themselves to start one up. Before they knew it, they were the hot tamale. I mean, why wouldn’t they be? Even for native Austinites, it would be silly to not use an afternoon to explore the amazing eateries in your town. Our tour guide (and founder of Austin Eats Food Tours), Andy, was awesome. This guy knows his food!

Tacos (but no Gatos)

Well, maybe I can add a cute gato before I share my recent taco adventure?

*insert squee here*

Much better, right? How can kittens not cheer anyone up?

Food Truckin’

East 6th Street Trailer Park & Eatery

This past week has been quite the adventure in food truckin’. Our family has promised ourselves to ditch chains and fast food, and stick to local and yummy food trucks and restaurants (although, the occasional trip to Carl’s Jr. may be inevitable). We want to support local businesses, after all. So, during our first week of the new year, we visited two food trailers inside East 6th Street Trailer Park & Eatery and a long-time favorite a few miles away…

Breakfast Quesadillas

Granola Breakfast Quesadillas

Today I’d like to welcome my dear, beardy Husby to TYG! It’s widely known amongst our family and friends that he cooks and is quite the kitchen connoisseur (at least, more than I can ever be).  He was kind enough (after much convincing… ok… demanding) to share his latest creation that he learned from a local eatery in our city.

Ode to Food…

I’ve always always loved food. Who doesn’t? It nourishes you. Opens you to new worlds. It can either have a very calming effect (or depending on your gastric health, a rather concerning one). For me, food is something to appreciate, to take care of and to ENJOY.

Due to my hectic work schedule, I’ve been so busy. I mean, I haven’t updated this in two weeks! But I needed to break this bad absence with a post that’ll leave me, at least, hungry and ready for lunch. Ready for some photographical yumminess?

of course, a homemade meal is never one to deny. these enchiladas suizas were lovingly made by my aunt whom had us over for dinner one evening. the beans and rice were the perfect icing on the cake!

I ran across these bad boys the day we were moving into our new place. There’s a neat little donut and taco shop just down the road called Donut Tacos Palace. The Hook ‘Em Horn donut was incredible!

Pei Wei‘s Mongolian chicken is my Go-To for fast, yummy Asian food.

during Thanksgiving weekend, my Dad kept going on and on about this amazing salad from Wendy’s. one day, i couldn’t figure out what to eat, so i thought i’d try this Apple Pecan salad. turns out, this salad that my Dad raved about was totally worth raving about. YUM!

Tiff’s Treats chocolate cookies are my absolute, all-time favorite chocolate chip cookie. These were a holiday edition that contained MINT! mmmm, I’m so glad to have Tiff’s Treats just a phone call away!

Ok, so this really wasn’t an ‘ode’ per se, but close enough. If anything, I just wanted to make you super hungry! hehe