Printed with the permission of The Alpine Avalanche Pasta. You probably just thought of Italy when you read that word, didn’t you? Pasta probably didn’t originate in Italy. I bet you didn’t know that, did you? While it’s hard to … Continue reading Pasta by any other name is pretty much still pasta
Printed with the permission of the Alpine Avalanche – http://www.alpineavalanche.com Father’s Day brunch at the beautiful Holland Hotel Last Sunday, my husband decided he wanted to try out the Father’s Day Barbecue Brunch at the Holland Hotel’s Century Bar & … Continue reading Father’s Day Brunch at the beautiful Holland Hotel
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE -JUNE 16, 2016 The secret to making laundry day enjoyable… Cow Dog! Do you look forward to doing laundry? I didn’t, until recently. Now that my husband and I live in our … Continue reading The secret to making laundry day enjoyable… Cow Dog!
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE What a pleasant surprise to find so much fresh produce available out here in far West Texas. I’m a regular customer and volunteer for the Jeff Davis County Bountiful Baskets program, … Continue reading Grab it and go, or sit and enjoy… visit the market in the mountains
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE http://www.alpineavalanche.com “Flat or rolled?” “Red or green?” “Egg on top?” For the unfortunate souls who would be off-put by these questions, take heart. I was once in your shoes. I grew up … Continue reading Stacked or rolled, red or green… how do you like yours?
May 27, 2016 PRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE http://www.alpineavalanche.com Last Saturday, I experienced a spelling bee that beat all of my previous experiences: an Adult Spelling Bee sponsored by the Friends of the Alpine Public Library at Big … Continue reading Beer, barbecue and a spelling bee…
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE http://www.alpineavalanche.com On Saturday, my husband and I had a list of things to do in Alpine that included stops at two of the hardware supplies stores and lunch. After our last errand, … Continue reading Because a pizza this good is worth the drive…
REPRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE http://www.alpineavalanche.com Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day. Did you know that? I just learned that the other day. All these years, I’ve enjoyed tacos and margaritas in honor of Mexico’s … Continue reading There’s more to Cinco de Mayo than tacos and margaritas
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE A couple weeks ago, my daughter came to visit us for a long weekend. We did what any good West Texans do when someone comes way out here to visit… we loaded … Continue reading Terlingua chili isn’t just for cook-offs…
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE http://www.alpineavalanche.com Saturday evening, we attended the Marfa premier of the film, “Agave is Life” at the Crowley Theater. The event was underwritten by the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, and we were … Continue reading Agave and chocolate and mezcal… oh, my!
Because Food is What I Do 