Hook ’em with this Bevo basket
As transplants, how can we maintain our football loyalties and still cheer for the hometown team? We’re giving it the big Texas try. With a UT student living among us, we’re thinking about our Longhorns. And if you’re any kind of fan, you’ll be joining friends and family throughout the season. If you’re already planning to make […]
Dishing up kibble
Guess who’s coming to breakfast, lunch & dinner indefinitely? We’re dishing up kibble in The Cookery for 10-week old Cammie. She won’t be testing table food (at least not officially), but she’s already enjoying an assortment of puppy treats on the way to learning a few rules of the house. We’re stocked up on […]
Curried egg salad lands a school lunch date
Lunch date? This curried egg salad gets the nod, and it’s booked for a back-to-school lunch (or two). The Cookery dabbled in several variations of traditional egg and mayo samples, but this curried blend (thanks, Jane, for the inspiration) starts the school year off with an extra kick and holds up well in a wrap. Get set and […]
Craft these sweet treats
Family Fun featured this Treat of the Month in their August issue. Improvise with your pantry items, and kids can make their own fun decorating these under-the-sea treats. Go sweet . . . or savory – with crackers and cream cheese. The sugar splash in The Cookery turned out sweet Pearly Bites.
Will a down economy impact food allergies?
Back to school with food allergies Do people eat more peanut butter in a down economy? I don’t have the answer, but I’d be tempted to serve it if I weren’t managing food allergies in my family. I’ve never packed peanut butter in lunches for my children, but as a friend refers to peanut butter, […]
Scouting for . . . Perrier?
It’s official . . . Pack 61 collected 1,175 pounds of food donations last weekend in the Scouting for Food drive ’round Austin for the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. A few of the items collected didn’t score with the food bank wish list, though I hope occasional exceptions can be made with unusual donations […]
Scouting for Food
Our local Scouts will be Scouting for Food this weekend. If they dropped by your doorstep last weekend with one of these door tags, they’ll stop by Saturday morning, July 25th, to collect food donations for the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. Discarded your door tag? You can still leave your donation of non-perishable food […]
Beyond Hobo Stew
When the cookery Cub Scouts offer to cook, I step aside . . . but not too far away when slicing and dicing are called for because we’ve already acquired a few stitches thanks to a very impressive pocketknife injury (not sustained while cooking . . . but through that transferable craft of whittling). The boys put their […]
Love Your Veggies
With kids in the kitchen, there’s always room for more veggies. The kids in this cookery have test-driven the Love Your Veggies online game and they’ve awarded it a 20-carrot top rating. Veggie lovers can grow their own food, harvest the vegetables, make deliveries, and serve a grand selection of virtual veggies. Grow your own with Love […]
Pasta Pagoda
Looking for an affordable summer filler for the family table? Pasta can take on many forms, but twisty, curly pasta always seems to keep the kids focused on meals around our picnic table. The Cookery likes gluten free Ancient Harvest Quinoa Garden Pagodas, but any pasta will do. Here’s our take on Pasta Pagoda: Cook […]