Today we are going to search Lakeway for signs of Easter. We are being catered by Another Broken Egg of Austin. Our entertainment is Bing Crosby.
Menu
SHRIMP ‘N GRITS – Gulf shrimp and andouille sautéed with red peppers and onions in a spicy low country reduction over creamy cheese grits. Served with garlic bread and lemon.
HASH BROWN BENEDICT – Ham and cheese stuffed crispy hash brown croquettes, topped with poached eggs, mushroom herbed hollandaise, and red peppers. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.
EGGS BLACKSTONE BENEDICT – Grilled red tomato slices on an English muffin, topped with poached eggs, hollandaise, chopped bacon, and green onions. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.
MARDI GRAS OMELETTE – Filled with Louisiana crawfish, gulf shrimp, andouille, and red peppers, topped with tomato hollandaise, tomatoes, and green onions. Served with an English muffin and grits or fresh country potatoes.
CRAB CAKE BENEDICT – Jumbo lump crab cakes on an English muffin, topped with poached eggs, andouille-infused hollandaise, red peppers, and green onions. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.
SMOKED SALMON BENEDICT – Toasted bagel, cream cheese, smoked salmon, and poached eggs, topped with red onions, capers, and green onions. Served with grits or fresh country potatoes.
COUNTRY POWER BOWL – Scrambled eggs filled with country ham, onions, and tomatoes over Cheddar jack cheese grits. Topped with country sausage gravy. Served with baked bacon and an oversized biscuit.
CHICKEN & WAFFLES – Crispy fried chicken tenders on a Belgian waffle, drizzled with house-made chipotle honey.
CINNAMON ROLL FRENCH TOAST – Thick-sliced, house-baked French-toast style cinnamon rolls topped with cream cheese icing, rum butter sauce drizzle, fresh seasonal berries, and fresh whipped cream. Served with two eggs any style and baked bacon or house-made sausage patties.
MONTEREY POWER OMELETTE – Egg white omelet filled with chicken, onions, green chilies, and tomatoes. Topped with guajillo sauce, Jack cheese, and avocado. Side of sour cream. Served with an English muffin and fresh seasonal fruit.
SKINNY OMELETTE – Goat-cheese-filled egg white omelet with asparagus, roasted red peppers, and roasted garlic cloves. Topped with fresh herbs and green onions. Served with an English muffin and fresh seasonal fruit.
SHRIMP BENNY – Poached eggs on grilled focaccia with sautéed mushrooms, roasted peppers, onions, and arugula. Topped with Gulf shrimp in a creamy velouté sauce and green onions. Served with fresh seasonal fruit.
Let’s go.
Our first stop is a fancy bunny mail topper.
Next is another bunny but one looking very content.
The purple house has gone all out with Easter Baskets (in the skeleton’s flanges) and eggs.
Now, this is an Easter display that you may remember from last year.
Bunny guards the door.
Here are some pretty sketchy carrots. The spring wreaths look good.
Bunny-eared tortoise. Yes, that is a bunny tail on the tortoise too.
Since there is not too much going on in Lakeway, I thought we would just cruise and see what turns up. We are catered by Valentina’s of Austin, and our entertainment is Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow.
Menu
So let’s go.
Our first stop is near city hall and the chess player sculpture. Looks like they are putting in a path.
It winds past the Elk sculptures.
A piece of equipment for Dan.
A new pedestrian bridge over the creek.
A final look at the site.
You don’t often see pinwheels in bags of recyclables.
A desk in pieces. Maybe work at home time is over.
A broken pot inside its identical partner. Now, this is a sad scene.
Here’s a pot on its own. Looks like plant culture didn’t go well.
The old recliner with a cup holder. This serious leisure item on the street means the tough times are back.
Box springs and door combo means someone didn’t clean their room on time. (Parent quote, “If you don’t clean up this room, I’m throwing your door and bed in the trash.”)
Well, that’s the tour. I hope you liked a little bit of nothing. Now relax have some food and enjoy the music.
We went out to see if there were any St. Patrick’s Day decorations in the neighborhood. We found some so the tour is on. We are catered by Foxy’s Proper Pub in Austin. Our entertainment is (who else?) The Irish Rovers
The Lakeway Arts District presents “Women in Art” a very special art exhibition celebrating Women’s History Month from March 1-31st at the Lake Travis Community Library. We are going to attend the artist’s reception. We are catered by Birdies of Austin. Our entertainment is Eric Clapton.
Menu March 5
Snacks
Marinated Castelvetrano olives – Roasted sweet potatoes with black garlic aioli and almonds – Deviled eggs with Calabrian chili and bottarga – Gorgonzola Dolce or Morbier with baguette
Small plates
A simple green salad with citrus, fennel, and a champagne vinaigrette – Butternut squash soup with brown butter and pumpkin seeds – Beef tartare with pecans, sonora, rosemary, and carta di musical – Linguine with crème fraîche, arugula, and lemon
Larger plates
Snapper with lemon potatoes and caper butter sauce – Chicken cacciatore with mushrooms, guanciale, and polenta
Dessert
Heilala vanilla soft serve with blood orange Agrumato – A warm Sicilian-inspired chocolate chip cookie
Let’s get on the bus and go.
There’s the library.
The signpost is up ahead for the exhibit.
Cards for the Lakewat Arts District. Please take one.
Any artist’s reception has to have wine and munchies.
