food: December Foodie Events in Central Texas
- 11/14/08 02:51 AM
If, like me, you're all about the food, and consider the kitchen to be the center of the home, you'll want to stop in at some of these "foodie" events in Central Texas in late November and December.
Hairson Creek Farm's Annual Open Farm and Potluck. Farm Tour, Music (bring your own instrument), food (bring a potluck dish). Saturday, November 15. The Austin Empty Bowl Project. Help raise funds for the Austin Area Food Bank's Kids Cafe Program while enjoying good soup and purchasing beautiful bowls, for yourself or for Christmas presents. We still use the ones we bought many … (0 comments)
food: Thanksgiving Repast Meltdown
- 11/23/07 04:11 AM
I may not eat for days. And days and days. (Except gumbo tomorrow - it's a tradition and required.) Even the critters got extra goodies. (And this morning J.D. and Joey got the end trimmings from the andouille sausage and are convinced that those are the Best Dog Cookies Ever and, please, ma'am, could I have some more?) This year, instead of running around nuts in the kitchen and having everyone to our house, we gathered at my son's house in Austin. We provided a few dishes; he cooked the turkey and some side dishes, our daughter and her SO brought … (6 comments)
food: Front Yard Vegetable Gardens - When What Was Old Is New Again
- 08/01/07 03:59 AM
While having breakfast this morning and reading the "newspaper" (online news forums), I ran across an interesting article on CNN about people tearing up their front yards and putting in vegetable and herb gardens. Now, before moving to the country, we grew the occasional vegetable or herb in our front yard (okra does a beautiful hibiscus imitation and rosemary provides a wonderful, scented welcome when planted beside the front door or the steps coming up to the house), but nothing like this. While some of the neighbors object to anything other than the same old/same old plain flat lawn, there appear … (8 comments)
food: Recipe Resource and Challenge
- 05/05/07 03:35 AM
We're all sometimes looking for a particular recipe - one we loved long ago but lost, one that we had at a restaurant and would love to replicate, something perfect for an open house or to take to a potluck. We can use the search feature here and we can use google, of course (google is your friend!), but sometimes that turns up dry, and sometimes it just helps to have fellow foodies search their cookbooks or recipe files. So, this is the place to ask for help in finding that lost or sought recipe. Simply put a comment here with your … (24 comments)
food: So Many Choices! Any Time Is Festival Time in Central Texas
- 03/26/07 11:59 AM
In Central Texas, we do love to party. Some times of year (this is one of them), you can hardly throw a rock without hitting a festival of some sort or another. For example, this week/weekend: From March 28-April 1, the Texas Wine and Food Festival has its 22nd annual event - over 100 restaurants and 60 wineries participate. This one, I AM going to - I've been invited to join the Cedar Park Wineaux in attending the final event of the week, on Sunday, a big food and wine "do" in San Gabriel Park here in Georgetown, complete with (what … (0 comments)
food: Southern Fried Chicken Tenders
- 01/11/07 02:11 AM
If I know that we're going to be particularly busy on a weekend (and ALWAYS on weekends when we're putting up hay!), I'll make a double or triple batch of these. They're good hot or cold, and they're easy to grab for a snack to keep you going. No, they're not the healthiest thing on the planet, but when you're putting up 500 square bales in 108 degree temps, along with a big glass of Sweet Tea, they're more restorative than just about anything! 1 pound chicken white meat -- cut in cubes 1 cup buttermilk 2/3 cup beer -- dark 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup flour, all-purpose 1/2 cup rice flour 1 tablespoon paprika 2 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons black pepper -- freshly ground Peanut … (9 comments)
food: Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding
- 01/02/07 02:13 PM
