Cooking, Eating, Living My Sweet Life in Texas
My love for beans is well known. I appreciate their simplicity, ease and endless supply of inspiration for quick week night meals featuring these protein packed buttons. Like clockwork every week I prepare a pot of brothy beans. As the week flies by they make their appearance at breakfast – refried with egg, lunch – a steamy bowl garnished with tomatoes, queso fresco and cilantro or dinner – tossed with rice as a side dish or as the main course with enfrijoladas. Read on bean lovers…
One of the many perks of living temporarily here in Edinburg, Texas is that my grandma lives only 40 minutes away in Brownsville, Texas. I try to visit her once a week, given the opportunity as I feel this is a great way for my girls’ to connect with their great grandma. Visiting her instantly takes me back to my summer’s spent at her house. The back yard seemed endless, the front porch provided plenty of room to play with our barbies, and the front swing was the main attraction each night when we would all sit outside to enjoy the stars. On my visits as I walk these loved… Read More
This week Go Texan is celebrating the Lone Star taste of local Texan products, produce and Texas talent in a Restaurant Round Up that feature these wonderful products all to support local foods banks and officially kick of Texas Wine Month. When I received the email of this event I knew I wanted to participate. I love promoting local products from my wonderful state, but mix in the chance to meet the talent who cook this fabulous meals all while supporting their local food banks makes for a win- win evening. The night was even sweeter with my little sis being in town from Kansas, so off we went along with hubby to enjoy a a wonderful meal. Each… Read More
Blackberries…Lavender….Champagne….together in perfect harmony, just for you. Enjoy!! Need more great cocktails, check out Denise at Quickies and Larazo at Lazaro Cooks! tomorrow for a great cocktail round up.
I adore quick satisfying meals that leave you feeling content with out alot of fuss. Sometimes there is just no wiggle room in our busy day to slave over the stove. I would love to cook a slow simmering meal each night for my family, but c’mon who are we kidding between homework, soccer practice, church…etc. I ‘d be ecstatic to enjoy a warm bath and dine on doughnuts. Read on …. it’s quick post tonight…
Happy Friday to all, I hope your week has been full of accomplished goals mixed with loads of laughter. We end our fabulous week with Tony Anderson from What-A-Melon today and I cannot express how much I enjoyed this post. Of course there is the sheer joy of cooking and consuming every dish that was prepped for the post. Entwine the feedback from my fellow food lovers and lovely comments left from Tony’s family and I quickly remembered the reason I began blogging in the first place.
Happy Wednesday. Welcome back to our second installment of Texas Talent with Tony from What – A – Melon. Please enjoy another piece of my interview and a great recipe. A tiny bite with a spicy punch, I bring you watermelon with spicy papaya. More on the recipe a little later in the post, let’s enjoy our chat with Tony. Read on Watermelon lovers….
Happy Monday to all and welcome to my second installment of Texas Talent, where I showcase talented Texans who live, love and work in the Texas food industry. Today I have the honor of interviewing Tony Anderson from What-A-Melon located locally here in Edinburg, Texas. I knew the instant I tasted Tony’s wonderfully sweet watermelons, that I had to chat with him. My love for watermelons runs deep beginning with fond childhood memories to present day daily indulgences. In the past before I began blogging I don’t think I appreciated the time, patience and love that went into growing these highly addictive melons. I was much too consumed with my melon fetish… Read More