Two works by Artist Sara Schumacher.
Sara Schumacher, on the left, discusses her other works with an admirer.
Art lovers discussing their passion.
Examples of the art pieces.
An Asian flavor.
More examples.
The cards we saw on the way in have been creatively displayed by a young artist at leisure.
That is our tour, so now relax and enjoy the food and music.
Today we are going to try and find evidence of spring. It has been a challenging winter, and a lift of the spirits is in order. We are catered by Odd Duck of Austin. Our entertainment is Willie Nelson.
Our first sign of spring is a blooming mountain laurel
To double-check to make sure the first mountain laurel isn’t a fluke, here’s another.
The oldest redbud in the neighborhood.
Another redbud showing off.
A close-up of mountain laurel blossoms. They smell like grape Kool-Aid
A cross vine bloom and those waiting to pop.
Another large redbud.
A very happy fig. Of course, The Producer puts it inside when the temps are projected to be below freezing. Those days are supposed to be behind us. (knock wood)
The bougainvillea loves the warmer temperatures.
A lone rose left after the seasonal trim.
The greenbelt has blooms.
Another greenbelt bloom making a break for it.
I hope you enjoyed the tour. It is now time to relax and have some food and listen to music.
Today we will participate in a Chinese New Year celebration with dragons. The dragon show is being performed by the Texas Dragon/Lion Dance team. We are being catered by the sponsoring Asian restaurant Sakura of Lakeway. Our entertainment is Peter, Paul, and Mary.
Menu
Chirashi – Chef’s choice sashimi served on sushi rice. Served with miso soup.
Mango House Rolls – Spicy crab, mango, avocado, sweet miso, and tempura flakes.
Creamy Vegetarian – Vegetable broth, fried tofu, wood ear mushroom, bamboo shoot, bok choy, sweet corn, and spring mix.
Rice Bowl – Served with choice of soup: miso, egg drop soup, or hot and sour soup, steamed rice, stir-fried broccoli, snow pea, cabbage, and carrot over steamed rice, pan-fried egg, teriyaki sauce, scallions, and sesame.
Twice Cooked Fish – Sauteed lightly fried fish fillet, snow pea, asparagus, green and red bell pepper, onion, and special spicy sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Mongolian Beef – Served with steamed rice.
General Tso’s Tofu – Served with steamed rice.
Kung Pao Chicken – Served with steamed rice.
Sauteed Shrimp with Snow Peas – Served with steamed rice.
Pineapple Fried Rice – Shrimp, Thai curry, served in a fresh pineapple bowl. Come with egg, bean sprouts, snow peas, onions, teriyaki, and sesame.
So let’s get on the bus.
There’s the restaurant.
Looks like the team is getting ready.
A shot of the team shirt.
The dragons and the team getting a last-minute briefing.
Close-up of one of the dragons.
Here is the other.
The drum and gong.
Practice the moves.
The dragons come to life.
High kick.
Heading toward the crowd.
The drum, gong, and cymbal players are to the left and center.
A dragon led by the cymbal player.
The dragon heads for the restaurant to join the other.
Well, that was the show. Time to listen to the music and enjoy the food. I hope you have a great week.
Today we were going to go on a Valentine’s story walk, but due to the danger of falling limbs, from our ice storm, the walk is canceled. So we will have to do whatever we can to salvage our trip. We are catered by Olamaie in Austin. Our entertainment is Chris Isaak.
Menu
So let’s go.
Our first stop is a house filled with love.
This one shows better at night. There are red up lights which you can see a little.
A wise dog with a heart headband.
Warning signs regarding falling limbs.
Yes we have deer and everyone is warned to drive carefully.
Lots of downed limbs to clean up this week.
Someone definately loves Valentines Day.
Here is the best display ever. What’s not to like about Snoopy and Minnie Mouse.
I hope you liked the brief tour and now it is time for food and music. I hope you have a great week and a Happy Valentine’s Day.
Today we will motor around and check out the ice damage from the storm that passed through Texas. No need to leave the bus since we will be catered to by Paperboy of Austin. Our entertainment is who else but Vanilla Ice.
BRUNCH
classic breakfast – two eggs, maple sausage, potato wedges, buttered toast, apple butter
Today we are going on the heritage tour of Lakeway. There are 22 stops, and we will be chauffeured in a brand-new bus. Of course, we will have to take our bus to get there. We are catered by Odd Duck of Austin, and our entertainment is The Who.
Well, we are back to finish the scavenger hunt. If you missed part I, you can go HERE and check it out. We will be doing the even numbers today. We are catered by Nixta of Austin. Our entertainment is Chicago.
So jump on, and let’s go.
So, right away, we have a problem. This should be number two, but it looks like someone took it. So, after we complete the puzzle, we will have to figure out which letter goes with the number 2.
Ah. At least we have number 4.
Number six, taking a nap.
Number 8 overlooks the drought-ravished Lake Travis.
A certain number, 10.
Number 12 in the mountain laurel.
High flying number 14.
Number 16 on the ground.
Looks like a ground pandemic. Number 18 is there as well.
Number 20 in the trees.
Number 22 has been benched.
Number 24 on a spindly oak.
Numer 26 marks the end of the hunt.
The missing letter was U. The puzzle is solved. I hope you had a good time. Now relax, have some food and listen to the music.
Our first stop is a fancy bunny mail topper.
