Trick Or Treat!!! Candy Corn & Salted Peanut, Peanut Butter Cookies

Happy Halloween Everyone!!! I just love this time of year don’t you? Scary movies, dressing up in costumes, crisp October night air and the excuse to eat all the candy corn I desire. In case you didn’t know today is National Candy Corn Day. I just love Candy Corn and my favorite way to eat […]

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Comforting Roasted Butternut Squash, Bacon and Sage Risotto

After a long, hard Monday, I know there is always one thing that I can find comfort in. One thing that will always make me slow down, relax and shake off a bad day. I know comfort can always be found standing over a big bubbling pot of fragrant risotto. While risotto is easy to […]

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The Best Ever Sweet Potato Pie is Always Mom’s…..

It’s that time of year when everything sweet and savory from coffee to soups and pastas to pies are flavored with Pumpkin. In fact I think today is even National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. Go figure… While I do like pumpkin bread, and I had some delicious pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese icing this past […]

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The First Cool October Day = A Bowl of Hearty Italian Soup

October is one of my most favorite months but it’s also one of my busiest. Work is at its peak busy time and we are all running about like crazy getting fundraiser products delivered to the schools. While every weekend is packed with family events, football games, golf tournaments, and fall parties. Needless to say […]

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Homemade San Antonio-Style Flour Tortillas

After my post the other day for Texas Brisket Tacos with Blue Mesa Jalapeno Relish I got a request for the recipe I used for making the flour tortillas. The recipe I used for my tortillas is from one of my favorite cookbooks The Homesick Texan, by Lisa Fain. I truly love this cookbook and […]

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Texas Brisket Tacos with Blue Mesa Jalapeño Relish

  I made these tasty Brisket Tacos 2 weekends ago to take tailgating to the Dallas Cowboys game against the New Orleans Saints. In case you didn’t see that amazing game the Cowboys won :).   The Cowboys also beat the Houston Texans in a nail bitting game Yesterday….   So for me as a life long, […]

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