Saturday was a great day for a ride, so a couple of my friends and I took a ride to Hico. Well, we actually started to go to Hamilton, but then decided Hico sounded more interesting. We stumbled onto the Homestead Antique Fair, and it was worth the trip. Homestead has the fair every October…
Category: Side Dishes
Spanish Rice
Good Spanish rice is usually hard to come by, particularly in restaurants. So, make your own! I really should have published this recipe with the bean recipe, but it didn’t happen, obviously. If you didn’t see the bean recipe, click here. PrintSpanish Rice Ingredients3 TBSP extra virgin olive oil 1 small white onion, chopped 4…
Sweet Potato Biscuits
Update on Taste of Thai in Temple. They are open on Saturdays now from 4:30 – 8:00 pm. PrintSweet Potato Biscuits Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: 8 biscuits These are really good biscuits, for any meal. I’d use the food processor like I did for the last ones, but it would breakdown the pepitas too…
Roasted Potatoes
PrintRoasted Potatoes Ingredients2 lbs new potatoes, fingerlings, or cut up gold or red potatoes* 5 cloves garlic, chopped 1-2 TBSP Dijon mustard 1 TBSP rosemary, finely chopped Extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepperInstructionsClean and dry potatoes thoroughly. If I’m using small potatoes and I’m leaving them whole, I may peel a strip around the…
Meg’s Black Bean Salad
I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned the rain. Hope you guys got as much as we did, just under 4 inches. It was very wonderful. My little garden seedlings are just loving this. This is better than a picture of food, this is my neighbors’ bougainvillea. It is one of the most fabulous plants I’ve…