September 2015, Kathy told me about Narunya’s, but I just recently went there for the first time. I like Mee Mee Thai in Temple, but Narunya’s is better. We had an incredible meal, and the restaurant is clean, new, and has a great feel. It’s worth the trouble to get to this Belton location near…
Making the Most of Pantry Staples
I’m experimenting with sprouting some of my pantry staples, to create new flavors, and increase the food value. My first two attempts turned out really well. First, I sprouted dried chickpeas, then cooked them like I normally would. For sprouting instructions, refer to the Indoor Gardening with Sprouts post. Next I worked with brown rice….
Find Your Way With Vegetables
White Diakon (miyashige) is most commonly found for sale at farmers markets, Asian grocery stores, and upscale grocery stores. It’s great raw and shredded or in marinated salads, but recently I read how beneficial it is in the garden, so it will become one of my regulars along with beans and legumes. Click here, for…
The Good Life Cafe, Temple
Light, delicious, fast, reasonable – what’s not to love about this unassuming Temple cafe. They do have lots of coffee drinks, which we didn’t have. But we did have a Greek salad, and a turkey sandwich on their homemade bread. The Good Life Cafe menu consists of soups, salads, sandwiches, and desserts. Of all the…
BBQ Revisited
If you have any interest in seeing the BBQ and distillery pictures from Tennessee and Kentucky, click here. If you have no interest in BBQ, you may want to look for this option! I felt like I was in Hawaii, when I saw this, since Hawaii does all things SPAM (and not the junk mail!).