Honey bees and honey, both reflect nature’s best work, a great alternative to refined sugar, rich in antioxidants and better for your heart. I’m on a two-lane gravel road, lost deep in the heart of the Texas Hill Country somewhere SE of Austin, Texas about twenty minutes as the crow flies looking for a honey of a deal. I’m following Russell Farr’s old pick-up truck as he guides me out to his honey farm. Russell is a rancher of bees. …
Heavenly Homemade Peanut Butter
Our heavenly homemade peanut butter is perfect slathered soft bread or toasted golden brown under the broiler. Tastes better and saves money. We make my own homemade peanut butter. Fact is, we don’t eat peanut butter because it’s good for us. Nor do we eat peanut butter because one study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that consuming 2 tablespoons of peanut butter at least 5 days a week can lower the risk of developing diabetes…
Green Chili Rice Casserole with Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst
Our Green Chili Rice Casserole with Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst is almost the perfect dish. It’s tasty, rich and a great family meal! Recently we enjoyed a fine evening with some dear friends that featured a cheesy green chili rice casserole with jalapeño cheddar bratwurst! It was tasty, rich and a really great family style meal. Our friend Peg prepared baked salmon, salad and a rice side dish that I could have eaten single handedly. My wife, Stella (so not her…
German Sausage with Sauerkraut in Beer
German sausage with sauerkraut in beer, slowly oven roasted with bacon, brats, pancetta, garlic, lots of beer and is comfort food at its finest. This recipe for Anita’s delicious German sausage with sauerkraut in beer is wonderful comfort food. Remember way back in the 1960’s, when people still thought science was a pretty good idea, the Russelmann family of New York, enjoying a quiet Sunday afternoon reading the Schenectady Gazette, happened upon a recipe for Choucroute Garnie. Choucroute Garnie, in…
Rosarito Beach Street Tacos – Healthy Version
Our Beach Street Tacos are made with fresh ground turkey, homemade low-salt taco seasoning, corn tortillas and topped cheese and cilantro. Street Tacos, washed down with cold beer are positively addictive. Grilled to perfection, served small, wrapped in corn tortillas, you’ll love `um and our Rosarito Beach Street Tacos are made with fresh ground turkey, our own homemade low-salt taco seasoning and oven-roasted corn tortillas. Mmmm! In my LA play the game days I found myself in Rosarito Beach, Mexico…
Rustic Oatmeal “Overnight” Artisan Bread
Our rustic oatmeal “overnight” artisan bread recipe is filled with flavor, texture and a crispy, crunchy crust making every bite very special! Our rustic oatmeal “overnight” artisan bread recipe is filled with flavor, texture and a crispy, crunchy crust making every bite very special and is easier than you might think to make. Lately I’ve abandoned kneading and am baking a rustic oatmeal “overnight” artisan bread loaf. Now, I forget why, but back when my sister and I were kids…
Classic Egg Salad
Classic, mouth-watering egg salad sandwiches are everyone’s favorite, piled high on homemade rye bread and given a generous application of cracked black pepper. Classic egg salad, who doesn’t love it or eggs? I love eggs, scrambled, fried, hard-boiled, baked in popovers, quiches and cakes. I can’t get enough and when I’m not eating whole eggs for breakfast or dinner, I’m eating egg white omelets stuffed with fresh herbs and tomatoes for breakfast or dinner. One of my favorite sandwiches is…
Thai Red Curry with Kabocha Squash
Thai Red Curry with roasted Kabocha Squash, one of our favorite recipes, is a little spicy, creamy, rich and super comforting on cold nights. I like eating seasonally and every fall we look forward to Thai red curry with kabocha squash and every season change serves up something special. Spring artichokes pave the way for Summer tomatoes, field peas and cornbread to punctuate hot summer days. Fall greens lead the way toward winter squashes, roasted to perfection to create wonderfully…
Texas Migas
Texas Migas, the breakfast choice for Texans is a savory blend of eggs, sautéed onions, green peppers, spices, cheese, and fried tortillas. Traditionally, migas was a central and south Texas breakfast institution. I was born in Dallas, which is located in north-central Texas and I’d never heard of migas until I started spending time in Austin and San Antonio and I can assure you, every mother’s kitchen creates their own personalized migas, tasty, unique and reflective of that person’s cultural…
Joy of Homemade Mustard
The joy of mustard, homemade with cracked brown and yellow seed is blended with fine wine, savory garlic, honey and spices until sublime! Around here the foods we enjoy the most are homemade in our kitchen such as breads, salad dressing, peanut butter, meatless quinoa breakfast sausage and most anything we eat with regularity that contains preservatives or ingredients with words with far too many consonants. I even tried to make bacon, over and over and nada. The medium part…