Thanksgiving was wonderful. Ben and I traveled to my sister’s house in Dallas to spend the holiday with my parents, my 3 sisters and their husbands, my nephew, cousins and their husbands, their kiddos, my aunt and uncle and grandpa. We had 19 people for lunch on Thursday, and it was so great to [...]
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The cookbook that gave me macaroon pie also gave me the base for this pie. It is a buttermilk pie, but in putting it together I thought to myself, “What flavors could I add to this pie to make it less simple and plain?” The answer from my creative inner self was…eggnog! I had nutmeg [...] This was the side dish for last night’s dinner, but I could have eaten this as my meal and been very happy and satiated. While contemplating dinner I had to consider a few things. What did we have the last few nights? Thai curry and spaghetti casserole. What kind of food is appropriate for the [...] My Aunt Susan gave me an incredible recipe for artichoke dip a few years ago when we were visiting relatives in Richvale, California. I had a craving for it this week, but couldn’t find the recipe. After making this dip I was putting some things away in the study and I miraculously found Susan’s recipe! [...] This dish can go horribly wrong. I have nightmares of eating this at a bridal luncheon a few years ago. Tough, dry chicken, ham with a strange texture, and fake tasting, rubbery cheese. I still have a sneaking suspicion that the “caterer” was the frozen food section at Wal-Mart. So, why make it for dinner, [...] In Waco, our HEB had a bulk section where I could purchase just enough of a spice I needed for a recipe and pay a measly $0.27 for it. Here, I have to purchase an entire jar of a spice when I only need 2 teaspoons, and pay $5.99. A jar of cardamom was such a purchase, [...] I found this cookbook in a box of books I’ve inherited from various people’s discarded books in the last year or so. I can’t even remember now who I got this cookbook from. Anyway, it caught my eye this week and I decided to find something in it to make. I wanted to make something [...] There is something wonderful about the unnatural orange color and flavor of Kraft mac and cheese, but I have become quite a fan of mac and cheese from scratch. Simple is terrific. Cute elbow macaroni surrounded by smooth and creamy cheddar cheese sauce. However, dressing it up can be so much fun! Roasted tomatoes are a nice addition [...] This past weekend was one of the best I’ve had in quite a long time. During our time in Waco we met some of our very best friends. There’s something about being in the trenches together that brings people closer than they would have been otherwise, and this is what I have Baylor law school [...] |
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