tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32994060929017724132024-03-13T13:23:34.105-05:00SymiGoddessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-38640180543627716492013-11-22T12:56:00.000-06:002013-11-22T14:02:50.439-06:00Graduation Reflection
Throughout
my career in the world of credit unions and technology I have often battled
with the fact that people assumed I had a college education. I guess there was
no blaming them; the jobs I have held over the past sixteen years have all had
degree requirements. I overcame those obstacles with hard work and dedication
and my own stubbornness for not letting anyone tell me I can’t do Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-89676675223397266622013-03-25T16:16:00.001-05:002013-03-25T16:17:45.631-05:00Screen Scraping is Bad
It's been a year since I've written a blog post. It doesn't seem like I have the time anymore to write anything longer than a 140 character tweet. All that time gets eaten up with work, and then play :) So what better way to get in a post than to just copy an email I crafted earlier today. I'll have to find something fun that I'm playing with to create the next post.
I work in self-service Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-243977735805032312012-05-03T12:27:00.000-05:002012-05-03T12:27:28.144-05:00Chef McHugh - Pick Me Pick Me!
I got a little giddy when I saw the Facebook post from Lüke San Antonio River Walk.
I almost had to do a double take. Did they really just say they are hosting a contest so share our favorite beer pairing recipe for a chance to win a spot at the upcoming beer dinner? And did they also say Brooklyn Brewery? Hell Yes!
The Contest:
Do you love beer? If you answered yes, our Brooklyn Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-36781884909038706062012-02-09T13:37:00.003-06:002012-02-09T13:50:48.511-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round 14
The amount of fun I have had week after week with this little challenge has been exponentially growing with each new box. And once again this week is no exception.
Upon arriving home I discovered a surprise waiting with me Greenling box. An awesome box of goodies from Greenling and an awesome note to let me know they read this blog. Totally made my night!
My daughter thought it was super coolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-52350407137403460882012-02-02T22:02:00.002-06:002012-02-09T13:50:36.204-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round 11-13
I know... I know... I was supposed to be doing this every week and keep up with each episode and make a corresponding dinner using my weekly Surprise Me ingredient from Greenling. and then the holidays happened and then vacations...
So what's my excuse this time? Trust me it's a good one. I was out of the country on a cruise with the band Weezer!
But this week I'm finally Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-3019179420847572342012-01-11T21:16:00.000-06:002012-01-11T21:17:53.079-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round 10
Tonight's Greenling Surprise Me item was Watermelon radish! I love this veggie and pick them up any time I see them at farmers's markets or at the grocery.
Round and encased in a pale green, thin skin, the watermelon radish has pinkish-red flesh, with a mild, sweet flavor.
I love to pickle these radishes, but since I had already used that approach with the breakfast radishes on a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-25918140393715112042012-01-04T22:20:00.003-06:002012-01-04T23:47:37.850-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round 8-9
So once again a holiday interferes with my Top Chef Quickfire Greenling Challenge - well sort of. I spent the holidays in Dallas, TX this year. And as of Dec 2011 there was no Greenling service in the DFW area. So I had to drive my box of fresh awesomeness to my amazing hosts's house to make my weekly dish. I used the russet potatoes and local kale to make my family's favorite passed down Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-89514400306705145542011-12-14T19:01:00.000-06:002011-12-14T19:12:38.434-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round Seven
Tonight's Greenling box had a repeat Surprise Me item. The Sunflower Sprouts reappeared in my box! This was not a bad thing at all - who doesn't love a repeat of one of their favorites. But it would be cheating to remake the same dish, so I decided to add a twist and try to use my farmstead box items as well.
The Greenling Farmstead box is a collection of items for $15 - "A Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-29986201804757069542011-12-07T21:16:00.001-06:002011-12-07T21:55:23.028-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round Six
I have been looking forward to tonight's Greenling box and Surprise Me Quickfire challenge all day and once again the Surprise me item was a fantastic one. Acorn Squash! And a huge one at that!
With the cold snap passing through tonight's dish was a crazy easy decision, I decided to make a roasted acorn squash soup.
Roasting an acorn squash is super easy. Slice in half, scrape out the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-84551440019814853202011-12-01T21:13:00.001-06:002011-12-01T21:52:15.357-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round 4-5
Thanksgiving vacation put a delay in my blogging and Quickfire challenge, but I made sure to play catch up this week with a fantastic yummy ingredient.
This week's Greenling Box Surprise Me item was Sunflower Sprouts!
Sunflower sprouts are baby sunflowers. They make an inexpensive and tasty nutritional addition to any salad or green smoothie.
Fresh, crunchy, and slightly nutty inAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-74297269291378420432011-11-16T19:31:00.015-06:002011-12-07T21:45:56.402-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round ThreeTonight's Surprise Me Greenling ingredient is Carrot Radishes!
A super fun vegetable with a spicy crunch and kick.
My inspiration for tonight's dish is primarily based on finding these yummy sweet potato and buckwheat noodles at the local HEB. I love asian veggies over soba noodles and decided tonight would be a fun chance to try out some fun new ingredients.
I started the dish Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-80468709787867270332011-11-09T18:11:00.009-06:002011-11-09T19:11:18.520-06:00Greenling Quickfire Round TwoToday's box was packed full of yummy treats. The Surprise Me ingredient from Greenling was one of my favorite fun vegetables. Dragon Tongue Beans!The tender and superbly delicious 7-inch pods are whiteish yellow, with amazing purple streaks! They taste similar to a long green bean but with a slightly spicier kick. I couldn't wait to throw them into a yummy dish.I also had a beautiful acorn squashAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-80069484051177810222011-11-02T18:33:00.030-05:002011-11-02T20:38:23.559-05:00Greenling Quickfire Round OneI've been reluctant to post in my blog since the whole Bravo fallout thing happened. Since that post, Bravo confirmed to the delight of many that they were indeed filming the next season of Top Chef in our beloved Texas. I didn't intend to "break the story" and I'm not even quite sure I did. But after countless requests for interviews and comments I've been successful avoiding the press and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08395712599289620648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-64013830722477926462011-06-29T16:10:00.005-05:002012-02-09T13:51:01.368-06:00The night Bravo told me to stop tweeting
The back story....
