Happy Birthday, Mamasita!

I think it's safe to say we all loved our family-style birthday dinner at the Clay Pit (http://www.claypit.com/) on Friday! Emily introduced all of us to Samosas, golden-fried, flaky triangular pastry puffs filled with the most savory ingredients of your choice (veggies, beef or chicken). We all agreed the chicken was best. What a great way to start dinner with a serious little something! Apparently, Em experienced Samosas in Africa for the first time as there is a large Indian presence in Uganda. For dinner, I recommend the Tikka Masala (Zac's choice, but he shared with all of us), a roasted tomato-based butter cream sauce seasoned with herbs and spices over chicken. We got the hot level (just enough spice to get your taste buds kicking, but not enough to keep you from finishing every last bite) but if you're not a fan of spicy food you can request low or medium heat... or for those really daring, tell your server to make it extra hot - the hottest end of the spectrum for the contemporary food of Clay Pit Austin.

Above: Mom exclaims over her new La Cloche Clay Baker from http://www.breadtopia.com/. In case you don't already know, Mom is a stellar bread baker these days...

delicious and healthy, to boot!