Austin chow handmade food swap?

I just found out about a new Austin food swappers group that formed: http://on.fb.me/csDdjK

Should be fun!

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Apple Annie's Bowtie Pasta Salad [split from Austin board]

Addie Broyles, Statesman food writer here. Someone on an earlier Annie's thread (that has now been deleted), was asking for this recipe for Annie's blackened chicken bowtie salad from the Statesman. I found it in our archives and wanted to share:

Blackened Chicken Bowtie Salad

Salad:

8 ounces bowtie (farfalle) pasta

5 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breast

1/2 Tbsp. salt

2 Tbsps. extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsps. blackening spice

1 large carrot

4 ribs celery, chopped

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1 1/2 Tbsps. lemon pepper

Dressing:

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 Tbsp. horseradish

1 tsp. Dijon style mustard

1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp. cumin

1 Tbsp. chili garlic sauce

1 Tbsp. fish sauce

1/2 Tbsp. chopped garlic

1 tsp. Tabasco

1/2 Tbsp. sesame oil

Bring 3 quarts water to boil with 1/2 Tbsp. salt. Cook pasta according to directions on package, boiling to al dente stage. Drain pasta. Place pasta in large serving bowl and set aside.

Coat chicken breast with blackening spice. Heat olive oil in saute pan until oil is very hot. Cook chicken, turning until done. Remove from pan and slice into 1/4-inch strips. Set aside. Peel carrots and slice lengthwise on diagonal into half-moon shapes. Bring water to boil in small saucepan and blanch carrots. Drain and set aside.

In large serving bowl combine pasta, chicken, carrots, celery, parsley and lemon pepper. Set aside.

Prepare dressing: In large mixing bowl combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, horseradish, Dijon mustard, chili

powder, cumin, chili garlic sauce, fish sauce, garlic, Tabasco and sesame oil. Whisk to blend well. (Makes

about 1 1/2 cups.) Pour dressing over pasta and toss to coat. Makes 6-8 servings.

Note: Chili garlic sauce and fish sauce can be found at Asian markets or in the Asian section of the Fiesta supermarket.

-- Apple Annie's

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What has happened to Mambo Berry?? Can't find them!!!

Mambo Berry is focusing on weekend events, so you aren't likely to find it at it's past home near Barton Springs and S. Lamar. The owner says the Web site or Twitter account (http://twitter.com/mamboberry) are the best ways to find out where it will be.

Here's a blog post about some of the frozen yogurt places that have opened recently, including Yummy Yo: http://tr.im/kroh

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Whither Dale Rice?

I'll chime in: I'm Addie Broyles, the food writer who replaced Kitty Crider in May. I will NOT be replacing Dale Rice; in fact, restaurant criticism isn't something I'm particularly interesting in. (I leave that up to you all!) I'm here to write the stories behind the food: the chefs, the ingredients, the tools, cooking at home, eating together, eating alone. You get the idea.

Agree or disagree with Dale, he'll be hard to replace, and though I'm assured there are plans to replace him, I don't know who or when. It is possible, however, that I might do a few reviews to tide us over.

And yes, the newspaper is for sale, but our jobs haven't changed. We're still reporting, writing and providing news to Central Texas readers, both in print and online. No one will deny that the future of print is murky, but you'd be surprised how Web saavy this newsroom is; if you haven't been to statesman.com or austin360.com in awhile, you might check it out.

If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me: abroyles@statesman.com.

Happy chowing!

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