Vacation In The Baja: Los Cabos, Mexico

July 16, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hi y’all!! Doug and I have been enjoying a nice relaxing vacation down across the border in one of our favorite places, Los Cabos, Mexico. We had a wonderful 2-1/2 weeks full of golf, tennis, relaxing on the beach, exploring, reading, and eating so much wonderful food. Here’s a little sample of our time in […]

Mayme’s Peach Cobbler

July 4, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

First off I want to wish everyone out there Happy Fourth of July!!! (For everyone outside of the USA… Happy Monday!!) Of all the recipes in my kitchen arsenal this one for my Mayme’s Peach Cobbler is the MOST special to me. Mayme’s Peach Cobbler was served at almost every family gathering (especially on the […]

Fried Artichoke and Shrimp Pasta

June 27, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

I love coming up with a new recipes but sometimes I struggle to write something “personal” about a dish. It’s not a dish I have a story about, a family recipe, or a dish that was inspired by my travels. More often than not my recipes come from spending hours in the car driving home […]

Fun with Farmgirl

June 20, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hi everyone and happy Monday! Things have sure been busy here in Texas recently and when we are not busy we’ve been out of town. Recently we took a lovely trip to Virginia to meet up with a good blogging friend of mine, Tonya, from Fourth Generation Farm Girl. So here’s a little peek at our […]

Fresh Blackberry and Basil Sorbet

June 7, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

After two weeks of rain the SUN has finally come out here in Texas and we’ve got blackberries galore!!! Since I’ve got way more berries than even I can eat (and I can eat alot of blackberries!) I decided it would be a good idea to make blackberry jelly. I dug out my canning cookbook […]

40’s Music and Cooking With Mama Keown: Fluffy Banana Nut Cake

June 1, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Originally posted on Meals With Mel:
Several years ago my Grandmother asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told my Grandmother that I wanted some of her favorite recipes along with some of her mother’s favorite recipes written in her handwriting. A few months later that’s exactly what I got. A photo album filled…

My Little Texas Garden 2016

May 30, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’ve always loved gardening and some of my favorite summer time memories from my childhood were spent in my grandparents garden. Their garden was extensive and full of green beans, turnips, cucumbers, beets, onions, squash, cantaloupe, watermelons, peppers, black-eyed peas, greens, and of course tomatoes. We would spend early mornings canning, pickling, making jellies, salsa, […]

Island In The Sun: Turks and Caicos

May 21, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Sorry for the radio silence over the past week but I’ve been on vacation 🙂 We took a trip with a bunch of friends down to the beautiful Caribbean Island of Turks and Caicos. We enjoyed sunny days, pristine white sand beaches, and the clearest blue water I’ve ever seen. The days were spent reading […]

A Mexican Fiesta: Queso Flameado

May 5, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! It’s not a party until someones brings the queso and the party doesn’t start until you light it on fire!! Queso Flameado “Flaming Cheese” is a dish I first had at a hotel in Mexico. I’ll never forget as the waiter rolled out the cart for a table side preparation. First, […]

A Mexican Fiesta: Baked Huevos Chilaquiles Verde Bowls

May 4, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I first posted this recipe for Baked Huevos Chilaquiles Verde Bowls last summer and to this day it is still one of my favorite breakfasts…. When there’s not time for biscuits and gravy that is! Enjoy!! I was never much a sweet breakfast type of person. I mean I don’t even take sugar in my […]