In category Blog Post, Celebrations, Travels on  September 6, 2014 

It’s that time of year again! When the early mornings echo of shotgun blasts and the enticing smell of spent gunpowder fills the air. Friends are greeted with smiles and food remains a constant fixture throughout the weekend. It’s opening weekend of dove season in Texas.

This year wasn’t quite the ...

In category Blog Post, Recipes on  August 28, 2014 

“The trouble is, you cannot grow just one zucchini.  Minutes after you plant a single seed, hundreds of zucchini will barge out of the ground and sprawl around the garden, menacing the other vegetables.  At night, you will be able to hear the ground quake as more and more zucchinis erupt...

In category Blog Post, Gadgets on  August 21, 2014 

I did it. I broke down and bought yet another gadget for the kitchen. Did I need it? No. But I wanted it. Oh yes…I even tried replicating the results with something I already had but it just didn’t do the trick. I. Needed. Wanted. That. Gadget.

I felt like I could justify the purchase because I knew...

In category Blog Post, Recipes on  August 14, 2014 

King Ranch Chicken is one of those dishes that everyone seems to love. It’s origin lives somewhere deep in the Texas landscape as there are multiple theories of its beginning. Some say it came to be on the famed King Ranch in South Texas and other theories claim it was only named after the King Ra...

In category Blog Post, Celebrations on  August 4, 2014 

Yesterday kicked off National Farmers Market week. In anticipation of this weeklong observance, and because I needed to restock my kitchen with fresh fruits and veggies, I headed to one of the many farmers markets in a 30-mile radius of our California home.

I have to admit, there are some real posit...