I love Top Chef. I have seen every episode of every season, I have attended multiple live events and when I travel I eat at the restaurants of both the judges and contestants.
Last night I made plans to attend one of my favorite types of local events - a Beer Pairing Dinner at Luke. I am a foodie and I Facebook and tweet most everything I eat, so my phone was SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-56959724592144483032011-03-08T14:28:00.001-06:002011-04-19T14:00:48.638-05:00It's a new dawn...So a quick catch up from the previous post... I'm so behind ;)
Surgery was a complete success - clean margins, tumor completely removed and no need for post surgery radiation. I'm told I'll make a full recovery.
The scar is massive (at least to me) but is well hidden by my hair and so far no one seems to notice any real difference unless I point it out and say "hey check out my huge scar!"
Life SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-27121075089677106662011-01-02T21:19:00.000-06:002011-01-02T21:19:39.855-06:00"My Last Supper"
Two weeks ago I got news that a small bump behind my ear was a little more than a bump. In fact it was a tumor. The kind that we later discovered that Adam Yauch had and survived. (ironic fate for a Beastie Boys fan)
The options were few, leave it (not a good outlook) or treat it and the treatment is surgery. The surgery will leave a scar from the top of my ear, down my neck and a dent in the SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-70973349824844247692010-12-10T11:06:00.002-06:002010-12-10T11:12:12.965-06:00Balls!It's that wonderful time of year again! Yes, Holiday Cookie exchange - where you sacrifice just a few nights of sanity and your kitchen and come home with more cookies than you can eat for the rest of the year.
I love my job, for many reasons, but the fact that I work with a ton of talented bakers who enjoy these kinds of mass production as much as I do really is amazing.
This will be my SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-53752227929622074342010-11-12T08:21:00.000-06:002010-11-12T08:21:48.426-06:00Julie/Julia Iron Chef Stone Oak Last night, I had the extreme pleasure of attending the first Alamo DraftHouse Iron Chef event outside of Austin. If you know me, then you know that one of the only things I love as much as food is a good movie, so when the DraftHouse combines my two favorite loves - I am there!It's never been a question "should I make the drive to Austin". So now that they are bringing these events closer to SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-33762397170773581282010-08-29T18:15:00.000-05:002010-08-29T18:15:43.534-05:00Hatch FantasticEvery year since we moved to the great state of Texas, we make the annual trip to Central Market (aka Gucci Grocery) for the Hatch Festival.These green peppers are the most amazing thing. Hot or mild they have such an amazing flavor that can be used in dishes savory or sweet. Each year I buy a full case, set some aside to roast, freeze others to supply my kitchen for the rest of the year - and SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-17213741061863078312010-07-14T11:30:00.006-05:002010-07-14T11:45:05.281-05:00Beer LoveLast night I ventured out to a Tweetup for #beericecream at FreeTail Brewing. I figured it would kill 3 birds with one stone.
1) I had not yet been to FreeTail
2) I have been meaning to get out and mingle with San Antonio people
3) um, beer ice cream? yes!
The beer ice cream was yummy, and so was the Broken Promise Pale Ale. My only disappointment for the night was that they did not have anSymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-37433011870434057592010-06-25T15:15:00.002-05:002010-06-25T15:19:08.841-05:00DUK #13So if you thought I was giddy over MY FIRST DUK, prepare yourself. When I found out I would get the chance to host a second I nearly passed out at work :)
So what was different this time around? A lot! For starters, I wasn't a nervous wreck for the days preceding - and with the arrival of my iPhone4 that morning I was actually quite distracted! I took the day of off to enjoy my time and relax SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-86598535117097055592010-05-12T23:37:00.003-05:002010-05-12T23:43:10.227-05:00Run Baby RunI used to be the girl who only ran when she was being chased. I started running after a good friend inspired me to try a 10K trail run. Looking back I guess I should have started with a 5K, but I am also an overachiever. With just 2 short weeks I to train I pulled out some sneakers with a trace of tread left on them and started running laps in my neighborhood.
Much to my surprise, I did finish SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-14777479421225106792010-04-29T11:54:00.000-05:002010-04-29T11:54:09.149-05:00OMGWTFBBQ!quick update on cool stuffs from recent times:
Still working on my Flying Saucer Gold plate for 200 beers.I have made it to 146 and counting.Summer is a great time for trying new beer
I am loving The Pinkus Organic line
Still in love with any and all Avery and Abita Beers (plus it's strawberry harvest season) - Abita Dinner at Bin 555 was delish can't wait for the next one!
And Real Ale in SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-22342137770835296992010-04-09T10:20:00.002-05:002010-04-09T10:26:39.253-05:00Are you RegE?Pun stolen from employee announcement. Please don't "pun"-ish me :)
If you work in the banking industry, by now you should be knee deep in Reg E preparations.
What is Reg E?
The Federal Reserve Board has issued new rules for Regulation E which will give consumers the right to limit the overdraft costs associated with ATM and one-time debit card transactions by giving consent or SymiGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715366700107254450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299406092901772413.post-80642170332106675292010-02-09T10:22:00.000-06:002010-02-09T10:22:12.750-06:00Lost 6x2It wouldn't be a new season of Lost without a Dharma Party!
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