This is a special recipe for when you want to make a REAL impression with a dessert. Be prepared to be asked if you're bringing it to any occasion if you ever bring it just once. You WILL be remembered! Is it healthy? Not hardly! But it is VERY healthy for your soul! 2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies6 bananas -- sliced (6 to 8)2 cups milk1 box instant French vanilla pudding -- (5-ounce)1 package cream cheese -- (8-ounce) softened1 can sweetened condensed milk -- (14-ounce)1 container frozen whipped topping thawed -- (12-ounce) or equal amount sweetened whipped cream1 1/2 Tablespoons dark rumLine the bottom of a 13 by 9 by … (6 comments)
food: New Year's Traditions
- 12/31/06 03:36 PM
I'm not staying up to see the New Year in . . . I'm staying up late cooking the black-eyed peas for tomorrow. For Christmas, I got one of the things on my Amazon Wishlist - The Evolution of Cajun and Creole Cooking, by Jim Fosse - and it's every bit as wonderful as I thought it would be. So, instead of making my traditional Hoppin' John for New Year's Eve black-eyed pea good luck, I'm making a recipe out of this book for Cajun Blackeyed Peas. Like the recipe for Cajun Vegetable Soup, it starts out with LOTS of meat - … (11 comments)
food: French Onion Pot Roast
- 12/05/06 08:48 AM
A quick and easy way to "cheat" when you know you're going to have a long week and not much time to cook - fix this on the weekend and then serve later in the week with microwaved "baked" potatoes, a green salad, and a glass of good merlot, or make into scrumptious sandwiches, or with a little more time, make "stew from the cold roast" (another Shaker recipe I'll post sometime). 3 pounds chuck roast1 package French onion soup mix1/2 cup red wine1 large onion -- quartered and slicedPut onion quarters in roasting pan. Put roast in pan on … (26 comments)
food: Pork And Sage Pie
- 12/03/06 08:09 AM
1/2 cup apples, peeled -- chopped1 cup cooked pork -- chopped1/2 cup potatoes -- cooked, chopped1 tablespoon butter1 tablespoon chopped onion1 tablespoon flour1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon pepper1 tablespoon sage -- crushed1 Tablespoon brown sugar1 cup heavy cream2 pastry dough -- frozen or homemadePreheat oven to 350.Line pie dish with pastryCombine apples, brown sugar, pork and potatoes and fill tin. In a saucepan, melt butter.Saute onions until tender but not brown.Add flour, cook 1 minute, add salt, pepper, crushed sage, and cream, and simmer very slowly.Pour over mixture in pie dish.Cover with pastry lid (other half of frozen pastry, if you're using frozen). … (5 comments)
food: Creole Baked Shrimp
- 12/02/06 01:56 AM
2 tablespoons low sodium worcestershire sauce2 tablespoons light butter -- melted2 teaspoons Creole seasoning2 teaspoons olive oil1 pound shrimp, large, R-T-C olive oil sprayPreheat oven to 450.Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well. Place shrimp in an 11x17 baking dish coated with cooking spray.Pour butter mixture over shrimp, stirring to coat.Bake at 450 for 5 to 8 minutes or until shrimp are done. … (5 comments)
food: Thanksgiving Traditions - What's Yours?
- 11/21/06 11:34 AM
Every family has their own Thanksgiving traditions, grown carefully,bit by bit, over time, a combination of a blending of traditions that people bring from their families of origin and those that they develop themselves. I find these interesting. For example: we have a "traditional" Thanksgiving dinner, that includes turkey, smoked or roasted depending on who's cooking it this year, sweet potatoes in some fashion, and "Pink Stuff" (you really don't want to know what's in it, just eat and enjoy!). But the Big Deal of the Thanksgiving holiday, for us, comes on the Saturday after Thanksgiving - that's when I serve … (1 comments)
food: The Sensuality of Slow, Part 1
- 11/19/06 03:44 AM
We're always thinking we have so little time, always rush, rush, rushing to get everything we think we MUST pack into our lives done, that we very often forget the reason we're doing all this in the first place - theoretically, the enjoyment of life. (Because why do it if you're not going to enjoy your life? Do something else instead!) This is not a new problem - thus, phrases so old as to be cliche, such as, "Stop and take time to smell the roses." This is something that is not only important to our enjoyment of life, but, it … (3 comments)
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If, like me, you're all about the food, and consider the kitchen to be the center of the home, you'll want to stop in at some of these "foodie" events in Central Texas in late November and December.
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