Disclaimer: I have given you this recipe once before. (Plum Tart). But today I took pictures while making a Plum Kuchen (original name for this recipe), and I thought I would share it again. It is so good. Also today, I used nectarines instead of plums (They were about $2.00 a pound cheaper than the […]
Here is another recipe from the Le Cordon Bleu MasterChef cooking class. To us it is known as a Rhubarb Crumble, but in Ireland they call it Grabhar Biabhog. I remember having rhubarb pies when I worked in Illinois, and they were always made with syrupy strawberries and rhubarb. I assumed that the pies would […]
Labor Day 2012 – We had an indoor picnic. (Don’t want to be out among West Nile.) The menu was super simple, with no fancy table settings. We enjoyed being together. Queso dip and chips are a boy pleaser. The panini sandwiches were delicious. Everybody made their own sandwich to their own liking. Sandwich Sprinkles […]
An idea has been mulling in my brain for some time. Buttered Rum Banana Bread (click to see the original post) is a favorite at our house. I wrote about this recipe, and how easy breezy it is to make, (You mix it by hand.) and it is utterly delicious. But I got to thinking, and […]
It was so good to see Paula at the WOW Reunion. She is a dear friend and wonderful cook. (She has even worked at Williams-Sonoma. I am too jealous for words! It is little consolation that she spent more than she made. Wouldn’t I like to try that.) I love it when she emails […]
The Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe is a staple in many kitchens in Texas and probably beyond. In my mother’s cookbook A+ in Cooking no fewer than 17 people submitted the recipe for the Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake. Talk about a favorite. A couple of years ago, good friend Nancy – who is an excellent […]
Where I come from a restaurant is judged by the pies they serve. Many cafes have earned a reputation based upon their mile-high meringue and fruit pies. Sane people will drive many miles out of their way for a taste of a certain restaurant’s pies. Here in Dallas there is Norma’s, Mamma’s Daughters, and I’m […]
When Melanie Ann and Olive came to visit, I needed a side dish to go with the left over BBQ. I thought I would make Chinese cold slaw because I didn’t eat get to eat very much Chinese cold slaw at the Big Jubilee Supper, and I really like Chinese cold slaw. When I got […]
One of the best cooks I know is my dear friend Sheila. We have been cooking together for a bazillion years. Back when, we prepared many a luncheon for the church ladies (WMU – Women’s Missionary Union as it was called). Sheila is from Virginia, and she does everything properly. Her attention to detail is […]
Sorry I missed visiting with you yesterday, but I had a very good reason. Melanie Ann and Olive my two dear friends from collegiate days at Texas Technological College (as it was known then) came to visit. We always have so much fun together. (Yes, we went to the Arboretum today, but that will be […]
