Hi, friends. It’s been forever and a day. There are lots of things happening on the B&B front. So many that there hasn’t been a spare second to share, to photograph food, to write down recipes. To say I miss it would be an understatement. But there are lots of things I miss these days. …
Texas
A while back, I attended a cooking demonstration at our nearby King’s Supermarket. The demonstration was taught by none other than Chef Lala, one of my favorite Latina chefs. Why is she one of my favorites? Because she’s dedicated to healthy living and tons of flavor! In person, Chef Lala is bright and bubbly, passionate …
When I stumbled (literally – through StumbleUpon) on Lisa Fain’s blog, Homesick Texan, the first thing I thought was: “Woohoo! Another Texan in the NYC area!” and the second thing I thought was: “That is a perfect name for a blog!”. I landed on her blog about a year after I’d started mine. But she’s …
Not too long ago, James and I finally hit up this restaurant in our town, called the Stage House Tavern. Billed as the oldest restaurant in New Jersey (it’s been in operation since the 1700s), the place is pretty charming. The menu isn’t quite what I expected – I guess I was thinking along the …
Image Courtesy of Time.com It seems we can’t get away from natural disasters these days – earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis and droughts. I remember when I was a kid, South Texas got hit with some pretty devastating drought years where water restrictions were quite strict. I always remember my Nan lamenting the loss of her …
Y’all, I’m a bad Texan.
March 2nd was the 175th Anniversary of Texas Independence Day, and there was not one mention of this by me, anywhere on the Internets. I had plans, OH I had big plans to talk about it extensively. And then March 2nd came and went, and I confess: I forgot. I plain ol’ forgot what date it was (a hazard of working from home), and not a word was said.
What would I have told you about? I’d have told you that Texas has some of the greenest national parks, some of the most beautiful rivers in the United States. That when you envision Texas, if you envision dust and dry desert, you’ve got it wrong (until you get to West Texas, at least).
Sam Houston (a Texan hero, legend, and its first president) once said:
“Texas is the finest portion of the globe that has ever blessed my vision”