Peach Patrol!
Every year, we wait patiently for the freestone peaches to be perfectly ripe so we can begin making preserves, brandied peaches, and peach pies. Freestone peaches are the best to …
Hot Sauce at Home: Fermented Pepper Sauce, Part 1
My first foray into making Lousiana pepper sauce started with a search for red chiles. Tabasco chiles were introduced to Louisiana in the 1800s and became the favorite chile for …
Eating Roses
My daughter Katie Walsh writes for a food blog called Whisked Foodie She called me the other day to ask where to get edible roses. (If you have a source, please …
Advance Review of TEXAS EATS
From Ten Speed Press, release date March 6, 2012 Preorder from Amazon Many thanks to Eater.com’s Spring Cookbook Preview for the kind words about the new cookbook! The Eater Spring …
Edna's Fried Chicken
The reason I got a huge Lodge Chicken Fryer was to make Edna Lewis’s famous chicken recipe. It was over a year later that I actually got around to making …
Texas Eats: The New Lone Star Heritage Cookbook
From Ten Speed Press, release date March 6, 2012 Preorder from Amazon
2012 Foodways Texas BBQ Summer Camp
Foodways Texas announces BBQ Summer Camp dates and details: From Foodways Texas: “Mark your calendars for June 8-10, 2012, for the Foodways Texas Barbecue Summer Camp held in partnership with …
Peach Sauce "No Minors"
Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla with brandied Texas peaches is an amazingly tasty combination. Looks like it is going to be the house dessert at my place for quite a while. …
Cooking Demo on "Great Day Houston"
Just in case you missed me this morning on Great Day Houston, here’s the segment.
Sauerkraut and Beans
We used all my homemade sauerkraut–three heads of cabbage worth–in one holiday meal. The Ruthenian Christmas Eve feast features 12 meatless dishes. My mom used the kraut in a folded …