A Mostly Spicy Adventure In My Texas Kitchen
Yesterday was a cool, dark and slightly stormy day here in North Texas. Well when I say “cool” that’s a relative term, it was probably around 80 degrees. But that’s cool for Texas in Mid-June. Needless to say the rain left me craving a warm comforting bowl of soup, and I had one bowl soup on […]
Read MoreI guess you could say this dish is my take on a Southern-Italian fusion. This is a quick pasta dish I whipped up for my sister last night for a light summer time meal. This pasta is also a great new way to use up all of that extra squash and zucchini you have. I’m […]
Read MoreThis morning after doing a little research online I made my first attempt at trying to recreate the amazing White Chocolate Ice Cream from Berthillon in Paris. I use a recipe from jamieoliver.com and for the most part I followed the instructions. With the only difference being I used some homemade vanilla sugar instead of […]
Read MoreSome people love Strawberries, some love Blueberries, many love Raspberries, but me… I’m a Blackberry girl. When I was a little girl my grandparents planted a few blackberry bushes in their backyard. I can vividly remember my grandmother taking me outside to pick blackberries. That was a big mistake because I was in […]
Read MoreAfter a 3-day weekend of eating to my little hearts desire in New Orleans (more to come on that later) I’m in the mood for something a little light and crunchy for dinner. Popcorn… But this isn’t just any bag popcorn out of the microwave. This is my addicting homemade popcorn. Now if you […]
Read MoreWhen I think about simple Texas food there is one thing that always comes to mind first Pinto Beans. Oh how I love Pinto Beans! There are many times on my drive home from a long days work I crave a big bowl of these spicy beans served with a little fresh grated sharp […]
Read MoreWe all know the vibrant orange-colored rice typically served alongside refried beans with any Tex-Mex meal. I make this colorful quick and easy Mexican rice quite often and it’s the perfect side dish to accompany all of your Tex-Mex favorites. Kids and adults alike love this Mexican rice and I promise it will be the […]
Read MoreAfter hours of cooking the timer finally starts to chime. You race to the oven and pull out the pork roast that has been slowly bubbling away for the last six hours. You carefully remove the heavy cast iron lid from the Dutch oven and a delicious pork steam cloud instantly greets you, you can […]
Read MoreBeets, Summer Squash, New Potatoes and Onions all from my 83 year old Grandpa’s garden. I traded him some of my Blackberries and Pecan Cinnamon Rolls for a little produce. I see a roasted beet salad and some fried Summer squash in my future…. Have I mentioned I love this time of year?
Read MoreMy eyes flew open and I looked at the clock it was 5:59am and I had an intense craving for Pecan Cinnamon Rolls. I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn’t get the image of these sticky, gooey, sweet, rolls out of my mind. So I dragged my feet into the kitchen, first […]
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