Hummus for the holidays
Check your pantry. Do you have any garbanzo beans on hand? Here’s a healthy menu stretcher. We’re serving hummus during this holiday season.
Straw and Hay from the Frugal Gourmet
If you want to celebrate simplicity around your table this time of year, you may like breaking bread with The Magi, The Camel and the Little Lamb. I’m browsing “The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas.” Though I don’t own this cookbook (it’s currently on loan from the Austin Public Library) and never really knew much of […]
Don’t call him Santa
His name’s not Santa, but the jolly man in our family did it again. Pa’s Famous Fudge arrived yesterday. Six pounds of chocolate temptation. This is a Christmas present we can’t wait to open early. We don’t make our own fudge here in the cookery because Pa’s fudge always finds us. The kids love this family tradition, packaged […]
Ladle this soup for supper
Soup Supper If you’ve ever tried Sancocho, a hearty stew known to please palates in Columbia, this may look like a distant cousin. Savor your meat and potatoes, but add a splash of broth to justify this affordable meal. Don’t have all these ingredients on hand? Run an inventory of what you do have […]
Ring in Cookie Season
It’s high season for cookie baking and the real treats often roll out in December. If you’re looking for an oatmeal-cranberry take on cookies, sample this recipe. Cookie cheers to Cookie Madness for exactness in preparation–fantastic batch served up in Austin! Drop by Cookie Madness http://www.cookiemadness.net/ and from there, skip on over to Oatmeal Cookie Guy’s […]
Try these festive crab cakes
Don’t you love a chef who serves a dish you can’t resist? While we were away from the cookery last week, we stopped for lunch at Hurricane Cafe. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dining/restaurants/23527/DetailedList.jspd?activity=23527 They offered just what you might want in a casual, friendly setting. The crab cakes they prepare inspired me to dust off my crab cakes recipe. I’m planning a few […]
Happy? Try this ending with your next feast.
This Texas Two-Step will bring any meal to a happy ending. Adorn that pumpkin pie with a scoop of Blue Bell Ice Cream: Homemade Vanilla, right out of Benham, Texas. www.bluebell.com
On a roll
Kids love rolling dough. As long as we keep the rolling to a minimum, we turn out great pie crusts. For your single layer crust that I hope you’ll be serving up pumpkin-style, stick with the basics: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup lard 3 tablespoons icy cold water Mix dry ingredients and […]
Just Plain Flaky
The masters at preparing pie crust know the secret of keeping the crust flaky: handle with care. If there’s time for pie baking around this cookery, it’s Thanksgiving time. I’m testing pie crust recipes this week in preparation for an early celebration with guests on their way soon.
Breakfast at . . .
home. Our neighbors treated us to their home-prepped breakfast burritos a few weeks ago. We tried our own hand at it this weekend. The tortillas: H-E-B whole wheat which cost about $.23 each. With seven eggs, 1/2 cup fresh spinach, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar and 1/2 cup diced sirloin (seasoned and grilled the night before), we […]