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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 24 May 2010 10:36 |
 As the name suggests, the main attraction at Longhorn Cavern State Park is the natural cave. Declared as U.S. Natural Landmark in 1971, Longhorn Cavern is located south-west of Burnet or north-west of Marble Falls in Hill Country of Texas. The cavern is believed to exist a few million years ago and relatively is considered a young geologic formation. Bones of elephant, bison, bear, dear and other animals have been found here. Evidence shows it has been used as shelter since prehistoric era.This … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 21 May 2010 00:00 |
 I was made aware about the wonderful wild flowers viewing when I received an email from MD. From her suggested drive for the best sightseeing, I twisted our journey to include fruit picking, visiting Longhorn Cavern State Park and food hunting in Marble Falls. Started from Austin we traveled south, then headed west via Hwy 71 passing Bee Cave and Spicewood before taking a turn into Hwy 281 North and continued our journey to Marble Falls. Next, we drove on RM 1431 for 1.5 miles before turning rig… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 17 May 2010 00:00 |
 After I picked up the arts of how to cook BBQ Pork or 'char siew' at my home kitchen, we seldom frequented Chinese restaurants for BBQ Pork anymore. Branching out to chicken, this attempt shares the recipe for Honey Barbecue (BBQ) Chicken which is adapted from BBQ Pork recipe. Similar marinade is prepared except for chicken, I have added some honey. Ready to check out it goes? |
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Written by Shirley T
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:00 |
 For the past 6 months we had been searching for yellow noodles in Austin. Both my Significant Other and I love this noodle, even just a plain stir-fried style. One fine day, we came across the similar noodles in the cooler when we passed an aisle at MT Supermarket. Without hesitant, we bought home to try and that led me to think of 'Mee Jawa' - one of Penang hawker food. Oh dear! This the downside of living in Austin now when you grow up in a place called 'Food Paradise' - the nicknamed of Penan… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 07 May 2010 00:00 |
 Peekaboo! This was the favorite word uttered by my friend's toddler when we took him out shopping last week. Playing hide and seek along the aisle and suddenly appearing behind a row of dresses and shouted out 'Peekaboo'! I think he was enjoying his day out with us and I found his expression was entertaining. Well, toddlers are generally at a matured age that could write and perhaps start making the first Mother's Day card to appreciate their mommies. Alternatively, countless of ready made card … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 00:00 |
 I never believe my mom when she told me that Curry Mee is one of the simplest to prepare among all the Penang Hawker Food. Not until when I tried it myself at my home kitchen. Life in Penang used to be very luxurious since there are plenty of Curry Mee stalls and I never bother to learn how to cook it. However, living in Austin now sounds pathetic when we crave for Penang Curry Mee. Caught in desperation, I decided to cook our own version at home, recalling the recipe my mom used to share with m… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 14 May 2010 00:00 |
 Since last year, I have been telling myself to take a peek at Sixth Street. The venue that is well-known to be the heart of live entertainment and most desirable hang-out spot in Austin Downtown. Being too occupied with other activities, I did not seem to have time until recently when we turned up at 'Old Pecan Street Festival' which was held on the first weekend of May (1 & 2 May) 2010. Held along Sixth Street or formerly known as Pecan Street, the festival is a biannual event that runs on a we… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 10 May 2010 00:00 |
 Momma used to tell me, "When you eat something nice, you got to share with others!". Since it sounds impossible to share my plate on website, I got myself armed with a compact camera, taking some shots to share how fantastic the ice-cream I had last week! Blame it to rising temperature in Austin, lately I have been eying on ice-cream for obvious reason. Three weeks in a row, I pampered myself with this sinful indulgence. Hugging pint after pint of ice-cream three weeks ago, then a packet of 8 co… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 00:00 |
 I grow up eating popiah or spring rolls, be it fresh popiah or deep fried popiah, they are parts of my blood and my flesh. Yet, I was a total blundered in assuming that 'Popiah' is a Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysia) term until recently. According to Wikipedia, Popiah is a Fujian/Chaozhou-style fresh spring roll that is commonly served in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. It is also referred as runbing (潤餅) or baobing (薄饼) in Mandarin. In Hokkien dialect, Popiah literally means 'thin wafer'. Oh goodnes… |
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