Buying local and fresh is always the best!
Ya know, there is just something about going to a farmer’s market that feels so good. I think I get that feeling because I know I am getting fresh and locally grown food by people who really care about what you are eating.

Chicago — Purple Spring asparagus.

Years ago, [...]

Slow but steady did not win their race this day!
We all have heard the story about the tortoise and the hare and how the turtle was slow but steady and won the race. Neither one was very lucky the day my dad caught this turtle and rabbit.

Doesn’t this look wonderful.

While visiting my sister a couple [...]

I Saw this grill at the Austin Food and Wine Festival and knew I had to have it.
We were at the Austin Food and Wine festival back in April this year and one of the vendors was doing sausages on this grill. My husband drug me over to see it and I knew that  we [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year little Veggie Chopper
‘Twas the night before New Years, when all through the house
Not a utensil was stirring, not even a knife;
The knives were hung by the stove with care,
In hopes that my lady soon would be there;
Everyone was nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of mama’s cooking danced [...]

Ya know, it isn’t always just about the food.
Yesterday I had to work until 6:00. I don’t do that often, and when I left the house I told my husband that I wouldn’t be cooking dinner. This August we  celebrated our 40th anniversary. Add to that the 6 years we dated (steady in high school, lavaliered, [...]