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!
PRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ALPINE AVALANCHE NEWSPAPER It’s not always easy being the new kids on the block… unless you live on the main drag in Fort Davis, Texas. My husband and I decided two years ago that … Continue reading Debut of my newest weekly newspaper column all about food… Savoring West Texas
So, here’s the deal… I’m gonna keep this short and sweet. It’s already my bed time (even though I took an excessively long nap this afternoon) and since this recipe is SO simple, there’s no need for me to over-talk … Continue reading Short and sweet… I’ve got cookies to eat.
(Pardon me if I ramble a little, but I just infused my bloodstream with caffeine AND sugar probably way too late in the day. I’ll regret it at 1 a.m. when I’m still wide awake. Oh well, it was delicious. … Continue reading I scream, you scream, BUT I scream LOUDER because I HAVE COFFEE ICE CREAM!
First of all, I’d like to apologize for my lack of doing food lately… it’s not that I haven’t been doing food, it’s that I haven’t felt like writing about it. Too much life getting in the way. But I’ve … Continue reading Who CARES what it’s called. It’s easy and delicious.
I subscribe to all sorts of recipe-of-the-day emails for inspiration in my daily mealtime adventures. Today, I got an email for Spicy Chipotle Shrimp Salad. I clicked on the link, and was greeted by a photo very much like one … Continue reading Krysta Likes Her Shrimp Spicy.
I love kale. I would eat kale every single day if I felt like going through the triple-wash system I use to make sure all the bugs and dirt have been removed from the gorgeous, curling green leaves. (First rinse is a large sink full of water to get the initial bugs and dirt off… drain, fill up the sink again and add some baking soda… swoosh it around real good. Drain. Next rinse, I use reverse-osmosis filtered water to rinse off the tap water’s chlorine and other stuff. It takes a while, but it’s better than a bite of … Continue reading Mmmmmmmmm… KALE!
I’m new to this whole idea of blogging. Granted, I wrote a weekly newspaper column for the better part of eight years… I’ve written feature articles for many different publications… I’ve read plenty of blogs… I blab on Facebook like it’s no big deal… but to be perfectly honest, I’m struggling with this blog thing. Mainly because I create things from nothing, and having to figure out pre-set design elements is really, really throwing me into a tizzy. Back in the Olden Days, when I started my weekly recipe column in The Boerne Star newspaper, it was to fill a void left … Continue reading Blog? Me?! But I hate templates.
Because Food is What I Do 