One of the first cakes that Granny made for Nathan was her Sock It To Me Cake. I’m pretty sure he asked her to marry him after the first bite. Granny would have turned 95 today. Mary Cecil Trew {Granny} April 18, 1920 – April 16, 2014 Granny was everyone’s Granny. Every single one of…
Twice Baked Potatoes. Double Baked Potatoes. Whatever you call them, they’re one of my favorite comfort foods. So very, very many mouthwatering adjectives could be used to describe this wonderful dish from my childhood. Delicious, Creamy, Cheesy, Comforting, Rich…. the list goes on and on. This is a combination of two of my favorite dishes…
Happy Monday, y’all! A cool front hit our corner of Texas this weekend, and it had me in baking, pumpkin, slow cooker mode. We’ve made Pumpkin Pie Cake Doughnut Bites, black bean pumpkin chili, and slow cooker roasted chicken. Next up – more chili, taco soup, apple spice cake, some cobblers, and light chicken poblano…
Happy Monday, y’all. What a weekend we had! Monkey turned 8 on Saturday; attended 2 birthday parties on his birthday – neither for him, and had his birthday party on Sunday at our favorite gymnastics complex. It was a Texans themed party,and I made the kids’ favorite ice cream cone cupcakes and decorated them with…
Happy Monday, y’all! Did you have a nice weekend? We had Laura and her family with us this weekend. We went to a Crawfish Boil, ate a LOT of Crawfish, sausage, potatoes, and corn. YUM Sunday, I introduced them to the Coffee Malt, and while Laura and I sat working on our computers and…
Happy Monday, y’all! Our 2013/2014 School Year ended on Thursday, so it’s officially SUMMER!!!!! The kids start a new camp today, one that involves them taking broken bits and pieces of electronics with them. A camp that involves them seeing bits of trash as something with potential. I can’t wait to see what they come…
“Be an encourager. The World has enough critics already” ~ Dave Willis One of my favorite things happening this past week has been my delivery of more del campo t’mates {for whom I am a recipe developer}. I have been blistering and blackening them on my grill for the most ridiculously mouth-wateringly, deliciously, rich, smoky,…
Wasn’t it just Monday? How does this keep happening? I hope y’all had a wonderful weekend filled with delicious food, family, friends, and fun. Ours was nice, but I’m glad to be home. I love spending time with you each week – checking out your recipes, seeing what you’re cooking, what kinds of foods inspire…
Hey y’all – it’s Monday, again. I swear it was just a minute ago that I was sitting in that hotel room in Galveston putting the finishing touches on last week’s Mouthwatering Mondays and counting down the hours until we took off on our Eastern Caribbean Cruise. Today, I’m sitting surrounded by suitcases and trinkets,…
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“Laissez les bons temps rouler”, y’all! I’m working on this week’s Mouthwatering Mondays from the Zatarain’s Restaurant inside the New Orleans airport while waiting on the flight to take me back to Texas after my weekend with Laura and her family. You know how some people are your kindred soul friend. yep. that’s my…