Austin American-Statesman food writer and blogger with a picky toddler and husband who makes music. Relish Austin food blogLa Vie DansanteFacebook@broylesa on TwitterTumblr (3.0; @broylesa)http://broylesa.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m57fycDVU21qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>@chefdavidbull working with a young chef camper @elbuen’s #food4kids luncheon. A big group of us is helping serve turkey meatloaf, whipped carrots and candied quinoa for lunch.</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/24545022603http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/24545022603Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:47:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ud58chYo1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Lloyd Doggett speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for SFC’s new home off MLK near the MetroRail stop.</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/24064774201http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/24064774201Wed, 30 May 2012 10:17:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m486kzmNCH1qztbfbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Anyone surprised to see this on E-trade’s home page right now?</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/23293456264http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/23293456264Fri, 18 May 2012 10:48:35 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4834pqppB1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Whew, I’m so glad they specified “manly recipes” on the cover of this new cookbook from a “Deadliest Catch” guy. I can’t imagine the alternative!</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/23290926587http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/23290926587Fri, 18 May 2012 09:34:01 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m472l7e9nw1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I’m very pleased with this farro panzanella I made today for that photo shoot. Nutty, chewy, tangy, fresh. Recipe on Wednesday.</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/23264428913http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/23264428913Thu, 17 May 2012 20:24:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3x3ujODo41qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Mexican plums! Foraged (with permission) on our walk this morning. Can’t get over all the fruit hanging on trees around Austin this year! Figs will be ripening soon…</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/22907997735http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/22907997735Sat, 12 May 2012 11:15:55 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3em3gXFNv1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>First peaches of the season from Rhew Orchard near Stockdale, southeast of San Antonio. Fat juicy cling peaches fresh off the trees…</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/22260185859http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/22260185859Wed, 02 May 2012 11:35:40 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37atfaeil1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The wind is keeping temps bearable, but Auditorium Shores is a dust bowl. Remember when this used to be a field of grass?</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21989339508http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21989339508Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:48:51 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m373qzN4A11qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Brad Sorenson of “Next Food Network Star” among the fans in Waxman’s captive audience. #austinfoodwine</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21979857884http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21979857884Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:16:10 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m371obxGZO1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>100 hot grills + 200 people + Tim Love = largest hands on grilling event in history, he says. @austinfoodwine</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21977511293http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21977511293Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:31:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31vw5iV7f1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Great to meet @grillgirl & Kreuz owner @keithschmidt1, who had just come from Franklin’s, over a fat beef rib at JMueller’s. #bbqtrail</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21796106165http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/21796106165Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:38:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28120yJJf1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>On a hunt for loquat recipes when I found <a href="http://www.loquatworld.com/LoquatRecipes.html" target="_blank">this</a>: “Loquat wine needs to age at least one year. Therefore, <strong>it would be best to plan in advance</strong>.” </p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20784044978http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20784044978Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:42:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24jlkOXzU1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Loquat trees all over Austin are sagging with fruit! A bumper crop of an under-appreciated fruit. Great for nibbling or, if you’re feeling ambitious with all that peeling, preserves.</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20666608221http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20666608221Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:32:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1mfvozCjS1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Has anyone ever made dehydrated berry jams? Trying a Paul Virant recipe from “The Preservation Kitchen.”</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20091731222http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20091731222Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:55:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1m6urD2Z51qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Two days until the launch of @realaustinmag, the Statesman’s new monthly magazine! Look who made the cover… #ispyREAL</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20079859091http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/20079859091Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:40:03 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m19a4bi1zb1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Between the new @edibleaustin and my I-couldn’t-resist-the-hype impulse book buy, I wish I could do nothing but read for the next two days.</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19698431107http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19698431107Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:21:47 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m17rd0nvvX1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My uncle, who lives out in the sticks near @JesterKingBeer, must be the only bachelor in Austin with two fridges in his kitchen.</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19661964186http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19661964186Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:39:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m16uaksL8Q1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Mariachis are helping kick off this new SFC farmers market right! So happy the rain got in and got out.</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19627051017http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19627051017Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:44:44 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m137dkImQe1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>For your Sunday reading, a baffling letter to the editor in @statesman about SXSW interactive fest: “I can’t think of anything more diametrically opposed to the arts than the high-tech industry, which cannily creates addictions to countless gadgets that further detach its users from actual experience and emotion.”</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19514906526http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19514906526Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:36:56 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m11e2djr1t1qztbfbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>One out one in already at Rachael Ray’s party at Stubb’s. “This is like Christmas for me,” she announces in her intro to Bob Schneider. Looks like it’s lil corn dogs and brisket on a biscuit for breakfast for me…</p>http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19455914492http://broylesa.tumblr.com/post/19455914492Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:06:13 -0500