Dinner: We were in Austin photographing the post-tension cables and the positions they are laid in our foundation, so we went somewhere close by for dinner. We tried Brick Oven (9911 Brodie Ln # 600, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 292-3939‎) and despite some mixed reviews online, we really liked it.

We started off by splitting their Greek salad. They split the salad for us, so the photo is of my portion. The salad was average - nothing special - except they were very generous with the marinated artichoke hearts.

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What I Ate: July 30, 2009 (Brick Oven)

Dinner: Tina cooked traditional-style sweet and sour pork ribs and served it with mixed vegetable stir-fry of carrots, onions, celery, bamboo shoots, and woodear.

Lunch: Tina whipped up a quick angel hair, prosciutto, cherry tomato, garlic, and olive oil dish that we both wolfed down for lunch.

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What I Ate: July 29, 2009

Dinner: Tina made a green Thai curry from scratch and served it over rice. It was really good - I thought it was as good as any decent Thai restaurant.

Lunch: Some leftover homemade Indian food (paratha and aloo gobi) and Chinese braised pork and collard greens.

Dinner: Tina and I joined a few friends at Olivia's (2043 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 804-2700‎) for dinner.

We started with fried local chicken livers guacamole, flatbread, bbq sauce. The livers were mild in flavor and excellently fried. The guacamole paired very well with it. I wasn't so sure about the BBQ sauce which tasted like a sweet cocktail sauce.

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What I Ate: July 27, 2009 (Olivia's)

Dinner: I pan-fried a Kona Kampachi fillet and served it with capellini tossed in extra virgin olive oil and topped with buttered grilled mushrooms and fresh gulf white shrimp. The greens are collard greens which I blanched for two minutes and then sauteed in olive oil with garlic and kosher salt.

Lunch: I had a craving for fried chicken, so I decided to try Church's (a fast food chain that I had not yet tried). I ordered the three piece spicy chicken combo while Tina got the two piece original. The regular or original flavor was a bit bland, but the spicy was okay. Overall, I prefer Popeye's spicy crispy fried chicken over Church's and doubt I'll go back. For fast food fried chicken, I currently prefer KFC (unless I'm looking for spiciness and crunch).

Lunch: We tried a new place that just opened last week in Kyle - Mr. Spuds (where they serve baked potatoes, sandwiches, and salads). I had a club sandwich on 6-in. white bread. It was somewhat similar to Subway - nothing really special.

Dinner: We were in the area near Azul Tequila (4211 S Lamar Blvd # A2, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 416-9667‎) where we had dinner last year around Christmas time. We started by sharing an order of the ceviche costeño. The fish was precooked (which was a bit weird to me) as was the shrimp, but it tasted

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What I Ate: July 25, 2009 (Mr. Spud's, Azul Tequila)

Lunch: Tina cooked up some parantha and kheer and served it with the leftover Indian food we had (aloo gobi, dal, and a chicken with tomato dish)

Dinner: We haven't had Chick-Fil-A since we moved to Texas, so we grabbed deluxe (with tomatoes and lettuce) chicken sandwiches (and waffle fries) from the closest one to us. The brest patty was juicy, tender, and flavorful as usual. I am a big fan of this sandwich and it seems that Chick-Fil-A really does make the best chicken sandwich that I've had in the various fast food restaurants. The waffle fries were a bit bland, but they really grew on me. I kind of wish we got a larger order of them.

Dinner: I cooked a rib-eye steak in the convection oven and finished it on a pan with olive oil to form a crust. I served it with red potatoes and zucchini.

Lunch: Ate lunch at Pho Thaison (5401 FM 1626, Kyle, TX‎ - (512) 268-3205‎) because we needed to get supplies at the HEB. I had a spring roll and fried crispy noodles with beef and broccoli.

Lunch: Left over chicken and woodear stir-fry, boiled fatty pork, and spinach, tofu, and ham soup.

Dinner: I pan fried some halibut in a lime syrup and dijon mustard glaze and served it on left over dal soup that I made into a thick paste by putting it in the convection oven and running it at 200°F for thirty minutes. I also made crostini with thin slices of ciabatta, olive oil, salt, pepper, and some garlic juice. The vegetables are swiss chard.

Dinner: Tina made Indian food - aloo gobi (cauliflower and potatoes), chicken and tomatoes (with a ton of different spices), and a dal soup (using masoor dal - red lentils)

Lunch: Costco lunch - Polish sausage and a slice of combination pizza