Archive: In the Kitchen

Good Fruit Spread – Good Price

Posted on: Sep 10, 2012        In: In the Kitchen        With: No comments
Let it be known – I consider this post to be a public service announcement. The saga began last year before Christmas.  While talking on the phone to a friend, I mentioned that I was going to get some things from Central Market for a gathering.  Dear friend got excited.  Would I buy her several […]

Stir Fried Rice

Posted on: Sep 7, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
A bazillion years ago at the State Fair of Texas in Big D there was a local chef demonstrating how to make Stir Fried Rice.  At that point of my life, I do not believe I had ever heard of Stir Fried Rice. (This was long before Panda Express.)  I sat through the demonstration, and […]

Very Good Lemonade

Posted on: Sep 5, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Labor Day 2012 – We had an indoor picnic. (Don’t want to be out among West Nile.) The menu was super simple, with no fancy table settings.  We enjoyed being together. Queso dip and chips are a boy pleaser. The panini sandwiches were delicious.  Everybody made their own sandwich to their own liking.  Sandwich Sprinkles […]

Artichoke Rice Salad

Posted on: Aug 29, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
WOW Reunion 2012- There it sat at the end of the counter.  It had good presentation – tomatoes surrounded the edge of the bowl, and I thought it might be a rice salad.  I took a good sized spoonful, and continued filling my plate with other delicious salads. Eventually I took a bite of the […]

Avocado and Mango Salsa

Posted on: Aug 27, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
This blog is brought to you on the recommendation of Ever-Lovin’. While traveling to the ends of the earth doing errands yesterday (Remember the leopard print lunch bag with hot pink trim.), out of the blue says he, “If you haven’t planned your blog for today, you could blog about the Avocado and Mango Salsa […]

Hawaiian Banana Bread

Posted on: Aug 25, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
An idea has been mulling in my brain for some time.  Buttered Rum Banana Bread (click to see the original post)  is a favorite at our house.  I wrote about this recipe, and how easy breezy it is to make, (You mix it by hand.) and it is utterly delicious.  But I got to thinking, and […]

Marinated Carrots

Posted on: Aug 24, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
It was so good to see Paula at the WOW Reunion.  She is a dear friend and wonderful cook. (She has even worked at Williams-Sonoma.  I am too jealous for words!  It is little consolation that she spent more than she made.  Wouldn’t I like to try that.)   I love it when she emails […]

Good Banana Pudding

Posted on: Aug 21, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Long, long ago on a street not too far away, a dear friend made Good Banana Pudding (That is the official name of this recipe in her family cookbook).  She served said Good Banana Pudding to Ever-Lovin’, and the rest is history.  Ever-Lovin’ loves, loves, loves banana pudding, and this recipe sat a new standard. […]

Sprite and Sweet Cream Biscuits

Posted on: Aug 8, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
The story I am about to tell is true.  It is a little weird, but that’s how life is. Super Sister had pinned or repinned a recipe on Pinterest for 7.Up Biscuits.  About a bazillion people repinned her pin.  This was a hot recipe.  I so wanted to see what all the fuss was about. […]

White Texas Sheet Cake with Butter Pecan Frosting

Posted on: Aug 4, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
The Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe is a staple in many kitchens in Texas and probably beyond.  In my mother’s cookbook A+ in Cooking no fewer than 17 people submitted the recipe for the Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake.  Talk about a favorite. A couple of years ago, good friend Nancy – who is an excellent […]