Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche – Aug. 24, 2017 On a quick trip to San Antonio last week, we decided to have breakfast at La Madeleine. There are many of the French Country restaurant’s recipes … Continue reading Eggs Benedict… a classic meal for more than just brunch
Printed with permission of the Alpine Avalanche – August 17, 2017 According to our local Porter’s grocery stores, it’s Hatch Chile Season. According to me, it’s always chile season, whether they come from the small New Mexico village of … Continue reading It’s Hatch Chile season… as if I needed another reason to enjoy chiles 🙂
Printed with permission of the Alpine Avalanche – Aug. 10, 2017 UPDATE 02/2018: I’m very sad to report that the bakery is closed. It was my weekend go-to when I didn’t feel like cooking breakfast and/or wanted to grab something … Continue reading Check out the Smallest Bakery West of the Pecos… Sweet and Savory Bakery!
Printed with permission of the Alpine Avalanche – Aug. 3, 2017 Sourdough is the oldest and most original form of leavened bread. The oldest recorded use of sourdough is from the Ancient Egyptian civilizations, back around 1500 B.C. If you … Continue reading Sourdough cultures – creating naturally leavened bread since at least 1500 B.C.
Printed with permission of the Alpine Avalanche – July 27, 2017 One of the things I love about living in Fort Davis is being near the Fort Davis National Historic Site. If ever you feel like modern life is weighing … Continue reading What a treat to find a cookbook at the Fort Davis National Historic Site
Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche – July 20, 2017 I took this photo last year near the Fort Davis Presbyterian Church. A couple months ago, we decided that we wanted to plant prickly pear cactuses as one … Continue reading Prickly Pear season is upon us in far West Texas
Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche A few years ago, my husband and I discovered that something’s changed in the watermelon world. Most of the melons we’d cut into lacked the trademark red color, and didn’t have that … Continue reading Have you gotten your Pecos watermelons yet?
Printed with permission of the Alpine Avalanche A handful of years ago, my husband and I decided to eliminate grass from our suburban Hill Country backyard and grow food, not flowers. Our yard was small – although large enough to … Continue reading Hugelkultur and huitlacoche – two old words I learned just a few years ago
NOTE: I learned in the second week of November 2018 that FishCat is no longer. 😦 The Airstream in the Historic Murphy Street District in Alpine is for rent. Seiko Riley has been a familiar face in Alpine for many … Continue reading Japanese cuisine at the FishCat Café in Alpine
Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche You can’t drive through Fort Davis without spotting the bright green caboose across the highway from the Fort Davis National Historic Site. With no train track for miles, the Caboose is the … Continue reading Put a trip to the Caboose in Fort Davis on your itinerary
Because Food is What I Do 