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 […]
Topanga Tart
Topanga Tart Gather your favorite fresh fruit and turn it into a tart for a perfect imperfect summer dessert. This Cookery’s been on-again-off-again during summer travels, but I folded this tart together while we were away in California. When you can make yourself at home in someone’s home, that’s a pleasure. And when you’re welcome […]
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 […]
Pick of the produce
This Chinese eggplant may catch your eye in the produce section. It caught mine, and at $2.49 per pound (this week at H-E-B), try it grilled and folded in a tortilla. Spritz sliced eggplant with water, then drizzle slices with extra virgin olive oil. Add salt and pepper to your liking and grill, turning once for golden brown […]
Drop this in your shopping cart
Need a gift idea? Recycle this one from one of Austin’s earth-friendly peacemakers. This colorful bag cheers Central Texas with its bright floral design. I don’t know if these bags are still on the market, but H-E-B used to stock this recycled product. We like this concept for gift giving — the bag and the attached refreshments!
Surviving on tomatoes
Thanks, Miss E., for sharing the fruits of your garden. We finished off this beautiful garden tomato, but before I sliced it, I thought of a friend who really struggles to eat tomatoes these days. She’s grateful for this fleshy, juicy fruit, but for a long time, she ate nothing but tomatoes. On her family’s rooftop […]
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 […]
Strawberry Strategy . . . Cubed
From a friend of The Cookery’s across Austin: Here’s a quick flavor favor for strawberry lovers: “I probably mentioned already that with this glut of wonderful strawberries, I’m whizzing them in the blender by the pound, pouring them into an ice-cube tray (1 lb. = 1 tray) , freezing them, then packing them in a freezer Baggie for smoothies […]
Strawberry price chop
Strawberries at 88 cents per pound? Sun Harvest? I’m confirming this local Austin price chop, and if I’m not too late, The Cookery will be stocking up on fresh berries (per customer limitations). Any room in your freezer?