Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche – http://www.alpineavalanche.com Some months ago, I walked in to Stone Village Market in Fort Davis as the afternoon regulars were meeting for coffee. I overheard part of a conversation where one fellow … Continue reading Coffee Cake – a family recipe that stands the test of time
Reprinted with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche Newspaper – http://www.alpineavalanche.com Living in far West Texas, my husband and I have gotten into the habit of jumping in the car and heading to El Paso every once in a while … Continue reading It’s hard to beat the legendary L&J Café in El Paso
Reprinted with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche Newspaper – http://www.alpineavalanche.com It all started back in 1842 when a young Belgian boy named Anton Diedrick witnessed a murder. He was drugged and shanghaied by the murderers, and when he awoke, … Continue reading All the locals go to Poco Mexico Café in Fort Davis
It was a perfect Fort Davis afternoon when we gathered in the shadow of Sleeping Lion Mountain for a Labor Day cook-out at the home of Tammy and James King. James and his friend David Hedges mowed an area beneath … Continue reading Burning Chair vs. Burning Man?
(((Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche))) About 20 years ago, Telluride, CO mountain runner David Eckley signed up for a 100-mile staged race through the mountains of Thailand. He fell in love with Thailand and eventually made the … Continue reading It’s Thai-way or the highway in far West Texas
(((PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE))) If you read last week’s column about a chuck wagon cookout we attended at Camp Mitre Peak, you might be thinking that all we do out here is eat from chuck wagons, … Continue reading Another weekend… another chuck wagon cookout
[[PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE]] Last Saturday, as guests of our friends Beth and Larry Francell, we attended the Friends of Camp Mitre Peak Chuck Wagon cook-out at Camp Mitre Peak Girl Scout Camp, in the shadow … Continue reading An evening of chuck wagon cooking in the mountains
((PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE)) I remember the first time we ate at Reata in Alpine. We still lived in Boerne and had just spent a few nights camping down at the Rio Grande Village in Big … Continue reading Reata ropes us in again with sophisticated cowboy cuisine
((PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE)) How can you drive past a place with that sign out front, and not stop? When we first started spending every other weekend in Fort Davis a couple years ago, our Sunday … Continue reading The Cutest Restaurant in Balmorhea
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE A few nights ago, I had dinner with friends after a Friends of the Jeff Davis County Library board meeting at the Blue Mountain Bistro located at the beautiful, historic Limpia Hotel … Continue reading Blue Mountain Bistro… a Fort Davis favorite
Because Food is What I Do 