Chicken With Forty Cloves of Garlic

October 27, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

I can’t believe we are already in the last week of October…. Has this month gone by quickly for anyone else? I’ll be honest, it’s been a crazy month and I feel like I haven’t had as much time for cooking as I would like. Work has become all-consuming to say the least and moments […]

The Trials and Tribulations of Making Limoncello Lemon Drizzle Cake….

April 9, 2015.Reading time 9 minutes.

Dear Lemon Drizzle Cake you are a tricky one aren’t you? For the past month I have been trying to make a lemon drizzle cake. The first time I attempted to make this cake I wanted to use a traditional British Recipe….. Where did I go wrong??? It wasn’t just the fact that I was […]

It’s the Holiday Season: Chipotle, Cranberry, and Rosemary Roasted Nuts

November 21, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Sugar and Spice and Everything nice that’s what these Holiday Roasted Nuts are made of…. Every year around the holidays I make this addicting sweet, spicy and perfectly savory nut mix by the bucketful. It’s the perfect party snack and it makes a great gift to handout to the neighbors in a little holiday tins. […]

Two Great Cookbooks and One Fabulous Austin-Style, Tex-Mex Feast….

August 4, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

As I have said before I love cookbooks. So when I had a small group of friends over last Thursday I wanted to try something a little different. I was craving Mexican food, I know that’s a real shocker, but I wanted something lighter than the typical rich and heavy Tex-Mex meal. Then I remembered […]

It’s all Greek to me…. Opa!!!

July 14, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.

After spending almost 24 hours traveling on Friday I finally made it back to the great state of Texas on Saturday. I took me a day to recover from the crazy jet lag but now I’m back to myself and back in the kitchen. I had a wonderful time in Italy. Rome was a lot […]