This is a great way to end our vacation. Football season is here, and the house is cooling down — my kitchen is no longer sweltering hot. I am a master of making football food out of whatever I find in the house, so I started the morning searching for food to cook. I hitContinue reading “Cowboys Game-Day Food From Whatever’s in the House”
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Eggs and Coffee
This is a pretty standard breakfast for me and Papi. I scrambled up some fresh eggs from the neighbor’s chicken s. She gave me eggs in exchange for a bag of coffee. I got the coffee from work. It was on the giveaway table. The coffee has a nice smooth flavor. I have 6 differentContinue reading “Eggs and Coffee”
The Best-Laid Plans
Well, friends, vaca has begun — just not the way I drew it up. The plan was a good one. Pete and I were going to roll into San Antonio on Sunday afternoon, find the bleachers, and watch our grandson play ball. I had it all pictured: me hollering like I used to , PapContinue reading “The Best-Laid Plans”
Pecans
I spoke to a fella the other day and he told me that I could get a pecan company out to my place to shake my pecan trees and they might pay me as much as $10000. He said all I had to do was clean up under the base of each tree before theyContinue reading “Pecans”
Pantry Project #4 – Chicken and Dumplings
I am still clearing out my pantry, fridge and freezer. I love to cook and sometimes I go overboard on shopping, I have also gone from feeding a family of 8 to feeding just me.It is time for me to re evaluate my shopping. I looked in the pantry today and found a bag ofContinue reading “Pantry Project #4 – Chicken and Dumplings”
Pantry Project #3 – Fideo Soup
The ingredients for Fideo Soup are hamburger, onion, garlic, butter, Fideo pasta, jalapeño slices, tomatoes sauce, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, cumin, salt and pepper. Brown the Fideo in 2 tablespoons of butter. Be careful not to burn the pasta. Light brown is where it should be. Brown your ground beef and add 1/2 an onionContinue reading “Pantry Project #3 – Fideo Soup”
The Pantry Project #2 including a fridge clean out – Sopapilla Cheesecake
Today I have a sweet tooth. I am still working on cleaning out my pantry as well as cleaning out my fridge. I spotted some crescent rolls and cream cheese in the fridge. I know just what to make. I preheated my oven to 350. I butter my baking dish. Next I spread out theContinue reading “The Pantry Project #2 including a fridge clean out – Sopapilla Cheesecake”
Dairy Queen
This afternoon on my drive home from work I passed by a Dairy Queen. Dairy Queen is a fast food restaurant that sells burgers, fries, onion rings and the like. They also specialize in soft serve icee cream treats. It is cheap and taste pretty good. It reminded me of my father and step father.Continue reading “Dairy Queen”
The Greenhouse
The other day I bought some discounted plants from the Lowe’s Hardware store. I bought them the day before we had a winter storm. I also bought seed to put in seed starter kits. The next day Texas received a winter storm. It dropped to the low 20s. I built a green house last summer Continue reading “The Greenhouse”
Gumdrop Cookies
My Grand mother Turney was a spry little thing. She was a great cook and spent much of her day preparing meals for her family. We always looked forward to spending time with her because we knew we would have a great big breakfast and a dinner full of fried catfish, succotash, and blackberry cobbler.Continue reading “Gumdrop Cookies”
